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102June-July 1972
$0.25

The Brave and the Bold #102

DC · June-July 1972 · on sale 1972-04-06

First appearance: Mal Duncan
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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#102
Publication date
June-July 1972
Key date
1972-06-00
On-sale date
1972-04-06
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mal Duncan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Commune of Outcastscover1pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBatman, Dick Grayson, Roy Harper, Robin, Speedy, Donna Troy, Bruce Wayne, Wally West, Wonder Girl
1The Commune of Defiancecomic story22script: Bob Haney; pencils: Jim Aparo, Neal Adams, Dick Giordano; inks: Jim Aparo, Dick Giordano; letters: Jim Aparo, John CostanzaBatman, Mal Duncan First, Commissioner James Gordon, Dick Grayson, Roy Harper, Robin, Speedy, Donna Troy, Bruce Wayne, Wally West, Wonder Girl
2-in-house column1letters: typeset
3The Robot-Maker Must Diecomic story13.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Stan StarkmanDr. Niles Caulder, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, Rita Farr, Negative Man, Robotman, Cliff Steele, Larry Trainor
4-letters page2script: Murray Boltinoff

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1675-7		2008On eBay ›
Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-3375-4		2012On eBay ›
Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-6718-6		2017On eBay ›
Teen Titans: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-4012-7075-9		2017On eBay ›
Batman in the Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-8582-1		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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