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Brave and the Bold 1 |
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Brave and the Bold #1 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 7.5 |
| Cert #: |
0330821001
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Owner Comments
Comiclink auction win from May 2018. While not the best certified copy out there...there is only one better at an 8.0. Trust me when I say that this is a hard book to come by in this grade (as it is the only 7.5 in existence).
Regarding the book itself, if you like first appearances, look no further! First appearance of the Golden Gladiator, the Viking Prince and the Silent Knight, all of whom appeared in separate stories within this first issue. An added bonus to the first appearances is that all three characters appear on the cover!
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Brave and the Bold 2 |
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Brave and the Bold #2 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 7.0 |
| Cert #: |
1970884017
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Owner Comments
Heritage auction win - March 2020 - recently surpassed at the top of the census by a lone 7.5. This copy is 1 of 4 books graded by the CGC at a 7.0...of only 43 total copies graded!!! Talk about scarce! Is there an ungraded copy out there above an 8.0? I'd sure love to see it if there is one. This book continues with the same trilogy of characters as B&B#1 - the Golden Gladiator, Viking Prince and Silent Knight - all appearing in separate stories once again. As far as the cover goes, the Viking Prince takes the honors for the cover solo this time around.
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Brave and the Bold 3 |
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Brave and the Bold #3 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.0 |
| Cert #: |
3770894004
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Owner Comments
ComicConnect auction win - April 2021. Sometimes you make things happen, sometimes you sit back and wait. I won my CGC 7.5 Rivercity Pedigree back in 2016. At the time of its acquisition, I was on the fence about trying to complete the entire title run. That copy was the tipping point as it turns out as I decided to take on the task. Almost five years later, two 9.0's appeared on the census...well they didn't both appear out of nowhere five years later, but at differing points over that period. ComicConnect offered one up in their April 2021 auction and I managed to win it. This copy trails only one 9.2 on the census.
This issue continues with tbe original anthology line-up of the Golden Gladiator, Viking Prince and the Silent Knight.
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Brave and the Bold 4 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #4 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.5 |
| Cert #: |
0913038009
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Owner Comments
Bedrock City Comics purchase - July 2018. These early B&B are just so scarce - especially graded. This is just one of only 31 copies graded by the CGC. It is the fourth consecutive issue featuring the Golden Gladiator, Viking Prince & Silent Knight. As of this writing, this copy remains the SINGLE HIGHEST GRADED by the CGC, trailed closely by one 8.0 and one 7.5. This issue is the fourth one in the series to be drawn by Irv Novick.
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Brave and the Bold 5 |
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Brave and the Bold #5 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
0913038008
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Owner Comments
Bedrock City Comics purchase - July 2018. Once again, a rare entry in the B&B run, this copy is 1 of only 32 copies graded by the CGC. In addition, it represents the SINGLE HIGHEST GRADED copy of this book - a title it has held for years as no other copies have hit the doors of the CGC that have tied or supplanted it at the top of the census (there are 3 books close behind at a 7.5).
As with issue #4, this was one of a number of early B&B books I bought in a bulk purchase from Bedrock City Comics that went a very long way into filling out my early B&B collection. I still can't believe someone else didn't snap them up before I did!
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Brave and the Bold 6 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #6 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
2045611005
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Owner Comments
Ebay auction?!?? win - May 2021. Quite frankly, an ebay auction was the last place I thought I would find one of the three HIGHEST GRADED copies on the CGC census, and yet, here we are. This was the last book I needed to complete my Brave and the Bold #1-24 mini-run!!! Ultimately, once I made the decision to complete this mini-run, it took me almost SIX years to get to this point. You can do it faster than I did, but I was trying to hold out for copies at the upper end of the census rather than just filling the holes as quickly as possible.
The first six issues of this series tend to max out at a grade of 8.0 (with B&B#3 being the strange exception). In fact, B&B#2 has no higher CGC graded book than a 7.5 (which I...don't own...yet).
Looking at the entire B&B run (all 200 issues), with this auction win, I'm now (as of May 2021) sixteen issues away from a complete CGC certified collection of the series. I do have some raw or other encapsulated copies of the sixteen still outstanding, but I would imagine I'm still another couple years away from achieving the goal. I have a feeling I will have a harder time with the few outstanding later issues than the earlier ones. It will be interesting to see if I'm right in that assumption.
Back to B&B#6...the was the LAST appearance of the Golden Gladiator in the series, having previously appeared in issues #1-4. The character wouldn't be seen again until DC Special #12 in June 1971...and that was a reprint of his B&B#1 story. It wouldn't be until All Star Squadron #54 in February 1986 that the character would appear in a new story. Of course, that appearance was not much more than a cameo as it was a Crisis storyline which involved upwards of fifty DC characters.
Also included in this issue were stories on Robin Hood and the Silent Knight (whom appeared on this issue's cover). The late, great Irv Novick (1916-2004) penned the cover (as he always did on these early issues).
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Brave and the Bold 7 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #7 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.5 |
| Cert #: |
2006982003
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Owner Comments
Heritage auction win- November 2019 - tied with two others for HIGHEST GRADED on the CGC census at 8.5. As with a number of the other early B&B issues, there are under 40 certified copies (in this case, only 32 as of this writing). This is the second issue to feature Robin Hood, replacing 1 of the 3 original title characters. Issue #6 had no Viking Prince story while this issue had no Golden Gladiator.
Currently, I am missing a copy of B&B#6 - while there are only 35 certified copies of that book, I am holding out to try and acquire one of the three 8.0's or one of the four 7.5's currently in the census. I have far too many instances of upgrading issues multiple times, so I will do my best to try and minimize that when it comes to issue #6.
I will say that there is definitely some competition for these early B&B's - especially when we are talking books that are either highest graded or next to highest graded.
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Brave and the Bold 8 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #8 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.5 |
| Cert #: |
2032544002
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Owner Comments
I am fortunate to be the owner of another early B&B issue which is the SINGLE HIGHEST GRADED copy on the CGC census. One of only 34 certified on the CGC census, this copy is trailed by 4 books at the 8.0 grade. Irv Novick was responsible for the cover for the 8th time, with the Silent Knight taking center stage this time around. I managed to snag this copy in the November 2019 Heritage auction.
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Brave and the Bold 9 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #9 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
2006982004
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Owner Comments
Heritage auction win - November 2019 - tied with 5 others for second highest, trailing only an 8.5. This issue has only 27 copies certified as of this writing, so I'm lucky to have acquired this book.
Speaking of the November 2019 Heritage auction, that was another huge day for my early B&B run collection, as I picked up my copies of #7-#10, #13 & #16 that day. There were so many B&B's available that I couldn't win them all! Irv Novick penned the Silent Knight cover.
As an aside, the back cover shows how times have really changed. You don't see ads like that anymore! In those days, kids could go "have fun" with their daisy, then relax afterwards with a few candy cigarettes.
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Brave and the Bold 10 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #10 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.4 |
| Cert #: |
2004023001
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Owner Comments
Heritage auction win - November 2019 - SINGLE HIGHEST GRADED copy on the census...with the next best a 9.0! The book first came to my attention on the boards. I attempted to do a deal privately on it at the time, but the owner wanted to take the book to auction instead. As it turns out, my offer would've saved the both of us some money, but what can you do???
This book is the highest graded of any in the #1-10 range - narrowly beating out a 9.2 B&B#3. In fact, you won't find a higher graded B&B book until you hit issue#28, where there is a 9.6 copy of the first appearance of the Justice League of America. I would love that book (but wouldn't love the price I would have to pay for it!!!)
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Brave and the Bold 11 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #11 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
3753245006
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Owner Comments
Comicbook Addiction purchase - May 2021. Finally...got a high grade copy of B&B#11. As of this writing, that leaves me needing only #6 to complete the #1-24 run. There is a CGC 9.0 in the census, but this copy is tied with three other at 8.0 for second highest graded on the census.
This issue features Robin Hood, Silent Knight and the Viking Prince (as it has for the past few issues).
I have to thank Danny for pointing me in the right direction for this book...this one and the B&B#13.
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Brave and the Bold 12 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #12 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.0 |
| Cert #: |
0779786010
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Owner Comments
Bedrock City Comics purchase - July 2018. There is only one copy graded higher (at 9.2) of the 28 that have been certified to date. This issue is the sixth one in a row to feature stories of Robin Hood, Silent Knight and Viking Prince (the Golden Gladiator having last appeared in issue #6). As with all the other issues to date, the cover artist was Irv Novick.
This issue comes after the last of only 2 in the pre-superhero era of Brave and the Bold that I have yet to acquire (#6 and #11). Both of those issues are available, but as of this writing, not in the grade that I'm looking for.
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Brave and the Bold 13 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #13 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
3753245008
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Owner Comments
Comicbook Addiction purchase - May 2021. I had won a 7.0 of this book on Heritage back in late 2019. After talking with a fellow B&B enthusiast on the boards, I found my way to Comicbook Addiction where they not only had one of the two early issues I didn't have (#11), but they had an upgrade on the #13...and not only an upgrade, the the SINGLE HIGHEST GRADED copy on the census! A signficant price was paid in both cases, but...here we are.
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Brave and the Bold 14 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #14 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.0 |
| Cert #: |
0913038005
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Owner Comments
Bedrock City Comics purchase - July 2018. This copy is one of only two at this grade...and it follows only one 9.4 on the census. This is only the third Robin Hood cover in the series to date (following issues #5 & #12). Irv Novick continues his streak of covers for the title, having penned all of them so far.
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Brave and the Bold 15 |
| Item: |
Brave and the Bold #15 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
1054082002
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Owner Comments
Purchased from wwcomics - April 2016 - a nice copy of a book from 1958! In fact, to date there has not been another copy certified at a higher grade than this one. Based on certification numbers, this is the rarest issue in the series, with only 20 books on the census. My copy, at an 8.0, is tied with two others for HIGHEST GRADED on the census.
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