Comic Title: Secret Origins #36
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: January 1989
On Sale Date: November 22, 1988 Shipping Date November 22, 1988
Source: Direct Currents, #10

Direct Market Date November 24, 1988
Source: Comic Shop News, #72

Shipping Date November 22, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #152

Copyright Date November 22, 1988
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1988

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mark Waid

Title: "A Piece of the Pie"
Pages: 6

Writer: Gerard Jones
Artist: Joe Staton
Letterer: Agustin Mas
Colorist: Anthony Tollin

Feature Character(s)

• Tom Kalmaku (last appearance in New Guardians #3; next appearance in New Guardians #4)

Supporting Character(s)

• Keith and Kari Kalmaku (last appearance in New Guardians #3; next appearance in New Guardians #4)
• Terga Kalmaku (last appearance in New Guardians #3; next appearance in New Guardians #4)

Villain(s)

• Duke Danfield and two other thieves (Duke not named in this story; in flashback; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Green Lantern (in flashback; last appearance in Secret Origins #46; next appearance in New Gods #19)

Other Character(s)

• Kal Kalmaku (Tom's father; dies in flashback; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Tom Kalmaku (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #216)
• Terga Kalmaku (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Green Lantern Corps #219)

Comments:
The flashback in this story is a Post-Crisis adaptation of the second story of Green Lantern #2.

The main sequence of the story must take place prior to Terga's abduction in New Guardians #4.

Synopsis:
Tom Kalmaku tells his children the story of how he first met Green Lantern. His father had discovered a gold mine in Alaska, but dies after his partner Dawes left with half the map to the mine. Tom went to California to look for Dawes and took a job as a mechanic at Ferris Aircraft. Criminals tried to stole Tom's half of the map, but he was rescued by Hal Jordan.

Green Lantern then helped Tom track down the criminals and rediscover the lost mine. Tom gave the proceeds from the mine to his village and returned to work at Ferris as Green Lantern's confidant.

Tom reflects on how he and Hal grew apart over the years, but he is happy to have his family in his current life.