Unofficial Brave and the Bold Index

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #1

Cover Date: August-September 1955
Cover Price: $0.10

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Cover Credits:
Art: Russ Heath, Joe Kubert, Irv Novick

Story: "The Thunder of the Chariots!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Ed Herron
Art	Russ Heath
Lettering	Gaspar Saladino
Editing	Robert Kanigher

Feature Character(s):

Golden Gladiator (first appearance; a sheepherder who is framed for a botched assassination; wins his freedom and the pure gold Golden Gladiator helmet)

Villain(s):

Cinna (first appearance; a traitorous guard)

Caius (first appearance; a sadistic gladiator)

Other Character(s):

Praetor Clodius Crassus

Lucia (first appearance; Cinna's niece)

Location(s):

Rome (during the height of the Roman Empire)

Story Reprinted in:

DC Special #12 (May-June 1971)

The Best of the Brave and the Bold #1 (October 1988)

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Second Story: "Battle for the Dragon Ship!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Robert Kanigher
Art	Joe Kubert
Editing	Robert Kanigher

Feature Character(s):

Viking Prince (Prince Jon; first appearance; an amnesiac who is adopted by a tribe of Norsemen)

Supporting Character(s):

Gunnda (first appearance; Capt. Olaf's daughter)

Captain Olaf (first appearance; finds Jon floating in a boat, adopts him)

Villain(s):

Sardluk (first appearance; a spy)

Thorvald (first appearance; for some reason wants to kill Jon)

Location(s):

Norway (in the 10th Century)

Comment(s):

This story begins in 964 AD.

Story Reprinted in:

DC Special #12 (May-June 1971)

The Best of the Brave and the Bold #1 (October 1988)

The Viking Prince (June 2010)

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Third Story: "Duel in Forest Perilous!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Robert Kanigher
Art	Irv Novick
Lettering	Gaspar Saladino
Editing	Robert Kanigher

Feature Character(s):

Silent Knight (Brian Kent; first appearance; a squire who dons a suit of sparkling white armor; revealed to be an incarnation of Hawkman)

Supporting Character(s):

Lady Celia (first appearance; later revealed to be an incarnation of Hawkgirl)

Slasher

Villain(s):

Sir Oswald Bane (first appearance; later revealed to be an incarnation of Hath-Set)

Location(s):

Forest Perilous

Greystone Castle

Story Reprinted in:

DC Special #12 (May-June 1971)

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