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The Brave and the Bold #32 cover
Cover: Bernard Baily

The Brave and the Bold #32

Oct 1960 · DC · 0.10 USD
📊 ~20,463 copies sold its debut month
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In "The City 100 Miles Down, Chapter 1," the Brave and the Bold introduces a gripping underground mystery as Cave and his crew race against time in the Mighty Mole, pursued by an artificial sun engineered by the enigmatic Xanon. With Bernard Baily handling both the interior art and cover, this 1960 DC classic delivers a tense, visually striking adventure rooted in early sci-fi suspense—written by Ed Herron and lettered by Stan Starkman.

Contains 5 stories
The City 100 Miles Down, Chapter 1
9.67 pp · Adventure
Lanneus (flashback)M’Sanva (flashback)Shayanna (cave beast)Xanon (antagonist, flashback)

In the depths of a forgotten cavern, Cave Carson and his team uncover a dying alien and a mysterious city beneath the earth, its glowing sphere casting long shadows over a civilization desperate to escape a creeping gas. As tensions rise between factions led by the enigmatic Xanon and the cautious alien elders, the crew finds themselves caught in a struggle where survival may demand unthinkable choices.

Homer Goes Underground
1 pp · Humor
Chapter 2: The Beast Brigade
7 pp · Adventure
ArhunXanon (antagonist)

Arhun rallies his cave beasts to strike back at Xanon’s forces as the Underworlders descend on the city, unleashing chaos. With Bulldozer freed from captivity, the tide turns—only for Xanon, now on the run, to command his men to activate the artificial sun’s full power.

Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
Chapter 3: The Mole vs. the Enemy Sun
7.67 pp · Adventure
AlrudXanon (antagonist)

In "Chapter 3: The Mole vs. the Enemy Sun," Alrud and his crew fight to survive beneath the surface as Xanon’s artificial sun relentlessly pursues them. With Alrud captured and Xanon poised to ascend with his deadly plan, Cave must use the Mighty Mole’s thermo-ray to confront the sun’s overwhelming power—before it’s too late.

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Raw (VG) $38
CGC 9.0 · 5 in census $677
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $316
CGC 8.0 · 5 in census $170
CGC 7.5 · 7 in census $158
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $133*
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $111*
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CGC 6.0 · 7 in census $99*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $78*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 4 in census $58
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $58*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $50*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $39*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $35*
CGC 2.0 none in existence
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Cast · 7 characters

Full credits

writer Ed Herron
artist, inker Bernard Baily
letterer Stan Starkman
cover pencils, inks Bernard Baily

Reprints

Reprinted in All Favourites Comic #24 (1961), Historias Fantásticas #50 (1962), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #89 (1965)

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