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2June-July 1968
$0.12

Secret Six #2

DC · June-July 1968 · on sale 1968-04-02

First appearance: Mockingbird
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Identification plate

Series
Secret Six (DC, 1968 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
June-July 1968
Key date
1968-06-00
On-sale date
1968-04-02
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 Mockingbird - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Plunder the Pentagon!cover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSecret Six
1Coming Your Way -- A New DC Brandpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ross Andru, Steve Ditko; inks: Mike Esposito, Steve Ditko; letters: Gaspar SaladinoFlash [Barry Allen]; The Hawk [Hank Hall]; The Dove [Don Hall]
2Plunder the Pentagoncomic story22.67script: E. Nelson Bridwell, Joe Gill; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Frank Springer; letters: Milt SnapinnCrimson Dawn, Lili De Neuve, Carlo Di Rienzi, Dr. August Durant, Mike Tempest, Mockingbird First, King Savage
4On Sale April 16thpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
6From Us -- to You, Only The Best!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan, Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl; Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Mr. Mxyzptlk
7Will Our New Western Hero…promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
10Now The New DC Brand of Humorpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Orlando, Bob Oksner; inks: Tex Blaisdell, Bob Oksner; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Gaspar SaladinoScooter; Penny; Cookie; Binky Biggs; Peggy Baxter
13Who Are They?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5
14-letters page0.5script: Dick Giordano; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano
15-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
16-in-house column1pencils: Russ Heath, Gil Kane; inks: Russ Heath, Sid Greene; letters: Gaspar Saladino

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Sources

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