DC Special #23

(August-September 1976)

The Secret of the Spanish Blade (Table of Contents: 1)

The Three Musketeers / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney (credited)

Pencils

Lee Elias (credited)

Inks

Lee Elias (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

B-7111

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

The Three Musketeers [Athos; Porthos; Armais; D'Artagnan]; Dulac; King Louis XIII; Cardinal Richelieu; King Phillip IV; Duc de Corbeau [The Raven]; Corbeau's valet; Count Valois; Spanish soldiers; Pedro de Diego; Sancho

Synopsis

Porthos takes a bet from Dulac that he can go to Spain and tug the King's beard. In a complicated coincidence, a message between Corbeau and his co-conspirators against King Louis XIII ends up in Spain. The Musketeers unwittingly bear the message back to their King, who ends Corbeau's conspiracy and his life.

Indexer Notes

At one point in the story, Dulac has each Musketeer captured and powerless individually, but does not kill his old foes, being improbably focused on finding the message.

Presented in three parts: The Deadly Wager (7 pages), Baptism of Blood (6 pages), and In the Raven's Claws (4 pages).

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Charms Pops; Charms Blow Pops / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mighty Meat Snack Conquers the Horrible Hungries. (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Slim Jim / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Downing Records / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Sport a Boy Grows Up with...Shooting a Daisy (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Niresk Industries, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Musketeers without Muskets (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack C. Harris

Letters

typeset

Job Number

B-2833

Genre

non-fiction; history

Three Arrows against Doom! (Table of Contents: 9)

Robin Hood [DC] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney

Pencils

Russ Heath

Inks

Russ Heath

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-2836

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Robin Hood; Prince John; Maid Marian; Sheriff of Nottingham's army

Synopsis

Robin, in disguise, tells tales to Prince John.

Reprints

• from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #9 (December 1956-January 1957)

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

Attack of the Sea Raiders! (Table of Contents: 11)

Robin Hood [DC] / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Haney (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Robin Hood; Robin's Merrie Men; Vikings; Sir Gregory; Toke; Prince John; Sir Osric; Alan-a-Dale

Synopsis

Robin is captured during an attack on some Viking ships and escapes using a drowning ruse. He and his men then trick the Viking Toke and his men into fighting on uneven terms, where Toke surrenders.

Reprints

• from Robin Hood Tales (DC, 1957 series) #7 (January-February 1957)

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