The Brave and the Bold #47 is an issue of the series The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1963.
Synopsis for Strange Sports Stories: "The Phantom Prizefighter!"
"Socko" was an amateur boxing champ who dreamed of becoming good enough to make it into the championship league. An alien in a crashed star-ship grants him his wish, but it comes with a high price...
Appearing in Strange Sports Stories: "The Phantom Prizefighter!"
Featured Characters:
- Paul "Socko" Chase (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Madge Morton (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Alien Visitor (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Kayo Jones (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Small Town (Unnamed)
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- Alien Space Craft
Synopsis for Strange Sports Stories: "Saga of the Secret Sportsmen!"
The world of the 30th Century has embraced a laid-back lifestyle, thanks largely to an invention called the Sportscaster, which lets the user play virtual sport games from the comfort of their own home. The practice of actually participating in sports has been outlawed due to its danger of injury. A group of sports enthusiasts is then caught engaging in the physical activity of playing sports and they are arrested. They are to be brought before a judge who plans to make examples of them. Before they appear in court, the planet is invaded by a group of aliens from the planet Uranus. The invaders quickly conquer the earth but the group of sports enthusiasts forms a resistance group that wrecks havoc on their operations. The resistance group uses their athletic skills to cripple the alien operation until the aliens are forced to abandon their hopes of occupying the earth. They hope that their exploits are enough to reinstate the participation of sports once again.
Appearing in Strange Sports Stories: "Saga of the Secret Sportsmen!"
Featured Characters:
- Wil Merritt (Single appearance)
- Arthur Stacy (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Reni (Single appearance)
- Alis Stacy (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Jon (Single appearance)
- Geo (Single appearance)
- Asa Ketvin (Flashback only) (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
- The Sportscaster
Vehicles:
- Uranian Tanks
Notes
- "The Phantom Prizefighter!" is reprinted in DC Special #9.
- "Saga of the Secret Sportsmen!" is reprinted in DC Special #13 and Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics.
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