The Brave and the Bold #42

(June-July 1962)

Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Menace of the Dragonfly Raiders (Table of Contents: 2)

Hawkman / comic story / 24.67 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]; Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol]; Chief Andar Pul; Dragonfly Raiders (villains); Byth (villain); Jarl (villain); Krandor Vat; Matter Master (cameo flashback); Konrad Kaslak (cameo flashback); Shadow-Thief (cameo flashback)

Synopsis:

Hawkman and Hawkgirl return to Thanagar, where Byth has escaped from prison and replicated his powers in the others of his gang. The Hawks use police techniques they learned on Earth to capture the criminals.

Reprints:

• in Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #12 (August-September 1977)
• in Hawkman (DC, 1989 series) (1989)
• in The Hawkman Archives (DC, 2000 series) #1 ([September] 2000)
• in Showcase Presents Hawkman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([March] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Story in 3 parts: Part 1 (unnumbered, 7 pp.), Part 2 (7 pp.), Part 3 (10.67 pp.)

Your Pass to New Worlds! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

advocacy

Synopsis:

Frank takes his friends to the public library where they are impressed with the different kinds of books that can teach them new things.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

On the page immediately following page 7 of the main story sequence.

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

The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Donna Hainbaugh, Paul Gambaccini, M.R. Motta, Jerry Bails, Jim Smith, Ron Selose, Tom Brown, Donald A. Thompson.

On the two pages immediately following page 14 of the main story sequence.

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

["According to a rural superstition..."] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

non-fiction; animal

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Salada Tea Bags / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)