The Brave and the Bold #36

(June-July 1961)

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Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Strange Spells of the Sorcerer! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hawkman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Joe Kubert (credited)

Inks

Joe Kubert (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkfirl [Shayera Hol]; Konrad Koslak (villain); Mavis Trent; Commissioner George Emmett

Synopsis

An amateur sorcerer conjures up mythical beasts to help him commit crimes and battle Hawkman and Hawkgirl.

Reprints

• in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #25 (1961)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #6 (1971)
• in Hawkman (DC, 1989 series) ([September] 1989)
• in The Hawkman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1 ([September] 2000)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular No. 6 Replica Edition (DC, 2004 series) ([May] 2004)
• in Showcase Presents Hawkman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([March] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts: unnumbered part 1 (6 pp.), Part 2 (6.67 pp.). Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Parents Have Rights, Too! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

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The Flash; Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Strange Bird Beliefs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hunters in Cornwall, England, refuse to shoot at a raven...

Genre

non-fiction; animal

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

Hawkman's Roost / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Julius Schwartz

Pencils

Joe Kubert (illustration)

Inks

Joe Kubert (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Art Mann, Paul Ceparano, John Pierce, John Nortridge, L. L. Simpson, Gary Schacter, Hiram Boggs, Jay Golden, Carey McGiffen, Edward Lahmann, Harvey Scavran.

Shadow-Thief of Midway City! (Table of Contents: 8)

Hawkman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (credited)

Pencils

Joe Kubert (credited)

Inks

Joe Kubert (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Shadow-Thief [Carl Sands] (introduction, villain, origin); Commissioner George Emmett

Synopsis

Carl Sands helps an alien from another dimension, who gives him a Dimensiometer which allows him to turn into a living shadow.

Reprints

• in DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #8 (July-September 1970)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #10 (March 1981)
• in Hawkman (DC, 1989 series) ([September] 1989)
• in The Hawkman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1 ([September] 2000)
• in Showcase Presents Hawkman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([March] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Just Imagine! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Padell Book Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)