Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) comic books

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 34 PR 0.5 (R)

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INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. RESTORATION. Color touch. Water spotting.

Cover by Joe Kubert. 1st Silver Age appearance of Hawkman in "Creature of a Thousand Shapes!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; Katar and his wife Shayera, police officers from the Planet Thanagar, come to Earth in pursuit of a shape-shifting criminal from their world; Police Commissioner Emmett helps them to establish secret identities, and, after they have succeeded in their mission, helps convince them to stay on Earth. Letter to the editor from comic writer Roy Thomas. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 35 CGC 1.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4328799003

Cover by Joe Kubert. "Menace of the Matter Master!", script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; A new costumed criminal named the Matter Master, who has a magic wand that allows him to control all matter, has been sighted around Midway City committing fantastic robberies; When the most recent involved the creation of giant meteor creatures who are robbing the city art center, Hawkman and Hawkgirl go into action to try and stop the theft; The Matter Master manages to get away with the stolen loot by using his powers to make helicopter propellers attack the winged duo; Later at his secret hideout, the Matter Master gloats over his recent victory are recalls how he gained his fantastic powers: How he was a scientist who accidentally discovered a new chemical, Mentachem, which he then fashioned into his magic wand to use for his own criminal gain. Dog Track - Wolf Track - Coyote Track article by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. "Valley of Vanishing Men," script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; On an expedition to the Himalayas, Mavis Trent is captured by a band of abominable snowmen, which the Hawks learn are really descended from alien explorers. Eagle Dance article by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Morris Waldinger, inks by Tommy Nicolosi. Letters to the editor from comic writer Roy Thomas and writer Jerry Bails, plus a note from Kubert. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 42 CGC 4.0

Paper: Light tan to off white

Label #4579125003

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Cover by Joe Kubert. "The Menace of the Dragonfly Raiders," script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert; Hawkman and Hawkgirl return to Thanagar, where Byth has escaped from prison and replicated his powers in the others of his gang; The Hawks use police techniques they learned on Earth to capture the criminals. Your Pass to New Worlds! public service announcement about libraries, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Letters to the editor from writers Don Thompson and Jerry Bails. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 86 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4715513010

Cover by Neal Adams. "You Can't Hide from a Deadman!", script by Bob Haney, art by Neal Adams; While busting up a crime scene, Batman is suddenly attacked by Robin, and then Commissioner Gordon and various people on the streets; Batman realizes it is actually Deadman who is possessing the bodies and attacking his former ally; Fighting off all these attacks, Batman manages to convince Deadman to stop, and soon learns that his friend was hypnotized into attacking him by the evil Sensei; Eventually, they learn that the Sensei plans to destroy Nanda Parbat. Batman and Deadman travel there and stop the League of Assassins from destroying the land. Letter from comics writer Tony Isabella. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 94 CGC 6.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4735136002

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Rebels in the Streets," script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; The ghetto's of Gotham City have been barricaded off by a group called Stopp (The Society to Outlaw Parent Power), a group of disenfranchised teenagers who want parents (and adults in whole) to bow to their demands and fix up the ghettos; Using Batman as their mouth piece, the Caped Crusader does everything in his power to try and maintain peace between Stopp and the Gotham police; However, things escalate when Stopp informs Batman that they have a bomb which they plan to use to blow up part of the city; Batman enlists the aid of the Teen Titans to infiltrate the ghetto in order to find the location of that bomb either in their civilian guises or their costumed identities, while Batman and the rest of the city try to keep Stopp from detonating the bombs by allowing themselves to be locked up in the Gotham jail. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 100 CGC 7.5

Paper: Cream to off white

Label #4427280022

Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Warrior in a Wheel-Chair," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman is struck by a snipers bullet, only the skilled surgeon Dr. Hellstrom can save his life, however the doctor has to travel to Gotham from Zürich; Meanwhile, Batman is in a weakened condition right at a critical point in his mission to bus the latest shipment of Cocaine into Gotham City; Unable to finish the job himself at risk of killing himself, Batman enlists the aid of Robin, Green Arrow, Black Canary, and Green Lantern to help him; He sends the group out to seek out his leads however, each and every single one leads to a dead end; When Batman is undergoing is surgery, the lead surgeon is revealed not to be Dr. Hellstrom, but the drug lord Belknap, who has taken Hellstrom's place to try and kill Batman on the operating table. Reprint back-up story: "Hide and Seek," script by Jack Miller, art by Neal Adams; Deadman seeks to learn what has happened to the police detective assigned to his case; He discovers that the detective, Michael Riley, has been falsely accused of brutally beating a thief who had already surrendered to him, and has been kicked off the force. Letter from comics writer Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 114 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Jim Aparo, George Roussos, and Nick Cardy. "Last Jet to Gotham," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Called to Gotham Airport when word that mobster Joe Angel is trying to sneak back into the country, Batman and Commissioner Gordon are at the ready to capture him when he lands; However, the airplane mysteriously crashes into the ocean when it's caught in a water-spout; Batman calls his ally Aquaman for help. Reprint back-up stories: "The Perilous Capers of the Terrible Teen," script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; The Titans fight The Ant, a teenage costume criminal. The Brave and the Bold Rebus puzzle by Bob Rozakis. "Wanted - the Capsule Master!" (reprinted from Brave and the Bold 50), script by Bob Haney, art by George Roussos; Green Arrow, Speedy and the Martian Manhunter must stop Vulkor from re-assembling a weapon that he plans to use to take over Earth and Mars. "The Charge of the Sea Soldiers!", script by Jack Miller, art by Jim Mooney; Aquaman and Aqualad stop Professor Enos Snark who is supplying pirates with technology to help them to rob ships. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.