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 Threat of the Phantom Vikings"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Viking Prince (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted In:
Best of the Brave and the Bold #3 (1988)
Viking Prince HC (2010)

Feature Character(s)

• Viking Prince (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #1; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Captain Olaf (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #1; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #3)
• Gunnda (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #1; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #3)
• Olaf’s tribe (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #1; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #3)

Villain(s)

• Baron Thorvald (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #1; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #3)
• Thorvald’s men and a Thorvald imposter (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While training Olaf’s tribe in the art of swordsmanship, Jon spots a dragon ship. He rows out to the ship and finds it abandoned. Jon attempts to cut the anchor and is attacked by a shark. He escapes and returns to the village.

That night the village is attack and set on fire. Jon finds no trace of the attackers, however the empty ship has returned. Jon discovers the ship contained a secret compartment that hid the crew. While Jon searches the ship, the enemy soldiers raid the village. Jon guides the ship to harbor and repels the attack. Thorvald, the leader of the attack, escapes using an imposter to take his place.