Publishers / DC / The Brave and the Bold (1955) / #25
25August-September 1959
[0.10 USD]

The Brave and the Bold #25

DC · August-September 1959 · on sale 1959-06-25

First appearance: Rick Flag Jr.First appearance: Karin GraceFirst appearance: Jess Bright
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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#25
Publication date
August-September 1959
Key date
1959-08-00
On-sale date
1959-06-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
[0.10 USD]
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Rick Flag Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Karin Grace - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jess Bright - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dr. Hugh Evans - 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
0The 3 Waves of Doom!cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike EspositoJess Bright First, Dr. Hugh Evans First, Rick Flag Jr. First, Karin Grace First
2The Three Waves of Doom!comic story7.67script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJess Bright First, Dr. Hugh Evans First, Rick Flag Jr. First, Karin Grace First
5Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman; letters: Ira SchnappPeter Porkchops, Wolfie
6Water Wonders of the World!comic story1
7The Three Waves of Doom! Part Twocomic story7.67script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJess Bright First, Dr. Hugh Evans First, Rick Flag Jr. First, Karin Grace First
9Ultrasonic & Supersoniccomic story0.5script: Morris Waldinger; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Morris Waldinger
13Monsters of Mysterytext article1letters: typeset
14The Three Waves of Doom! Part Threecomic story7.67script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJess Bright First, Dr. Hugh Evans First, Rick Flag Jr. First, Karin Grace First

Plus 8.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

‹ #2425 of 200#26 ›

Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q109329662 (Karin Grace), first-appearance property (CC0)

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