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5October 1966
$0.25

Undersea Agent #5

Tower · October 1966 · on sale 1966

First appearance: Undersea AgentFirst appearance: Lt. Davy JonesFirst appearance: William FieldsOrigin: Merman
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Identification plate

Series
Undersea Agent (Tower, 1966 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
October 1966
Key date
1966-10-00
On-sale date
1966
Indicia publisher
Tower Comics Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Undersea Agent - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lt. Davy Jones - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of William Fields - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Skooby Doolittle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Merman, William Fields.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil KaneLt. Davy Jones First, Undersea Agent First
2Born is a Warrior!comic story20script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSkooby Doolittle First, Lt. Davy Jones First, Undersea Agent First
7-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetAnthony Dunn, NoMan
8Now Hear Thisletters page1script: Samm Schwartz
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1
10Death Darts From the Ocean Floor!comic story10script: Don Segall; pencils: Ray Bailey; inks: Ray BaileySkooby Doolittle First, Lt. Davy Jones First, Undersea Agent First
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Giunta; inks: Wally WoodAnthony Dunn, NoMan
15-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Tatjana WoodLeonard Brown, Dynamo
16-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Sekowsky, Joe Giella; inks: Frank Giacoia
17Merman!comic story10pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: Manny StallmanWilliam Fields First, Lt. Davy Jones First, Merman First, Undersea Agent First
18The Showdown on Venus!comic story10pencils: Manny Stallman; inks: Manny StallmanWilliam Fields First, Lt. Davy Jones First, Merman First, Undersea Agent First

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Gil Kane's Undersea Agent #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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