Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 25 GD+ 2.5

Cover coming loose at one staple.

Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. Featuring the first appearance of the Suicide Squad! Introducing America's top secret weapon - in reports never before released to the world! Mission #1 - "The Three Waves of Doom!", script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; A large wave carrying a reddish hued object begins to ebb its way towards a seaside resort; As onlookers run, they feel a great heat coming from the wave, as it turns the sand into glass beneath it; Firefighters and bombers carrying foam bombs are unable to stop the heated object, and are forced to retreat as it causes their hoses and wings to melt!; When all other options are exhausted, the military commander puts in a call to the new team, the Suicide Squad!; Colonel Rick Flag is the Suicide Squad's team leader, and pilot of the "flying laboratory," a plane with special equipment on board for analyzing and testing; Beside him sits Karin Grace, flight medic for the team who is secretly attracted to Rick; The lab section of the plane holds the astronomer Dr. Evans and physicist Jess Bright; As the plane flies over the strange heated anomaly it is brought into an uncontrolled dive! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: GD+ 2.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)