Publishers / Western / The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965) / #2
2[October] 1965
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. #2

Western · [October] 1965 · on sale 1965-07-01

First appearance: Napoleon SoloFirst appearance: Illya Kuryakin
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Identification plate

Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (Western, 1965 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
[October] 1965
Key date
1965-10-00
On-sale date
1965-07-01
Indicia publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Illya Kuryakin - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Solo's Doom!cover1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typesetNapoleon Solo First
1Spy Techniquescomic story1pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa
2The Fortune Cookie Affair, Part I: The Vanishing Jet Setcomic story12script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, Joe GiellaIllya Kuryakin First, Napoleon Solo First
3The Fortune Cookie Affair, Part II: In Hostile Handscomic story20script: Paul S. Newman; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito, Joe GiellaIllya Kuryakin First, Napoleon Solo First
4Spy Techniquescomic story1pencils: Joe Certa; inks: Joe Certa
5The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Pin-Upillustration1pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); colors: ? (photo); letters: typeset

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Series context

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Sources

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