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The Brave and the Bold #44

DC · Series began 1955 · October-November 1962

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Big Red (a hawk that helps Hawkman, DC) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: October-November 1962
On sale: August 23, 1962
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
Source ↗

Creators

pencils: Joe Kubert, Bob Browninks: Joe Kubert, Bob Browncolors: Jack Adlerletters: Ira Schnapp, Gaspar Saladinoscript: Jack Schiff, Gardner Fox, Julius Schwartz

Stories

Earth's Impossible Day! · 11.67 pages
The Hawks celebrate Impossible Day, a holiday on their home planet, by stopping crimes in ways that are seemingly impossible.
Butterfly... Moth... · 0.5 pages
The Men Who Moved the World! · 12.67 pages
The Hawks fight three aliens who are trying to move the Earth out of its orbit.

Characters

Katar HolHawkmanShayera ThalHawkgirlGeorge EmmettMavis TrentBig Red

Reprinted in

Hawkman (1989), The Hawkman Archives (2000), Showcase Presents: Hawkman (2007), DC Finest: Hawkman: Wings Across Time (2025), Detective Comics (1937), Adventure Comics (1938), Super Adventure Album (1976)