The Brave and the Bold #57

(December 1964-January 1965)

Children of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction; advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Origin of Metamorpho (Table of Contents: 2)

Metamorpho / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Ramona Fradon

Inks

Charles Paris

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Starkman ?

Feature Logo

Metamorpho the Element Man

Genre

superhero

Characters

Metamorpho [Rex Mason] (origin) (introduction); Sapphire Stagg (introduction); Simon Stagg (introduction); Java (introduction); Ed (photographer)

Synopsis

Rex Mason agrees to do one last trip for Simon Stagg which will net him enough money to marry Sapphire. Simon send Java with Rex with orders to strand him in Egypt. Java accidentally traps Rex in a pyramid where Rex is given strange powers over the chemical elements.

Reprints

• in Super Comics (Classics/Williams, 1968 series) #2401 (1968)
• in Jupiterserien (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #1 (1968)
• in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #12 (avril 1969) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]]
• in Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series) #S-16 (September-October 1970)
• in Showcase Presents: Metamorpho (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([December] 2005) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Story in three parts of 8.67, 7.67, and 7.67 pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Rip Hunter... Time Master; Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I don't want to be disturbed!

Genre

humor

Characters

Professor Eureka; Mrs. Eureka

Reprints

• from House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #23 (August 1959)

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 9 of the main story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Special Silver Anniversary Issue! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

80 Page Giant Magazine; Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Showcase; G. I. Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Odd-Ball Otto / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is terrible!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Super Comics (BSV - Williams, 1968 series) #7
• in Jupiterserien (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1968 series) #5 ([september] 1968)

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 17 of the main story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Mystery of Metamorphosis (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 18 of the main story sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Aquaman; Sea Devils / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Electric Engine / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)