Brave and the Bold, The #1

DC ⋅ 1955

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Key Facts

1st appearance of Silent Knight

1st appearance of the Golden Gladiator

1st appearance of the Viking Prince

Issue Details

Publisher

DC

Artist

Joe Kubert

Writer

Robert Kanigher

Published

August 1955

Synopsis

Marcus, a young shepherd, is grabbed and falsely accused of attacking a Praetor by the conniving soldier Cinna; Sentenced to a slave galley for life, Marcus becomes a muscled giant. "Battle for the Dragon Ship!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Joe Kubert; A blond Viking is pulled from the water, but has no memory of his past; Gunna names him "Jon, the Shining, [after] the great Viking Prince of old!"; But a spy knows him and reports to Baron Thorvald that "the youth" still lives. "The Sea Rovers" non-fiction story, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Jerry Grandenetti. The Fighting Legions of Rome article by Jack Miller, art by Raymond Perry. "Duel in Forest Perilous!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick; Sir Edwin Kent dies in a joust because Sir Oswald Bane sabotaged his lance; His son Brian, an orphan, cannot take the throne until he's a knight

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