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23April-May 1959
$0.10

The Brave and the Bold #23

DC · April-May 1959 · on sale 1959-02-19

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Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
April-May 1959
Key date
1959-04-00
On-sale date
1959-02-19
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Battling in -- Thunderous Tales of the Mystic Northland!cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert, Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappViking Prince; Princess Asa
2Origin of the Viking Prince!comic story5.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar SaladinoViking Prince (origin); King Rikk, the Storm Cloud; Princess Asa; The Mute Bard; Torgo the Dragon King (villain); King Harold (mentioned)
4The Flash #106promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe GiellaFlash; Pied piper
5What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6[Origin of the Viking Prince!] Part 2comic story6.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar SaladinoViking Prince (origin); King Rikk, the Storm Cloud; Princess Asa; Torgo the Dragon King (villain)
8Famous Sailing Ships Throughout the World!comic story2script: Bob Haney; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar Saladino
9Knight's Castletext story1script: Jack Miller
10The Figurehead of the Burning Sea!comic story11.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar SaladinoViking Prince; Princess Asa; King Harold; Jarl Eric the Axe (villain)

Plus 5.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Brave and the Bold #1131974On eBay ›
The Brave and the Bold #1151974On eBay ›
The Viking Prince #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-2777-7
2010On eBay ›
The Art of Joe Kubert #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-487-0
2011On eBay ›
Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-56097-928-9
2008On eBay ›

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