CATALOG RECORD

The Brave and the Bold #34

DC · Series began 1955 · February-March 1961

first appearance of Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Byth and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Hawkman (Katar Hol, Thanagarian) — origin, introduction
Hawkgirl (Shayera Thal, Thanagarian) — origin, introduction
Byth (Hawkman villain) — villain, origin, introduction, also flashback
George Emmett (DC, from Hawkman) — introduction
Mavis Trent (DC, from Hawkman) — introduction
Joe Tracy (DC, from Hawkman) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: February-March 1961
On sale: December 29, 1960
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
Source ↗

Creators

pencils: Joe Kubert, Bernard Baily, Russ Heath, Dick Dillininks: Joe Kubert, Bernard Baily, Russ Heath, Sheldon Moldoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Gaspar Saladinoscript: Gardner Fox, Jack Schiff, Julius Schwartz, Jack Liebowitz

Stories

Creature of a Thousand Shapes! · 24.67 pages
Katar and his wife Shayera, police officers from the Planet Thanagar, come to Earth in pursuit of a shape-shifting criminal named Byth from their world. Police Commissioner Emmett helps them to establish secret identities, and, after they have succeeded in their mission, helps convince them to stay on Earth.
Weather Birds! · 1 pages

Characters

Katar HolHawkmanShayera ThalHawkgirlBythGeorge EmmettMavis TrentJoe Tracy

Reprinted in

All Favourites Comic (1960), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976), Super Adventure Album (1976), Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (1976), The Super Heroes (1980), Hawkman (1989), The Hawkman Archives (2000), Even More Secret Origins (2003), Showcase Presents: Hawkman (2007), DC Universe Secret Origins (2012), DC Universe: Secret Origins (2013), DC Finest: Hawkman: Wings Across Time (2025)