Viking Prince is a DC Comics title which featured in the comic book The Brave and the Bold. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative For the Tortoise and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album see The Brave and the Bold (album. It was a historic adventure story about a Viking named Jon. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas The story was written by Robert Kanigher and drawn by Joe Kubert. Robert Kanigher ( June 18, 1915 - May 6, 2002) was a prolific comic book writer whose career spanned five decades Joe Kubert (born September 18, 1926) is a Jewish - American Comic book Artist who went on to found the Joe Kubert School
In The Brave and the Bold #1, the main character is found amnesiac, on a beach by 10th century Scandinavian fishermen, who named him "Jon" after a legendary prince. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well His enemy, Thorvald, knew his true identity, and wanted to kill him before he regained his memory, or met someone else who recognised him. This set-up was ignored by later writers, some of whom made no mention of his background, while others portrayed him as an actual prince, the son of King Rikk.
He continued to appear in The Brave and the Bold until #26 (Jul 1959).
Later appearances
- In Our Army at War #162 {Jan 1966) Sergeant Rock found the Viking Prince in a glacier. Our Army at War is a war Comic book published by DC starting in August 1952 and ended in February 1977. He was defrosted, and fought alongside Rock in World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Jon had a deathwish, because he had fallen in love with a valkyrie, and was banished from Valhalla by Odin, who said he could only return to his love if he died a heroic death. In Norse mythology the valkyries ( Old Norse Valkyrja "Choosers of the Slain" are Dísir, minor female deities See also Death in Norse paganism In Norse mythology, Valhalla (from Old Norse Valhöll "hall of the slain" is a majestic enormous Odin (ˈoʊdɪn from Old Norse Óðinn) is considered the chief god in Norse paganism. However, Odin also made the Viking Prince invunerable to all known weapons. He is killed by plastique explosive, an unknown weapon at the time the curse was made. Plastic explosive (or the obsolete term plastique) is a specialised form of Explosive material. (In current continuity, Jon was still killed in World War II, but made his way to this period through a time warp, rather than being frozen. )
- The Viking Prince appeared in a back up strip in "Arak, Son of Thunder", issues 8 - 11 (April - July, 1982). The four part story, "Frozen hell for a Viking" was written by Kanigher and drawn by Jan Duursema, a graduate of Kubert's art school.
- In Legends of the Dark Knight #35 (early Aug 1992) Batman encounters Jon Rikkson, a modern day descendent of the Prince who has become an environmental crusader. Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created The story also features a legend describing Prince Jon's encounter with a Viking Batman.
- In Birds of Prey #29 (Jul 2001) Black Canary, having been sent back in time to 12th century America, meets Jon Haraldson, the Viking Prince, who is one of the Viking explorers who have discovered Vinland, and they have a brief relationship before she returns to the 21st century. Birds of Prey is a Comic book published by DC Comics that features the adventures of the superhero Oracle and her group of superheroines. Black Canary is a Fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine. Vinland was the name given to an area of North America by the Norseman Leifr Eiríksson, about the year A Jon takes a bullet intended for Dinah, but apparently survives, later being described as mourning "a love lost to time".
Other media
Jon appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "To Another Shore". Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) is the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on The episode introduces him in an account of his love for Valkyrior, and his blessing/curse of invulnerability to weapons; the still images accompanying the story are drawn in the style of Joe Kubert. In the episode it is revealed that Jon sailed off into the north, eventually dying of cold and becoming frozen in a glacier. When the Secret Society attempt to steal his body to gain the secret of immortality, the Justice League fights them off, and ensures he gets a proper Viking funeral. The Secret Society of Super Villains ( SSoSV) is a group of Comic book Supervillains that exist in the DC Universe.
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