Cover art depicting a swastika flag

Prototype of Sgt. Rock

Origin of Viking Prince

1st cameo appearance of Sgt. Rock

Cover art by Russ Heath

Plagiarized artwork by Roy Lichtenstein

Lower left image: Crak! (1963) by Roy Lichtenstein

Lower right image: interior panel illustrated by Jack Abel and written by Bob Haney that was swiped by pop culture artist Roy Lichtenstein without attribution

1st appearance of Eclipso, who was at one time God's Spirit of Wrath

2nd appearance of Eclipso

First team-up of Green Arrow and Martian Manhunter

First team-up of Aquaman and Hawkman

1st full cover appearance of Eclipso, previous partial cover appearances

1st team appearance of the Teen Titans: Aqualad, Kid Flash, Robin

The team name Teen Titans isn't coined until Brave and the Bold #60

1st appearance of Mr. Twister, possesses a stick that controls the weather

1st appearance and origin of Metamorpho

1st appearance of Simon Stagg, a business magnate and enemy of Metamorpho

1st appearance of Java, servant of Stagg

1st appearance of Sapphire Stagg, girlfriend of Metamorpho and daughter of Simon Stagg

2nd appearance of Metamorpho

First team-up of Batman and Green Lantern

1st appearance of the Time Commander

1st team appearance of the International Sea Devils

1st appearance of Captain X

First use of the team name 'Teen Titans'

2nd team appearance of the Teen Titans

1st appearance of Wonder Girl, Donna Troy

Wonder Girl joins the Teen Titans

⚠️ Debatable Firsts: this issue could more appropriately be labeled the first official team appearance of the Teen Titans instead of Brave and the Bold #54 based on it being the first use of the name Teen Titans and Robin's explanation that the team was formed after events in Brave and the Bold #54

1st appearance of Prince Ra-Man

First solo series featuring Metamorpho

3rd team appearance of the Teen Titans

2nd appearance of Wonder Girl

Premiere issue featuring the Teen Titans

1st appearance and origin of Enchantress

First meeting of the Teen Titans and Beast Boy although they did appear in the same panel in Doom Patrol #104

The Teen Titans request readers to submit their opinion of whether or not Beast Boy should be offered membership to the Teen Titans

2nd appearance Enchantress

1st appearance of Ocean Master, Orm Marius, half brother of Aquaman

Introduction to the city of Necrus

1st appearance of Mongo, ruler of Necrus

1st appearance of Element Girl

1st appearance of B'Wanna Beast

1st appearance of Mad Mod

2nd appearance of Ocean Master

1st appearance of Aquagirl, Tula

1st appearance of Nuidis Vulko, a close ally of Aquaman

1st appearance of Black Manta

First cover art by Neal Adams providing pencils on Batman - previously inked over Carmine Infantino's pencils work on Detective Comics #370

1st appearance of Scavenger

1st appearance of Copperhead

Team-up of Batman and Deadman

Cover art by Neal Adams

1st team appearance of Aliens of Dimension X

1st appearance of Hellgrammite, a scientist who mutated himself into a grasshopper humanoid

Origin of Ocean Master retold

Debut of new Green Arrow costume

Debut of new Wonder Girl costume

Anniversary of Brave and the Bold issue #100

First meeting of Batman and the Demon, Jason Blood

Origin of Deadman

1st appearance of the Phantom of Washington

First use of the iconic 'bullet' DC logo on a Brave and the Bold cover

First use of the iconic 'bullet' DC logo on a World's Finest Comics cover

1st appearance of Slingshot

1st appearance of Baron Blitzkrieg