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Issue: The Brave and the Bold #17
Publication Date: April 1958
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Issues: #17 of 200 Issues (296 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/20/1958
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 11 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Robert Kanigher (actual)
Disclose Notes: Script and art credits for stories and fillers verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

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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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Thrill to the Heroic Feats

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Irv Novick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): The Viking Prince
Character(s): Viking Prince
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In Content Item: FlagThe Viking Prince #[nn] published September 2010
as The Brave and the Bold No. 17 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Secret of the Happy Pig!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Otto Feuer
Inker(s): Otto Feuer
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Peter Porkchops
Character(s): Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Synopsis: Peter learns a lesson on happiness.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Lady of the Lake

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Joe Kubert (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Kubert (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Feature(s): The Viking Prince
Character(s): Viking Prince
Synopsis: Delving into fantasy, the Viking Prince crosses a lake and is sucked down a maelstrom. He's rescued by Merla, Princess of the Lake, who charms him to breathe underwater. Merla begs his help. The fish-man Trukka has seized her castle. Jon fights siren-sharks, a rain of giant pearls, a spiny sea dragon, and finally Trukka himself while riding a giant seahorse. Merla begs him to stay, but he must return to his people, and returns to his boat, the mute bard, and his quest for his identity.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Viking Prince #[nn] published September 2010
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Pages: 13
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The Giant Killer

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Raymond Perry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Arminius
Synopsis: A short account of the Teuton's struggle for independence from Roman rule.
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Pages: 1
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In Feudal Times!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Odd facts about medieval laws and customs.
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Pages: 1
Job Number: 547
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Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery!"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ray Thompson
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ray Thompson
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cloverine Brand Salve
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve, a product of the Wilson Chemical Co.
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Pages: 2
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Triple-Threat Tournament!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Kanigher
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Irv Novick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Artie Simek; Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): Silent Knight
Character(s): Silent Knight; Sir Galahad; Sir Lancelot; Queen Guinevere; Merlin; Lady Celia
Synopsis: Bursting into Camelot, the triplet brothers known as Black Thunderbolts challenge the Knights of the Round Table to jousts. Lady Celia draws the challenging knight's name from a bowl, but she substituted the Silent Knight! Messages posted in the Forest Perilous bring the SK to the fight. Guinevere gives him her scarf, and Lady Celia is heartbroken. The brothers cheat, subbing for one another, and the SK is thrashed and his weapons broken. Yet he perseveres and punches flat the last knight. Lady Celia doesn't need him to speak. "Your heart and mine beat as one!"
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In Content Item: FlagFantomet #2/1983 published January 1983
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Pages: 13
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Free! New Issues

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
Synopsis: Offer for a collection of British Empire stamps.
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Pages: 1
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Do You Want Spending Money?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople to sell plaques with religious and sentimental mottoes.
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Pages: 1
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How to Gain up to 50 Lbs. of Mighty Muscles!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jowett Institute of Pysical Training
Character(s): George Jowett; John Sill; Tony Pascarella; Jim Norman
Synopsis: Body-building ad.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Your Prize Is Ready

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Company
Synopsis: Ad to recruit salespeople for flower and vegetable seeds.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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