July Hero - The Agent

Our July Hero is The Agent. The Agent has had long history as a character that goes back to the early days of DFG. In issue 5 of the 1981 Spy Comics series, The Agent made his first appearance along with his Legion of Justice. This legion consisted of Julius Smithers (the Spymaster in his civilian identity), Chief Smith, Sgt John Smith (the Chief's younger brother), J.S. Frederickson (Publisher of the Carnage City Gazette, and Julius Smithers' boss) and a stool-pigeon named Jack. The Agent was a sort of illusionist who could appear and disappear into thin air. This was the fate of the series, too, as it vanished into obscurity by the mid-1980's. A new series, with an all-new Agent was planned in the late 1980's (see art, above) but never got off the ground. It was to be written by Dan Graves & Darryl Andrews, pencilled by Graves, Inked by Andrews and coloured by DFG wannabe colourist Arthur Kullerblind. Unfortunately, Mr. Kullerblind vanished, never to be seen again, shortly after he turned in the above artwork. This led to the rumour that a curse was associated with the character. These rumours proved to be unfounded though, as the Agent finally saw the light of day in Spy 96 #2. He played a prominent role in that series and continues to be a crucial member of The Invincibles team currently appearing in Spy Comics Presents. His origin has not been told, and his identity remains unknown. Watch the upcoming Spy Classics Annual: The Origins Issue for the mysteries surround The Agent to be unveiled at last!