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51December 1963-January 1964
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The Brave and the Bold #51

DC · December 1963-January 1964 · on sale 1963-10-29

First appearance: Tyros
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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
December 1963-January 1964
Key date
1963-12-00
On-sale date
1963-10-29
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tyros - 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
0-cover1pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard Purcell; letters: Ira SchnappAquaman, Arthur Curry, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Tyros First
2Fury of the Exiled Creature Part 1comic story9.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard Purcell; letters: Stan StarkmanAqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Tyros First
3My Greatest Adventure; The Doom Patrolpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)1
5Your Free Trip Around the World!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
6[Fury of the Exiled Creature] Part 2: Tyros, King of Atlantiscomic story5.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard Purcell; letters: Stan StarkmanAqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Tyros First
7House of Secrets; Tomahawkpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
8-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9-letters page1script: Murray Boltinoff
10[Fury of the Exiled Creature] Part 3: The Invasion of Atlantiscomic story8.67script: Bob Haney; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard Purcell; letters: Stan StarkmanAqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Katar Hol, Shayera Thal, Tyros First
11Mystery in Space; Justice League of Americapromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Brave and the Bold #1121974On eBay ›
The Brave and the Bold Team-Up Archives #1
ISBN 1-4012-0405-8		2005On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Hawkman #1
ISBN 978-1-4012-1280-3		2007On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Aquaman #2
ISBN 978-1-4012-1712-9		2008On 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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