The Brave and the Bold #22

In "The Invisible Viking!" from *The Brave and the Bold* #22 (1959), the Viking Prince finds himself shipwrecked and bound by a race of tiny people, led by the brave and resourceful Freya. When raiders threaten their hidden homeland, he proves his strength and cunning—first by shrinking to their size to battle a giant spider, then by helping them rescue the Mute Bard from a monstrous squid and outwit the invaders from within a raider ship.

In a tale of ancient peril and cunning trials, the Silent Knight and his squire, Lady Celia, face a bridge of fate as bird-men assail them from above. Plunging into the abyss, the SK recalls the land’s unraveling—frost, flood, and quake—while King Arthur and Merlin stand at the heart of a challenge from the Three Queens of Dread: Kranda, Xlla, and Larique. Bound by a trial of three trials, the Silent Knight must endure, for failure means victory for one of the queens—and the squire’s claim will be decided by who first touches his helmet.

In "Challenge of the Sinister Queens! Part Two," the Silent Knight and Lady Celia ride a flying griffin to Camelot, where they face their next trial: battling the Knights of the Clock atop a towering fortress. When the Silent Knight falls, Lady Celia leaps to defend him, reigniting his resolve and securing victory. With the final test looming—a sword fight against the formidable Queen Kranda—the Silent Knight hesitates, bound by honor. But when Lady Celia’s scarf becomes entangled with her blade, the moment shifts, and the truth begins to unfold.