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Issue: The Brave and the Bold #18
Publication Date: June 1958
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Issues: #18 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: 04/24/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Robert Kanigher (actual)
Disclose Notes: Script and art credits verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

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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
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The Silent Knight and The Viking Prince

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Irv Novick
Colorist(s): Jack Adler (washtone)
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): The Silent Knight
Character(s): Silent Knight
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Free Treasure Chest of Prized Stamps from Pirate Strongholds!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.
Synopsis: Ad for stamps from various countries where pirates plundered.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Threat of the Ice King

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: adventure, historical
Feature(s): Viking Prince
Character(s): Viking Prince
Synopsis: On his quest to complete the Twelve Tasks of Thor, Jon and the Mute Bard enter the Ice King's frozen domain. He must "awaken a rose"? He fights a two-headed bear, sails down a waterfall, fights snowmen - all traps of the frosty Ice King. In a high castle he climbs a "vine" of Rapunzel-like hair and finds a sleeping beauty holding a rose. A kiss breaks the trance. Jon is frozen by the Ice King, but turns a ruby into a burning ray. The Ice King falls. The Fourth Task of Thor is accomplished.
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In Content Item: FlagDC Special #5 published October 1969
as Threat of the Ice King [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #26 [Direct Sales] published July 1982
as Threat of the Ice King [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGigant #8/1983 published January 1983
as Trusselen fra Kong Is! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Viking Prince #[nn] published September 2010
as Threat of the Ice King [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Scripting credit is based on a DC payment book.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Knights' Helmets
First Line: One of the earliest types of helmets worn by medieval warriors...
Synopsis: A short feature about three different types of helmets.
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Pages: 0.5
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Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Character(s): SUperman
Synopsis: Discount coupons for Palisades Park.
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Pages: 0.5
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Glad to See You!

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: humorous
Feature(s): DC Comics
Character(s): Sgt. Bilko; Pvt. Doberman
Synopsis: House ad for Sgt. Bilko's Private Doberman #1.
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Pages: 1
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Robin Hood of the Highlands

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Raymond Perry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): William Wallace
Synopsis: A short account of the life of Scot William Wallace.
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Pages: 1
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The Double Decoy!

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
Synopsis: The Silent Knight rescues a man from a gibbet and Sir Edwin's evil clutches. Squire Brian (SK's secret identity) practices knightly skills. Sir Edwin demands he capture the SK. How? But riding the Forest Perilous, Brian meets - the Silent Knight! He fetches him to the castle to be hanged tomorrow. The real SK can't let an innocent man hang, and breaks into the tower. But the impostor was planted by Sir Edwin to draw out the real SK! The SK plunges into the moat, sheds his armor, and Brian climbs out wet - just in time to rescue Lady Celia as she "falls" and gets wet too!
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In Content Item: FlagFantomet #5/1983 published January 1983
as Lokkefugldubletten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
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Nature's Prize Pupil

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bob Brown
Inker(s): Bob Brown
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
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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 to sell plaques with religious and sentimental mottoes.
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Pages: 1
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Add 4 Power Packed Inches of Muscle

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Weider
Character(s): Joe Weider; Jack Delinger
Synopsis: Body-building ad.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Josely Co.
Synopsis: Ad for toy soldiers that come in their own storage box.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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