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30June-July 1960
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The Brave and the Bold #30

DC · June-July 1960 · on sale 1960-04-28

First appearance: AmazoFirst appearance: Anthony IvoFirst appearance: Professor Ivo
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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#30
Publication date
June-July 1960
Key date
1960-06-00
On-sale date
1960-04-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Anthony Ivo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Professor Ivo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Joe Weider - 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 Case of the Stolen Super-Powers!cover1pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, Amazo First, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Princess Diana, The Flash, Green Lantern, Anthony Ivo First, Professor Ivo First, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman
2Case of the Stolen Super-Powers!comic story27script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard Sachs; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBarry Allen, Amazo First, Aquaman, Batman, Snapper Carr, Arthur Curry, Princess Diana, The Flash, Green Lantern, Anthony Ivo First, Professor Ivo First, J'Onn J'Onzz, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent
3Secrets of Long Life!comic story1letters: Ira Schnapp
5-letters page1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Mike Sekowsky; inks: Bernard Sachs
6-cartoon1letters: Ira Schnapp
8Be Your Own Boss!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira SchnappJim; Phil

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Justice League of America Archives #1
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Justice League of America: The Silver Age #1
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Justice League of America: The Silver Age Omnibus #1
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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q268464 (Amazo), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q94579841 (Anthony Ivo), first-appearance property (CC0)

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