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Issue: The Brave and the Bold #34
Publication Date: February 1961
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Issues: #34 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: 12/29/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Creature of a Thousand Shapes!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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In Content Item: FlagHawkman #[nn] published September 1989
as Gallery [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Hawkman Archives #1 published November 2000
as The Brave and the Bold #34 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Hawkman #1 published May 2007
as Brave and the Bold #34 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Art of Joe Kubert #[nn] published January 2011
as The Brave and the Bold #34 Original Art [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white; original art
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The National Sports Council
Character(s): Mickey Mantle (photo); Yogi Berra (photo); Bob Cousy (photo); Joe Louis (photo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Creature of a Thousand Shapes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Krotan (introduction, scientist, death, flashback)
Synopsis: Katar and his wife Shayera, police officers from the Planet Thanagar, come to Earth in pursuit of a shape-shifting criminal named Byth from their world. Police Commissioner Emmett helps them to establish secret identities, and, after they have succeeded in their mission, helps convince them to stay on Earth.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Brave and the Bold #113 published June 1974
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSecret Origins of the Super DC Heroes #[nn] published January 1976
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuper Adventure Album #11 published January 1978
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Super Heroes v1 #11 published August 1981
as Creature Of A Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white
In Content Item: FlagHawkman #[nn] published September 1989
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Hawkman Archives #1 published November 2000
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEven More Secret Origins #[nn] published August 2003
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Hawkman #1 published May 2007
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 24.67
Disclose Notes: Introduction and origin of Hawkman and Hawkgirl (revival), told in four parts of 7, 5, 6, and 6.67 pages.

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Shayera's last name is "Thal", as revealed in Brave and the Bold #42, "Menace of the Dragonfly Raiders", page 15. In the first few issues, Shayera's secret identity is spelled both "Shiera" and "Shierra", but settles on Shiera.
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Our American Heritage

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, opinion
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Information on William Penn, Tom Paine, Emma Lazarus, John Peter Zenger and Harriet Tubman.
On the page immediately following page 7 of the main story sequence.
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Just Imagine!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Justice League of America
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dr. E. Guerra (science notes, credited); Dr. B. Gunther (science notes, credited)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset; ? (logo)
Subject Matter
First Line: Here we go again - coming up to bat for the fourth time!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes an essay by Gardner Fox on his involvement in the creation of Hawkman. Appears between page 12 and page 13 of the main story sequence. Letters from: L.L. Simpson, Roy Thomas, and Vincent Ryan.
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Weather Birds!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 18 and page 19 of the main story sequence.
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: 204 revolutionary war soldiers only $1.98.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Big enough for 2-3 kids!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Send $1.00 for a 9'x9'x3' high frontier cabin made of DuPont Polyethelene.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Do you want spending money?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad seeks sellers of wall mottoes.
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You Asked for It!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Showcase; Aquaman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #30 (January-February 1961).
Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Wilson Chemical Co. seeks sellers of Cloverine Brand Salve.
Back cover.

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