The Network (Man from U.N.C.L.E. zine)/Issues 123-126

Issue 123

Cover: Cover Art from 'TV Tornado' No. 29. July 29, 1967

The Network No. 123 has no recorded publication date and contains 32 pages (including cover).

Editor: Paul Mohamed

Cover: Cover Art from 'TV Tornado' No. 29. July 29, 1967

• Page 2: Promotional photograph: "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 3: Editorial.
• Page 4: Reproduction of a poster for the 2014 Guy Richie "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." theatrical feature.
• Page 5: Promotional photograph: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 6: Photographs of assembled Aurora "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." construction kits.
• Page 7: Reproduction of NBC "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." promotional poster.
• Pages 8-9: U.N.C.L.E. items for sale in the editor's shop.
• Page 10: Photographs of Japanese editions of the U.N.C.L.E. novels.
• Pages 11-12: "The British Man from UNCLE Convention": overview.
• Pages 13-16: Reproduction of "Man from U.N.C.L.E." comic strip from the 1966 "Lady Penelope" Annual.
• Page 17: Reproduction of "Man from U.N.C.L.E." themed cover to British "Smash" comic of 11th June 1966.
• Page 18: Reproduction of "Charlie's Choice" comic strip from "Smash" featuring Solo and Illya.
• Page 19: Announcement of the reissue of the AMT "U.N.C.L.E." car construction kit.
• Page 20: Promotional photograph: "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 21: "U.N.C.L.E. Animal Files": Photographs of cats and dogs accompanied by "U.N.C.L.E."-themed captions.
• Page 22-23: "Georgie's Germs": U.N.C.L.E.-themed comic strip from a British comic.
• Page 24: Promotional photograph: "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 25: Promotional photograph: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 26: Promotional photograph: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Pages 27-28: Reproduction of two pages of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." strip from the U.K. "Lady Penelope" comic No. 1 [1966/01/22].
• Page 29: "Propaganda and Finance": Subscription information.
• Page 30: Portrait of Illya painted by artist Ron Embleton as a prize for the U.K. "Lady Penelope" comic, detailed in issues No. 7 [1966/02/26], No. 15 [1966/04/30] and No. 16 [1966/05/07].
• Page 31: Portrait of Illya (source unknown).
• Page 32: Photograph of Illya standee.

Issue 124

Cover:Source unknown

The Network No. 124 has no recorded publication date and contains 32 pages (including cover).

Editor: Paul Mohamed

Cover: Source unknown

• Page 2: Promotional photograph: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Pages 3-5: "U.N.C.L.E. in the Newspapers": Reproductions of unattributed features from the BBC "Radio Times" and an unamed German listings magazine.
• Page 6: Promotional photograph: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 7: Photographs of various editions of the "Man from U.N.C.L.E." novels, comics, and videos.
• Pages 8-9: Miscellaneous "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." promotional photographs and art.
• Pages 10-23: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." strip from the U.K. "Lady Penelope" comic Nos. 2-8 [1966/01/28 - 1966/03/12].
• Page 24: Promotional photograph: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Pages 25-26: "The Not-Quite-So-Mad Arundel Tea Party Affair": An account of "Arundel Affair 18" by Ann Manwell.
• Pages 27-29: "Alphabetical U.N.C.L.E.: V is for Vaughn": An account of Robert Vaughn's casting as Solo, by Bridget Calvert.
• Page 30: Images of the production sketches of the Aurora "Man from U.N.C.L.E." construction kits.
• Page 31: Promotional photograph: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 32: Reproduction of a poster for the 2014 Guy Richie "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." theatrical feature.

Issue 125

Cover:Cover Art for Outre No. 17 by Harley Brown

The Network No. 125 is incorrectly numbered as No. 124, has no recorded publication date and contains 32 pages (including cover).

Editor: Paul Mohamed

Cover: Cover Art for Outre No. 17 by Harley Brown

• Page 2: Promotional photograph: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 3: Promotional art: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 4: A photograph of Robert Vaughn and David McCallum participating in an U.N.C.L.E.-themed fashion shoot for the June 1965 issue of "Glamour" magazine.
• Pages 5-6: "U.N.C.L.E." items for sale in the editor's shop.
• Page 7: Promotional photograph: "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Pages 8-10: Unattributed episode listings from American and German TV Guides.
• Pages 11-14: A complete "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." comic strip from the U.K. "Lady Penelope Summer Extra" (1966).
• Page 15: A photograph of Robert Vaughn and David McCallum participating in an U.N.C.L.E.-themed fashion shoot for the June 1965 issue of "Glamour" magazine.
• Page 16: Biographical notes for David McCallum from the U.K. "Lady Penelope Summer Extra" (1966).
• Page 17: Biographical notes for Robert Vaughn from the U.K. "Lady Penelope Summer Extra" (1966).
• Page 18: Reproduction of "The Story of 'One Spy Too Many'" from the U.K. "Lady Penelope" comic No. 7 [1966/03/05].
• Page 19: Promotional photograph: "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 20: Announcements of the "Batman ’66 Meets the Man From U.N.C.L.E." crossover comic book and "Arundel 19" convention. Reproductions of Japanese posters for the 2014 "Man from U.N.C.L.E." feature film.
• Page 21: A photograph of Robert Vaughn and David McCallum participating in an U.N.C.L.E.-themed fashion shoot for the June 1965 issue of "Glamour" magazine.
• Page 22: Reproduction of U.K advertisement for the "Four Square" editions of the "Man from U.N.C.L.E." novels.
• Pages 23-24: "U.N.C.L.E. in the 'Lady Penelope' Comic": brief feature.
• Page 25: Reproduction of U.S. TV Guide promotional advertisement.
• Page 26: "Pin-Up" of Robert Vaughn from the U.K. "Lady Penelope" comic No. 10 [1966/03/26].
• Page 27: "Foreign U.N.C.L.E. Items": Photographs of different editions of the U.N.C.L.E. novels and comics.
• Page 28: Random "U.N.C.L.E." photographs.
• Page 29: Portrait of Illya by professional artist Walt Howarth.
• Page 30: Japanese ad art for "To Trap a Spy".
• Page 31: TV Guide Portrait by Gene Trindl for the March 19, 1966 edition.
• Page 32: "Batman ’66 Meets the Man From U.N.C.L.E." comic book No. 1 cover art.

Issue 126

Cover:Promotional photo for 'The Fiddlesticks Affair

The Network No. 126 is incorrectly numbered as No. 125, has no recorded publication date and contains 32 pages (including cover).

Editor: Paul Mohamed

Cover: Promotional photo for 'The Fiddlesticks Affair'

• Page 2: Photographs: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 3: Editorial offering reasons for irregular distribution and asking for subscription renewals.
• Page 4: Vintage advertisement for the "U.N.C.L.E." suitcase by Lone Star.
• Pages 5-6: "U.N.C.L.E." items for sale in the editor's shop.
• Page 7: "Pin-Up" of David McCallum from the U.K. "Lady Penelope" comic No. 6 [1966/02/26].
• Page 8: Promotional photograph: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 9: Reproduction of a 1960s promotional feature for "Century 21 Merchandising".
• Pages 10-25: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." strip from the U.K. "Lady Penelope" comic Nos. 9-16 [1966/03/19 - 1966/05/07].
• Page 26: Promotional photos: "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
• Page 27: Unattributed episode listings from German TV Guides.
• Page 28: "The U.N.C.L.E. Files": Photographs of different editions of the U.N.C.L.E. novels and toy guns.
• Page 29: Promotional photograph: "The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
• Page 30: Advertisement for the Japanese replica "U.N.C.L.E. Special".
• Page 31: Photographic montage from "TheUncleFiles.com" website.
• Page 32: "Batman ’66 Meets the Man From U.N.C.L.E." comic book promotional art.

Notes:

Pagination: All four issues edited by Paul Mohamed were unpaginated. The references provided here are the result of research on behalf of the Fanlore author.

Content Attribution: Editor Paul Mohamed did not credit the sources of any of the material he reproduced. The information presented here is the result of research on behalf of the Fanlore author.

Page Count: Although the cover of Issue 126 bore the statement, "Now with extra pages U.N.C.L.E. fans, but don't tell Thrush!", the newsletter had the same page count as the three previous issues.

Conclusion: Issue 126 was the last issue of The Network.