DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #6 for Sale - First Appearance of The Icicle - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series)
Issue: #6
Publication date: 1971
Key date: 1971-07-15
On-sale date: 1971-07-15
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.50
Pages: 100
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Icicle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dr. Joar Mahkent - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	World's Greatest Super-Heroes!	cover	2	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Dick Giordano	Barry Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, The Atom, Batman, Batman, Black Canary, Johnny Chambers, Jim Corrigan, Arthur Curry, Doctor Fate, Dr. Mid-Nite, Wesley Dodds, The Flash
1	World's Greatest Super-Heroes!	table of contents	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Curt Swan, Dick Giordano, Bernard Baily, Joe Kubert; inks: Murphy Anderson, Dick Giordano, Bernard Baily, Joe Kubert	Batman, Johnny Chambers, Jim Corrigan, Ted Grant, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Johnny Quick, Clark Kent, The Spectre, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Wildcat
2	Crisis on Earth-One!	comic story	24	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Julius Schwartz	Doctor Alchemy, Barry Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Isaac Bowin, Chronos, David Clinton, Arthur Curry, Albert Desmond, Doctor Fate, Felix Faust
3	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Superman
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Batman, Harvey Dent, Two-Face, Bruce Wayne
5	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.34		Barry Allen, The Flash, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Cyrus Gold, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Solomon Grundy, Superman
6	Crisis on Earth-Two!	comic story	23	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Julius Schwartz	Doctor Alchemy, Aquaman, The Atom, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Isaac Bowin, Chronos, David Clinton, Arthur Curry, Albert Desmond, Doctor Fate, Felix Faust, The Fiddler
7	A Checklist of DC Super-Heroes	text article	0.33	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Neal Adams, Carmine Infantino, Dick Dillin, Irv Novick, Curt Swan, Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson, Dick Giordano, Gray Morrow, Joe Simon, Vince Colletta	The Atom, The Atom, Batman, Black Canary, Dinah Drake, Ray Palmer, Al Pratt, Adam Strange, Bruce Wayne, Aquaman, Arthur Curry
8	A Checklist of DC Super-Heroes	text article	0.33	letters: typeset	Barry Allen, Big Bear, Ralph Dibny, The Elongated Man, The Flash, The Flash, Jay Garrick
9	A Checklist of DC Super-Heroes	text article	0.34	letters: typeset	Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Carter Hall, Hawkman, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Hal Jordan, Oliver Queen, Alan Scott
10	Zor	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Jim Corrigan, The Spectre, Clarice Winston
11	Stand-In for 100 Convicts!	comic story	6	script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Hy Mankin; inks: Hy Mankin	Johnny Chambers, Johnny Quick, Tubby Watts
12	The Galleon in the Desert!	comic story	10	script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan Barry; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Ben Bowe, The Fiddler, Greg Sanders, Stuff, Vigilante
13	Crime Wore a Costume!	comic story	7	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Chester Kozlak; inks: Chester Kozlak	Paula Brooks, Ted Grant, The Huntress, Wildcat
14	Strange Spells of the Sorcerer!	comic story	12.67	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar Saladino; editing: Julius Schwartz	Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, George Emmett, Mavis Trent
15	A Checklist of DC Super-Heroes	text article	0.33	letters: typeset	Salu Digby, Kid Flash, Dirk Morgna, Phantom Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Tinya Wazzo, Wally West
16	A Checklist of DC Super-Heroes	text article	1	letters: typeset	Kara Zor-El, Rose Forrest, Scott Free, Dick Grayson, The Guardian, Jim Harper, Clark Kent, Mister Miracle, Orion, Princess Diana, Robin, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman
17	Key to the Super-Heroes on the Cover	text article	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell

Where to read it

Collection	Year
DC 100-Page Super Spectacular No. 6 Replica Edition #[nn] ISBN 1-4012-0216-0	2004	On eBay ›
Justice League of America: The Bronze Age Omnibus #3 ISBN 978-1-77951-016-7	2021	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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