Metal Men #22 for Sale - First Appearance of The Sizzler - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Metal Men (DC, 1963 series)
Issue: #22
Publication date: October-November 1966
Key date: 1966-10-00
On-sale date: 1966-08-18
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Sizzler - 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	Attack of the Sizzler!	cover	1	pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp	Gold, Iron, Lead, Will Magnus, Mercury, Platinum, The Sizzler First, Tin
1	Attack of the Sizzler!	comic story	23	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: John Duffy	Gold, Iron, Lead, Will Magnus, Mercury, Nameless, Platinum, The Sizzler First, Tin
2	-	letters page	1	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Metal Men #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-1976-5	2008	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #2122 of 56#23 ›

Sources

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

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