The Brave and the Bold #42 Hawkman (DC, 1962) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages....
Auction amount: $7,200.00
Sold: Jun 19, 2021
The Brave and the Bold #42 Values
Publisher: DC, 1962
About The Brave and the Bold #42
Second tryout series for the Silver Age Hawkman, who earns his honor wings and gets a minor costume change. Byth appearance. Joe Kubert cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Dragonfly Raiders
Pencils: Joe Kubert
Inks: Joe Kubert
Letters: Ira Schnapp
Notes: Winner of the 1962 "Best Single Comic Book Cover" Alley Award.
STORY DETAILS
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.
Pages: 24.670
Script: Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils: Joe Kubert (credited)
Inks: Joe Kubert (credited)
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Reprints: Super-Team Family (DC, 1975 series) #12 (August-September 1977)
Notes: Story in 3 parts: Part 1 (unnumbered, 7 pp.), Part 2 (7 pp.), Part 3 (10.67 pp.) Hawkman earns the "honor wings" on his helmet in this story.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
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CGC Census Report*
Grade | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 35 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Signature Series |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
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