The Brave and the Bold #25 Suicide Squad (DC, 1959) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Cream to off-white pages....
Auction amount: $9,300.00
Sold: Apr 6, 2025
The Brave and the Bold #25 Values
Publisher: DC, 1959
About The Brave and the Bold #25
Origin and first appearances of Colonel Rick Flag and the original Suicide Squad (Flag, Jess Bright, Dr. Hugh Evans, and Karin Grace). Ross Andru and Mike Esposito cover and art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Suicide Squad [Colonel Rick Flag; Karin Grace]
Pencils: Ross Andru
Inks: Mike Esposito
Letters: Typeset
Notes: Cover pencils credit from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Suicide Squad [Task Force X] [Colonel Rick Flag; Jess Bright; Dr. Hugh Evans; Karin Grace] (introduction); The Beast from the Red Wave (villain)
Pages: 23.000
Script: Robert Kanigher
Pencils: Ross Andru
Inks: Mike Esposito
Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Notes: Story in three parts of 7.67 pages each.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
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 |
3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 38 | 43 | 38 | 49 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358 |
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Total | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 38 | 44 | 40 | 50 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 372 |
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