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Issue: The Brave and the Bold #2
Publication Date: October 1955
 
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 08/07/1955
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #112-117, 120, 200)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Original Artwork
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Tales of Blazing Adventure

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
historical
The Viking Prince
Reprinting
FlagThe Brave and the Bold #2 published March 1956
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagThe Viking Prince #[nn] published September 2010
as The Brave and the Bold No. 2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Draw Bob Hope!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Art Instruction Inc.
Bob Hope
Ad for an art correspondence school.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
The Sword of Attila!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
historical
Golden Gladiator; Gorgo; Lucia; Cinna (villain); Attila (villain)
The crafty Cinna sends Marcus on a suicide mission: to seize the sword of Attila the Hun who threatens Rome! Cinna's niece Lucia dresses as a soldier and joins him. Marcus dodges catapult fireballs but is captured. Vaulting atop Attila's giant victory drum, he fights with his iron armband to break and steal the Hun's sword - as Lucia arrives with getaway horses! Both are rewarded by the Emperor of Rome, but Cinna scowls.
Reprinting
FlagThe Brave and the Bold #2 published March 1956
as The Sword of Attila! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFantomet #21/1985 published January 1985
as Attilas sverd! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Best of the Brave and the Bold #3 published December 1988
as The Sword of Attila! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
The New Schwinn American

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Schwinn Bicycles
Ad for the Schwinn American bicycle made by Arnold, Schwinn & Company.
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Miscellaneous
1
Buzzy Asks: "What Are You Getting Out of School?"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
teen
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
The Threat of the Phantom Vikings!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
historical
Viking Prince; Captain Olaf; Gunnda; Thorvald (villain)
Jon, the amnesiac Viking Prince, trains villagers how to fight as an abandoned ship drifts into the bay. Jon investigates and is attacked by a shark! That night flames light up the village as the phantom ship drifts back. Jon finds the hold is packed with sharks and trap doors. His arch-enemy Thorvald attacks, but Jon mounts the dragon figurehead and leaps into battle. He bests Thorvald - but it's an impostor in a mask! Why does Thorvald seek Jon's destruction?
Reprinting
FlagThe Brave and the Bold #2 published March 1956
as The Threat of the Phantom Vikings! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Best of the Brave and the Bold #3 published December 1988
as The Threat of the Phantom Vikings! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Viking Prince #[nn] published September 2010
as Threat of the Phantom Vikings! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
adventure, historical
DC Comics
Davy Crockett; Daniel Boone; Tomahawk
House ads for Frontier Fighters #1, Legends of Daniel Boone #1, and Tomahawk #35.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Laughing Arena
Maximus; Minimus
That lions's a giant!
More Roman arena humor as a man battles a lion.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Script and art credits verified from copies of DC editorial records of Nelson Bridwell.
The Wall around the Island

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
informational
Short article about Roman siege weapons.
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Miscellaneous
2
Script credits verified from copies of DC editorial records of Nelson Bridwell.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Knights of the Square Table
Release those prisoners, Black Knight...
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Script and art credits verified from copies of DC editorial records of Nelson Bridwell.
"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
adventure
Winchester Roller Skates
Wings Winchester; Winnie Winchester
Ad for Winchester Roller Skates.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Knight for a Day!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
historical
Silent Knight; Sir Oswald Bane (villain); Celia; Sir Grot; Slasher; Sir Duncan
Brian rescues a lady (seen in the previous story) as she falls in the moat of savage fish. Sir Bane departs, but sends a message that Brian must bring the Sun Ruby to a castle across the Forest Perilous. Brian is waylaid by brigands, but the hawk Slasher drives them off - and leads Brian to the secret grove where hangs the uniform of the Silent Knight. Dressed, Brian battles thugs across a bridge and even underwater, drops off the armor, and arrives at the castle, mission accomplished.
Reprinting
FlagThe Brave and the Bold #3 published April 1956
as Knight for a Day [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Brave and the Bold #116 published December 1974
as Knight for a Day! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFantomet #12/1981 published January 1981
as Ridder for en dag [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #122 published ?
as Knight for a Day! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7.67
Daisy Gunbook Ready!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Daisy Manufacturing Company
Ad for the new Daisy Gunbook.
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Miscellaneous
0.33
These 21 All-Occasion Greeting Cards Yours

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Artistic Card Co.
Ad to recruit salespeople for greeting cards.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Hollywood Bride Walking Doll

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Niresk Industries, Inc.
Ad for an 18-inch doll with numerous outfits and a variety of hairstyles.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
Tootsie Roll America's Facorite Candy

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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?
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Subject Matter
Tootsie Roll
Candy ad for Tootsie Roll, Tootse Pops and Tootsie Fudge.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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