Publishers / DC / The Brave and the Bold (1955) / #44
44October-November 1962
$0.12

The Brave and the Bold #44

DC · October-November 1962 · on sale 1962-08-23

First appearance: Big Red
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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
October-November 1962
Key date
1962-10-00
On-sale date
1962-08-23
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Big Red - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Men Who Moved the World!cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappHawkman, Katar Hol
1Nature's Prize Pupil!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Earth's Impossible Day!comic story11.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGeorge Emmett, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Mavis Trent, Big Red First
5-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz
6Butterfly... Moth...comic story0.5
8The Men Who Moved the World!comic story12.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar SaladinoHawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal
9Fastest Creatures on Earth!cartoon0.67

Plus 7.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Adventure Comics #4131971On eBay ›
Detective Comics #4381973On eBay ›
Hawkman #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-42-0		1989On eBay ›
The Hawkman Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-611-7		2000On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Hawkman #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1280-3		2007On eBay ›
DC Finest: Hawkman: Wings Across Time #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-250-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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