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Issue: The Brave and the Bold #21
Publication Date: December 1958
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Issues: #21 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: 10/21/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Script and art credits for fillers verified from DC records of Nelson Bridwell.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then standard 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Viking Prince #[nn] published September 2010
as The Brave and the Bold No. 21 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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7 Gigantic Dinosaurs

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Feature(s): Giant Dinosaurs
Synopsis: Ad for inflatable dinosaur toys.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Sword in the Lake!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Silent Knight; Lady Celia; King Arthur; Morgan Le Fay; Knights of the Round Table
Synopsis: The Silent Knight defends Lady Celia from ruffians, then attends a tournament in Camelot. Evil Morgan Le Fay brings a masked knight to the fight. The SK defeats all champs to face the masked knight but loses - to an empty suit of magic armor! Having lost, the SK must do Morgan's bidding. He retrieves a golden apple by killing a dragon. He dives into a lake after a necklace wrapped around a sword - held by a mystical hand! He would lose again, but hurls his sword to draw lightning. He's free of his service, but Lady Celia is jealous he accepted a kiss from Morgan!
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In Content Item: FlagAll Favourites, The 100-Page Comic #12 published April 1959
as The Sword in the Lake! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #26 [Direct Sales] published July 1982
as The Sword in the Lake! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantomet #14/1983 published January 1983
as Sverdet i sjøen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13.33
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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
First Line: To win the game is fun and dandy...
Synopsis: Candy ad.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: This ad appears at the bottom of page 8 of The Shining Knight story.
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We'll Ripple Your Body with Muscles and Load T-N-T in Your Fists

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Genres: celebrity, sports
Feature(s): The National Sports Council
Character(s): Joe Louis
Synopsis: Body-building ad.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appears following page 8 of The Shining Knight story.
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Sharing -- the United Nations Way!

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Genres: opinion
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Disclose Notes: Appears prior to page 9 of The Shining Knight story.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll Pop
First Line: On Hallowe'en when witches meet...
Synopsis: Candy ad.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: This ad appears at the bottom of page 14 of the Shining Knight story.
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Medieval Shields

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Synopsis: The story behind some of the symbols found on shields.
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The Last Battle

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Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: The story of Valens' battle with the Goths.
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The Viking and the Firebird!

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Genres: adventure, historical
Synopsis: Still toiling at the Twelve Tasks of Thor to win back his kingdom... Jon and the Mute Bard trek after a fabled feather in a frozen wasteland. Jon sinks through the ice to meet a mermaid! He saves her from a killer whale - and pops up in the South Seas! A Polynesian beauty brings him to an island threatened by an angry volcano god. Jon climbs to the peak, diverts the lava, and meets the "god" - a firebird! He catches a feather, says goodbye, and sails north. A storm threatens to swamp him, but the mermaid tows him safely ashore.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #32 published May 1959
as The Viking and the Firebird [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Viking Prince #[nn] published September 2010
as The Viking and the Firebird! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 11.67
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This Is Your Last Chance to Enter the Big Tootsie Roll Name the Bear Contest

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Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
Synopsis: Rules for entering the Tootsie Roll contest and a list of prizes that will be awarded.
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Pages: 0.33
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Do You Want Spending Money?

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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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Dad! Read This

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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Synopsis: Ad for Daisy Air Rifle and products and safety features of Daisy Air Rifles and Pistols.
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Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Given! Given!

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Feature(s): Cloverine Brand Salve
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve, a product of the Wilson Chemical Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Shootin' Fun All Year Round!

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Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Synopsis: Ad for the new Daisy Pump Gun.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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