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Issue: The Brave and the Bold #12
Publication Date: June 1957
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Issues: #12 of 200 Issues (296 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/21/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #112-117, 120, 200)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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3 Breathtaking Adventures...

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Irv Novick (signed)
Inker(s): Irv Novick (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): Robin Hood
Character(s): Robin Hood; Maid Marion
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #19 published August 1957
as Untitled [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagFantomet #23/2004 published November 2004
as Fantomet presenterer Robin Hood, bueskytter og fredløs [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]0.25 page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Identify Even the Strangest Stamps -- at a Glance!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.
Synopsis: Ad for the Philatelic World Map & Guide and a packet of 30 foreign stamps.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Apple of Peril!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Inker(s): Russ Heath (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): Robin Hood
Character(s): Robin Hood; Prince John; Sir Osric; Marian
Synopsis: In a ruse to trap Robin Hood, Prince John offers a priceless golden apple to the person who can accomplish three feats: stay the night in haunted Grim Castle, fetch a black eagle's egg, and drive an arrow through an oak tree. Robin successfully completes the tasks, snatches the apple, and escapes the clutches of the prince.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFantomet #15/1986 published January 1986
as Gulleplet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of the Brave and the Bold #4 published January 1988
as The Apple of Peril! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
First Line: To the boys and girls of America --
Synopsis: Generic ad promoting comics that carry the Superman DC National Comics emblem.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Famous "Newspaper" Duels!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Short accounts of duels between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, William Coleman and James Cheetham, Thomas Ritchie Jr. and John H. Pleasants, Congressman Jonathan Cilley and Colonel James Watson.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBig Town #13 published January 1952
was Famous "Newspaper" Duels [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Wings and Winnie Winchester Do a Good Deed

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Winchester Roller Skates
Character(s): Wings Winchester; Winnie Winchester
Synopsis: Ad for Winchester Roller Skates.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Worldwide Adventures in Science!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: An essay on the origins of weather with comments on air currents, outer space, static electricity and earthquakes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Monster of the Viking Sea!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Kubert (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): The Viking Prince
Character(s): Viking Prince [Jon]; Ulric; Captain Olaf; Gunnda
Synopsis: When the village nets are ripped apart, the Viking Prince finds a T-Rex dinosaur trapped in a grotto. Ulric tries to use the beast to kill Jon, but he sends it to the bottom of the sea, dragging Ulric with it.
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In Content Item: FlagStar Spangled War Stories #150 published April 1970
as Monster of the Viking Sea! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of the Brave and the Bold #4 published January 1988
as Monster of the Viking Sea! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Viking Prince #[nn] published September 2010
as Monster of the Viking Sea! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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You'll Want to Join Up with Sgt. Bilko

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Bob Oksner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: celebrity, humorous
Feature(s): Sgt. Bilko
Character(s): Sgt. Bilko
Synopsis: House ad for Sergeant Bilko #1.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Knight-Time!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Facts about knights.
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In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #2 published November 1957
as During the reign of King Richard the Lion-Hearted... [Filler on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey...
Synopsis: Discount coupons for Palisades Amusement Park.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Battle of the Giants

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Julius Caesar; Pompey
Synopsis: An account of the battle between Pompey and Julius Caesar.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Shadow of the Silent Knight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Irv Novick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): The Silent Knight
Character(s): Silent Knight [Brian Kent]; Sir Galahad; Sir Lancelot; Lady Celia
Synopsis: At Camelot, Galahad and Lancelot still boast and bash each other, and again Guinevere tasks them to best the Silent Knight... The knights arrive and fawn over Lady Celia, peeving Squire Brian (SK's secret identity). She sends the knights after a rainbow-hued flower. But left alone, she's attacked by brigands. The Silent Knight chases them off, dumps Galahad in a river, bowls Lancelot out of the saddle with a tree branch - and brings the rainbow flower to Celia!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFantomet #15/1982 published January 1982
as I skyggen av Den tause ridder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The Silent Knight's helmet now sports a hawk emblem and wings, with no explanation.
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Strange Arrow Beliefs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: An account of several arrow supersitions from Brazil, Germany, Siberia, American Indians.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Products Corp.
Synopsis: Ads for various gags and gadgets available by mail.
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Pages: 1
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Do You Want Spending Money?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for religious mottoes on plastic plaques.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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100 Toy Soldiers

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Josely Co.
Synopsis: Ad for plastic toy soldiers shipped in their footlocker.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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