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35April-May 1961
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The Brave and the Bold #35

DC · April-May 1961 · on sale 1961-02-23

First appearance: Matter MasterFirst appearance: Mark MandrillFirst appearance: Jim NormanOrigin: Mark Mandrill
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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#35
Publication date
April-May 1961
Key date
1961-04-00
On-sale date
1961-02-23
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 Matter Master - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

Origin story on record for: Mark Mandrill.

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
0Valley of Vanishing Men!cover1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira SchnappHawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal
3Menace of the Matter Master!comic story12script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar SaladinoGeorge Emmett, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Mark Mandrill First, Matter Master First, Shayera Thal, Mavis Trent, Byth
4Dog Track - Wolf Track - Coyote Trackcomic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
7-letters page2script: Julius Schwartz, Joe Kubert; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert
8Valley of Vanishing Mencomic story12.67script: Gardner Fox; pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Gaspar SaladinoHawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Mavis Trent
9Eagle Dance!comic story0.5script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tom Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
11A Salute to Our American Indians!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
12-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Special #51969On eBay ›
Hawkman #[nn]
ISBN 0-930289-42-0		1989On eBay ›
The Hawkman Archives #1
ISBN 1-56389-611-7		2000On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Hawkman #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1280-3		2007On eBay ›
The Golden Age Art of Joe Kubert #21979On eBay ›
DC Finest: Hawkman: Wings Across Time #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-79950-250-0		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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