Y: The Last Man 1

"Unmanned (Part 1)"

Y: The Last Man
Title:	"Unmanned (Part 1)"
Volume:	1
Number:	1
Cover price:	$2.95
Cover date:	September, 2002
Publisher:	DC Comics/Vertigo
Credits
Ex. Ed:	Karen Berger
Writers:	Brian K. Vaughan
Pencilers:	Pia Guerra
Inkers:	José Marzán, Jr.
Cover artists:	J.G. Jones
Cover inker:	J.G. Jones
Cover colorist:	J.G. Jones
Colorists:	Pam Rambo
Letterers:	Clem Robins
Assistants:	Zachary Rau
Editors:	Heidi MacDonald
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"Unmanned (Part 1)" is the first issue of the Y: The Last Man ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint. It was written by Brian K. Vaughan with artwork by Pia Guerra and inks by José Marzán, Jr.. It was colored by Pam Rambo and lettered by Clem Robins. The story was edited by Heidi MacDonald with Zachary Rau as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a September, 2002 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.95 per copy (US).

"Unmanned"[]

In Brooklyn, Yorick Brown has a long-distance telephone conversation with his girlfriend Beth Deville. Beth is currently exploring the Australian outback. Yorick is an unemployed escape artist who owns a Capuchin monkey named Ampersand. Yorick asks Beth to marry him when suddenly their telephone call is cut short.

In Washington, D.C., Yorick's mother, Jennifer Brown, is a United States House representative. On the steps of the Capital Building, she gets into an argument with a U.S. Senator concerning a pending abortion rights bill.

In Nablus in the West Bank, a team of embedded reporters tries to conduct an interview with a female soldier named Colonel Tse'Elon. Tse'Elon is in the midst of a firefight with a group of violent nationals, but agrees to conduct the interview anyway.

In Jordan, a special ops agent known only as 355 enters the home of Doctor Frozan Hamad. She tells Hamad that she is in great danger and that she is here to protect her. Hamad responds, citing that she has been in danger all her life and does not need or want anyone's protection. Agent 355 tells her that there are those who seek to kill her to obtain the Amulet of Helene, which hangs below Hamad's neck. Seconds later, a group of masked men enter through the window and shoot Frozan Hamad. Agent 355 kills them, but she is too late. Hamad is dead. She grabs the amulet and regroups with her extraction team.

In Boston, Doctor Allison Mann admits herself to the maternity ward of a hospital. She is going into labor and is about to give birth to her own clone. Elsewhere in the city, Yorick's sister Hero Brown works as an EMT. She is romantically involved with a firefighter named Joe and preparing to have sex in the back of an ambulance. A call comes in, and Joe is forced to cut the dalliance short.

Suddenly, all across the world, all of the male members of the species, including animals, begin having violent seizures. They cough up heavy amounts of blood then fall over dead. The only members of the male gender who appear to survive the pandemic are Yorick and Ampersand the monkey.

Featured characters

Yorick Brown

Supporting characters

Villains

Unnamed assassins

Minor characters

Agent 1033
Christopher Emanuel
Darin
Frozan Hamad
Joe
Larry
Marty
Michel Gilman
Sunil
Tommy

Organizations

New York City Police Department

Races & Animals

Locations

Africa

Kenya

Mombassa

Sao Paulo

Tokyo

Boston

Netherlands

Amsterdam

Items

Amulet of Helene
Assault rifle
Handgun

Vehicles

Miscellaneous

Notes & Trivia[]

Y: The Last Man was created by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra. It began as an ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint, and ran from September, 2002 to March, 2008, spanning a total of sixty issues. The comic was adapted into a live-action television series on FX on Hulu in 2021.
This series is suggested for mature readers.
This issue is UPC barcode number 761941231037 00111.
This issue shipped to retailers on July 17th, 2002.
This is the first appearance of all characters.