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Brave and the Bold 29

BRAVE AND THE BOLD #29

Cover Date: April-May 1960
Cover Price: $0.10

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Mike Sekowsky
Inks: Murphy Anderson


Story: "Challenge of the Weapons Master!" (26 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGardner Fox
PencilsMike Sekowsky
InksBernard Sachs, Joe Giella
LetteringGaspar Saladino
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Justice League of America (first appearance of team;
Aquaman (last in Adventure Comics #271/3; see Comments regarding appearances)
Batman (last in Batman #131/3; next in Detective Comics #278; see Comments for Post-Crisis appearance)
Flash (Barry Allen; see Comments regarding appearances)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; see Comments regarding appearances)
Martian Manhunter (see Comments regarding appearances)
Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #44/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #137; see Comments for Post-Crisis appearance)
Wonder Woman (in between Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #113 and #114; see Comments for Post-Crisis appearance)

Supporting Character(s):

Snapper Carr

Villain(s):

Xotar (a criminal from the year 11,960; first appearance; see Comments; next in JLA: Gods and Monsters)
Ilaric (the robot controlled by Xotar; first appearance)

Other Character(s):

The Intersolar Police (law enforcement in the year 11,960; first appearance)
Staff of Project Venus (including General Morgan Anderson and civilian chief Warner Hunter; first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Atlantic Ocean
United States of America
Florida (site of Project Venus)
Happy Harbor, RI
Secret Sanctuary
Middledale
Mount Rushmore, SD
Panama
Panama Canal
Unidentified Space Sector
Illirium (first mentioned, by Xotar)

Comment(s):

This story is retold in Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #4 and JLA: Year One #7, using post-Crisis versions of the characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Justice League of America #48 (November-December 1966)
Justice League of America Archives #1 (1992)
Showcase Presents: Justice League of America #1 (December 2005)

Solicitation:

After finding Wonder Woman's diary in the future, the criminal Xotar decides to travel to the past to face the Justice League! Using the information from the diary, Xotar prepares for battle and challenges each member in turn. Will the Justice League be able to defeat Xotar's ultimate weapon?


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