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61August-September 1965
$0.12

The Brave and the Bold #61

DC · August-September 1965 · on sale 1965-06-24

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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#61
Publication date
August-September 1965
Key date
1965-08-00
On-sale date
1965-06-24
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

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Comic Book Cover (1965).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Mastermind of Menaces!cover1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappStarman; Black Canary; the Mist
1Summer at Home Can Be Fun!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Mastermind of Menaces!comic story23script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar SaladinoStarman [Ted Knight]; Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Larry Lance; Alan Moreland; Freeda Van Taller; Mr. Burton; The Mist [Kyle Nimbus] (villain)
7The Origin of Starmantext article1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: Jack BurnleyStarman [Ted Knight]
9The Origin of Black Canarytext article1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Carmine Infantino
1180 Page Giant Magazinepromo (ad from the publisher)0.67pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
13Detective Comics; Green Lanternpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
1410 Issues of Brave & Bold for Only $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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