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31August-September 1960
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The Brave and the Bold #31

DC · August-September 1960 · on sale 1960-06-23

First appearance: Cave CarsonFirst appearance: Christie MadisonFirst appearance: Bulldozer Smith
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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
August-September 1960
Key date
1960-08-00
On-sale date
1960-06-23
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 Cave Carson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Cave Carson Adventures Inside Earthcover1pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Ira SchnappCave Carson First, Christie Madison First, Bulldozer Smith First
2The Secret Beneath the Earth, Chapter 1comic story9.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Stan StarkmanCave Carson First, Christie Madison First, Bulldozer Smith First
3Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Dick Dillin, Murphy Anderson; inks: Sheldon Moldoff, Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
4Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappSuperbaby, Superman, Clark Kent
5Spelunking around the Worldcomic story2pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6The Incredible Lava Creature, Chapter 2comic story7.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Stan StarkmanCave Carson First, Christie Madison First, Bulldozer Smith First
8Superman Says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superman
9Strange Secrets of Inner Spacetext article1letters: typeset
10The Magnetic Monster, Chapter 3comic story6.67script: Ed Herron; pencils: Bruno Premiani; inks: Bruno Premiani; letters: Stan StarkmanCave Carson First, Christie Madison First, Bulldozer Smith First
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33script: ? (promo copy); pencils: ? (cover thumbnails); inks: ? (cover thumbnails); colors: ? (cover thumbnails)

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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