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36June-July 1961
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The Brave and the Bold #36

DC · June-July 1961 · on sale 1961-04-25

First appearance: Shadow-ThiefFirst appearance: Carl SandsFirst appearance: Konrad KaslakOrigin: Carl Sands
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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
June-July 1961
Key date
1961-06-00
On-sale date
1961-04-25
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

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

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Carl Sands.

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Shadow-Thief of Midway City!cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira SchnappHawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Carl Sands First, Shadow-Thief First, Shayera Thal
2Strange Spells of the Sorcerer!comic story12.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGeorge Emmett, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Konrad Kaslak First, Shayera Thal, Mavis Trent
4Parents Have Rights, Too!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella, Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
6-comic story1letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz
8Shadow-Thief of Midway City!comic story12script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar SaladinoThar Dan First, George Emmett, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Carl Sands First, Shadow-Thief First, Shayera Thal
9Just Imagine!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar Saladino

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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