Publishers / Charlton / E-Man (1973) / #2
2December 1973
$0.20

E-Man #2

Charlton · December 1973 · on sale 1973-12-10

First appearance: MichaelFirst appearance: JunoFirst appearance: Killjoy
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Identification plate

Series
E-Man (Charlton, 1973 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
December 1973
Key date
1973-12-10
On-sale date
1973-12-10
Indicia publisher
Charlton Publications Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Entropy Twinscover1pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; letters: Joe StatonE-Man, Juno First, Michael First, Alec Tronn
1The Entropy Twinscomic story16script: Nicola Cuti; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Wendy Fiore; letters: Joe StatonThe Brain, E-Man, Juno First, Nova Kane, Michael First, Alec Tronn
2-letters page1script: George Wildman; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe StatonE-Man [Alec Tronn] (vignette only)
3Enter Killjoycomic story8script: Steve Ditko; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Charlotte JetterKilljoy First

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Original E-Man and Michael Mauser #11985On eBay ›
E-Man #21977On eBay ›
Revolver Annual #11986On eBay ›
Ditko Package #[nn]
ISBN 096731731		1989On eBay ›
E-Man: The Early Years #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61855-000-2;1-61855-000-4		2011On eBay ›
The Comic Reader #991973On eBay ›
Tonight I'll Dream of You #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-945307-37-9		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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