Metal Men #23 - First Appearance of Professor Snakelocks, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Metal Men (DC, 1963 series)
Issue: #23
Publication date: December 1966-January 1967
Key date: December 1966
On-sale date: October 18, 1966
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 Professor Snakelocks - 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	Rage of the Lizard!	cover	1	pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp	Nameless, Gold, Iron, Lead, Will Magnus, Mercury, Tin, Platinum
1	Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp	Clark Kent, Superman
2	Rage of the Lizard!	comic story	23	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: John Duffy	Nameless, Gold, Iron, Lead, Will Magnus, Mercury, Platinum, The Sizzler, Professor Snakelocks First, Tin
3	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Batman, Clark Kent, Superman, Bruce Wayne
5	-	letters page	1	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito	Gold, Iron, Lead, Mercury, Platinum, Tin
7	-	in-house column	0.5	letters: typeset
9	Jet with the "In" Crowd!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.34	pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp
12	An All-Star Collection of the Best of Batman	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Batman, Dick Grayson, Joker, Robin, Bruce Wayne
13	For the Most in Thrills...	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; letters: Ira Schnapp
15	-	activity	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	two unnamed boys

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Showcase Presents: Metal Men #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-1976-5	2008	On eBay ›
Amazing Heroes #69	1985	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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

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