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Issue: The Brave and the Bold #34
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
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): Julius Schwartz
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
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets2
 
 

Statement of Ownership
 
 
Creature of a Thousand Shapes!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Joe Kubert
Joe Kubert
?
Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
superhero
Hawkman
Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Byth
Reprinting
FlagHawkman #[nn] published September 1989
as Gallery [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Hawkman Archives #1 published November 2000
as The Brave and the Bold #34 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Hawkman #1 published May 2007
as Brave and the Bold #34 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
The National Sports Council
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
Creature of a Thousand Shapes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox (credited)
Joe Kubert (credited)
Joe Kubert (credited)
?
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
superhero
Hawkman
Hawkman [Katar Hol] (introduction, interplanetary Policeman, origin); Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol] (introduction, Katar's wife, interplanetary Policewoman, origin); Commissioner George Emmett (introduction); Mavis Trent (introduction); Joe Tracy (introduction); Krotan (introduction, scientist, death, flashback); Byth (villain, introduction, origin)
Katar and his wife Shayera, Police officers from the Planet Thanagar, come to Earth in pursuit of a shape-shifting criminal 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.
Reprinting
FlagThe Brave and the Bold #113 published June 1974
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSecret Origins of the Super DC Heroes #[nn] published January 1976
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuper Adventure Album #11 published January 1978
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Super Heroes v1 #11 published August 1981
as Creature Of A Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white
FlagHawkman #[nn] published September 1989
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Hawkman Archives #1 published November 2000
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEven More Secret Origins #[nn] published August 2003
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagShowcase Presents: Hawkman #1 published May 2007
as Creature of a Thousand Shapes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
24.67
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.
Our American Heritage

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Schiff
Bernard Baily
Bernard Baily
?
Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
non-fiction, opinion
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
On the page immediately following page 7 of the main story sequence.
Just Imagine!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Justice League of America
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
On the page immediately preceding page 8 of the main story sequence.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Julius Schwartz
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Joe Kubert (illustration)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Hawkman's Roost
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Includes an essay by Gardner Fox on his involvement in the creation of Hawkman and a letter by Roy Thomas. Appears between page 12 and page 13 of the main story sequence.
Weather Birds!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?
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Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
nature, non-fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
On the page between page 18 and page 19 of the main story sequence.
[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Revolutionary War Soldiers
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Frontier Cabin
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
?
?
Subject Matter
Stephens Credit Sales
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Miscellaneous
1
You Asked for It!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
Showcase; Aquaman
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
typeset
Subject Matter
Wilson Chemical Co.
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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