The Brave and the Bold #28 - First Appearance of Snapper Carr, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue: #28
Publication date: February-March 1960
Key date: February 1960
On-sale date: December 29, 1959
Indicia publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file The first appearance of the Justice League of America, early 1960, facing the starfish conqueror Starro. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter as a team for the first time, plus the debut of Snapper Carr. The team book that pushed Martin Goodman to ask for the Fantastic Four.

First appearance of Snapper Carr - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Starro - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Carr - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Janet Carr - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mrs. Carr - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Starro the Conqueror!	cover	1	pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira Schnapp	Barry Allen, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, The Flash, Green Lantern, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan, Martian Manhunter, Princess Diana, Starro First, Wonder Woman
2	Starro the Conqueror!	comic story	5	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Barry Allen, Aquaman, Batman, Arthur Curry, The Flash, Green Lantern, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Martian Manhunter, Princess Diana, Starro First, Superman, Steve Trevor
3	Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp; editing: Jack Schiff	Clark Kent, Superboy
6	Starro vs. Green Lantern	comic story	5	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Starro First
7	Starro vs. Wonder Woman and John Jones	comic story	6	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar Saladino	J'Onn J'Onzz, Martian Manhunter, Princess Diana, Starro First, Wonder Woman
8	The "Starfish" Family	illustration	1
9	Faster Than Light!	text article	1	letters: typeset
10	Starro vs. the Flash!	comic story	6	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Barry Allen, Janet Carr First, John Carr First, Mrs. Carr First, Snapper Carr First, The Flash, Starro First
11	Starro vs. Justice League of America	comic story	3.67	script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Barry Allen, Aquaman, Batman, Snapper Carr First, Arthur Curry, The Flash, Green Lantern, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Martian Manhunter, Princess Diana, Starro First, Superman
12	Statement of Ownership	statement of ownership	0.33	script: Jack Liebowitz

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Justice League of America #39	1965	On eBay ›
Justice League of America Archives #1 ISBN 1-56389-043-7	1992	On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: The Brave and the Bold 28 #[nn]	2000	On eBay ›
Justice League of America Super Spectacular No. 1, 1975 Issue #[nn]	1999	On eBay ›
DC Silver Age Classics The Brave and the Bold 28 #[nn]	1992	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #1 ISBN 1-4012-0761-8	2006	On eBay ›
The Brave and the Bold #28 [The Monopoly Game: Justice League of America Collector's Edition] #[nn]	1999	On eBay ›
The Justice League of America Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-4842-0	2014	On eBay ›
Justice League of America: The Silver Age #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-6111-5	2016	On eBay ›
DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes #[nn] ISBN 0-8212-2076-4	1995	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q96180111 (Snapper Carr), first-appearance property (CC0)

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