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1October-December 1965
$0.12

Nukla #1

Dell · October-December 1965

First appearance: NuklaFirst appearance: Matthew Gibbs
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Identification plate

Series
Nukla (Dell, 1965 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October-December 1965
Key date
1965-10-00
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Origin of Nuklacover1pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Sal TrapaniMatthew Gibbs First, Nukla First
1The U-2comic story1script: Joe Gill; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Sal Trapani; letters: Jon D'Agostino
2The Origin of Nuklacomic story8script: Joe Gill; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Sal Trapani; letters: Jon D'AgostinoNukla [Matthew Gibbs]; General Mu; Loli; "Poodles"
3The Power of Nuklacomic story8script: Joe Gill; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Sal Trapani; letters: Jon D'AgostinoNukla [Matthew Gibbs]; Soviet pilots; Colonel Williams; Jim Clarke; Janie; Linda; Luis De Mal (photo)
4Nukla Meets the Evil Princecomic story6script: Joe Gill; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Sal Trapani; letters: Jon D'AgostinoNukla [Matthew Gibbs]; Luis De Mal; Dr. Schmidt; Queen Louise Helena Elizabeth De Varigny Y Montesa
5Doomsday... Minus 2 Minutescomic story10script: Joe Gill; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Sal TrapaniNukla [Matthew Gibbs]; Luis De Mal; Linda; Jim Clarke

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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Sources

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