Comic Title: Brave and the Bold #2
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1955
Approx. On Sale Date: August 9, 1955 Copyright Date August 7, 1955
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1955
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "The Sword of Attila"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Golden Gladiator

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Russ Heath

Reprinted In:
Best of the Brave and the Bold #3 (1988)

Feature Character(s)

• Golden Gladiator (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #1; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lucia (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #1; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #4)

Villain(s)

• Cinna (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #1; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #4)
• Attila (no further appearances)
• Attila's barbarian hordes (no further appearances)
• Gorgo (a gladiator; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The Emperor (no further appearances)

Comments:
The appearance by Attila the Hun places the Golden Gladiator stories in the 5th century.

Synopsis:
Cinna offers a reward to the gladiator Gorgo if he can kill the Golden Gladiator in the arena. When Gorgo fails, Cinna proposes to send Marcus into the field to capture the sword of Attila the Hun. Marcus is forced to accept the assignment. Cinna's niece Lucia follows him.

When the huns attack with fireballs hurled from a catapult, Marcus acts to protect Lucia and is captured. He then intentionally angers Attila. When the hun attacks with his sword, Marcus uses his iron wristband to break the sword. In the confusion that follows, Marcus is able to escape with the help of Lucia and return to Rome.