*DC: “What?” you youngsters incredulously cry. “There was a Suicide Squad without Harley Quinn in it?” Oh yes, ye of little faith. Travel back with us to the early days of Brave & Bold, wherein a team of non-costumed specialists – astronomer Hugh Evans, physicist Jess Bright, medic and intermittent psychic Karin Grace, and manly leading man Rick Flag Jr. – tackled meteor storms, dinosaurs, giant lizards, giant monsters – actually, mostly just freakishly big critters – in exotic locales. Written by Barking Bob Kanigher, the stories were short on logic but heavy on the pulse-pounding action, sleekly illustrated by the team of Andru & Esposito, and are fondly remembered today – particularly since Flag and Grace popped up in significant roles in later incarnations of the Squad. Four of the six original Suicide Squad adventures fresh in from the Bute Collection this week, missions 3-6 from Brave & Bold #27 & #37-39.
IN THIS UPDATE: BRAVE & BOLD
#27 GD/VG p £48 (PICTURED) Solid copy with good colour, pages and staples. Tiny splits at either end of spine. A few tiny creases in bottom right cover corner break colour.
#37 GD p £17.75 Lots of small tears and creases at spine and edge wear elsewhere; bookshop stamps. SOLD
#38 VG+ p £35 Solid copy with just minor edge and spine wear.
#39 FA/GD £11.75 Rusty staples. Off top staple. Great cover image. Wear along top edge.