THE BRAVE & THE BOLD VOL. 1 #3

COVER TAGLINE: None COVER DATE: Dec/Jan, 1955 PRICE: $.10 U.S. EDITOR(s): Robert Kanigher COVER: Irv Novick TITLE: The Invisible Wall WRITER: Bill Finger ARTIST: Russ Heath INKER: Russ Heath CHARACTERS: Golden Gladiator PLOT: N/A If you have a plot synopsis for this issue, please drop us a line and let us know! Click Here to Contact Us!

TITLE: The Hammer of Thor WRITER: Robert Kanigher ARTIST: Joe Kubert INKER: Joe Kubert CHARACTERS: Viking Prince; Captain Olaf; Gunnda; Baron Thorvald PLOT: The forces of Baron Thorvald capture Captain Olaf. Jon is given three days to surrender himself, or Thorvald will kill Olaf. Jon's first attempt to rescue Olaf using a direct approach fails. When he notices Thorvald's spy Sardluk, Jon prepares another ploy. Jon pretends to find the Hammer of Thor which is capable of smashing anything. Sardluk takes the information back to Thorvald, who agrees to trade Olaf for the hammer. During the exchange, Thorvald betrays the agreement, but then learns the hammer is a fake. Jon makes his escape, but his route is cut-off. Thorvald challenges Jon to single combat. When Jon gets the upper hand, Thorvald orders an archer to disarm his opponent. Thorvald then wields the hammer and prepares to strike Jon. A lightning bolt from the sky is attracted to the hammer and stuns Thorvald. Jon makes his escape with Olaf in the confusion that follows.

TITLE: Challenge of the Black Lance WRITER: Robert Kanigher ARTIST: Irv Novick INKER: Irv Novick CHARACTERS: Silent Knight; Sir Grot; Slasher PLOT: While most of the knights are away from the castle, Cedric the Black makes a challenge. The elderly Sir Grot is the only knight that can meet the challenge to defend the castle. Brian helps Sir Grot, but he soon discovers that Cedric has more men lurking in Forest Perilous. Brian dons the armor of the Silent Knight and faces off against the bandits. Lady Celia is taken captive by the evil knights, but the Silent Knight bests them all including Cedric. Lady Celia returns to the castle unharmed and unaware that the Silent Knight is really Brian Kent.