Publishers / DC / The Brave and the Bold (1955) / #38
38October-November 1961
$0.10

The Brave and the Bold #38

DC · October-November 1961 · on sale 1961-08-29

First appearance: Mr. Poseidon
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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
October-November 1961
Key date
1961-10-00
On-sale date
1961-08-29
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 Mr. Poseidon - 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
0Master of the Dinosaurs!cover1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira SchnappJess Bright, Dr. Hugh Evans, Rick Flag Jr., Karin Grace
2Master of the Dinosaurs!comic story5.65script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJess Bright, Dr. Hugh Evans, Rick Flag Jr., Karin Grace
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira SchnappThe Atom, Ray Palmer
5A Message from Otto the Robot!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira SchnappUncle Bill; Bobby; Otto (robot)
6Part Two Master of the Dinosaurs!comic story5.65script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJess Bright, Dr. Hugh Evans, Rick Flag Jr., Karin Grace
10Part Three Master of the Dinosaurs!comic story2.67script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJess Bright, Dr. Hugh Evans, Rick Flag Jr., Karin Grace
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Russ Heath, Ross Andru; inks: Russ Heath, Mike Esposito; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira SchnappBiff Bailey, Dane Dorrance, Mr. Poseidon First, Princess Diana, Steve Trevor, Judy Walton, Nicky Walton, Wonder Woman
12Artillery Spotter Planescomic story0.5
14The Big Step from the Skytext story1letters: typeset
15Menace of the Mirage People!comic story9.65script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Gaspar SaladinoJess Bright, Dr. Hugh Evans, Rick Flag Jr., Karin Grace

Plus 7.55 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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The Best of DC #261982On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1401263430		2016On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-4012-7516-7		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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