Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) comic books 1968-1970

Cover by Neal Adams. "In the Grasp of Shang-Zi!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Celebrations (celebrating the "Year of the bat") in Gotham City's Chinatown are interrupted by the arrival of Shang-Zi, and ancient spirit who blocks off Chinatown from the rest of Gotham City with a mystical barrier, as part of a plan to reinstate his 1,000 year rule on the Earth; Trapped inside the city, Batman attempts to stop Shang-Zi, and is joined by the Spectre who was able to transverse through the barrier; While the Spectre matches might and magic against Shang-Zi, Batman tracks down the source of Shang-Zi's power, a magical wheel, and smashes it with a batarang just as Shang-Zi was gaining the upper hand against the Spectre. A Land of Many Walls article; A description of the many defensive walls found in China other than the Great Wall. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. The Batman Whirly-Word Game puzzle page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Doom, What Is Thy Shape?", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Jack Abel; After a series of complex heists, the Molder attracts the attention of Batman, who begins a manhunt to find the sculpting villain; The Molder gains the upper hand when he traps Batman in front of an oncoming train, however the Caped Crusader is saved by Plastic Man; The two heroes team up, and in spite of the fact that the Molder's weapons work against Plastic Man's abilities, the two heroes manage to trip up the crook enough for Batman to defeat the crook and turn him over to the police. Some Famous "Plastic" Men article. Robin back-up reprint, "The Man Called "50-50"! starring Robin, Commissioner James Gordon, "50-50" Finley, Pete, Ruff, Burns, and Judson, script by David Vern, art by Jim Mooney. Statement of ownership - average print run 521,000; average paid circulation 340,000. Half page Neal Adams ad (penciled version of a Lois Lane cover). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "So Thunders the Cannoneer!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; When a train full of priceless artwork is replaced with forgeries by the Cannoner, Batman goes on a quest to find who stole the priceless works, and enlists the aid of the Atom; The Cannoner, meanwhile has tricked circus midget Lilli De La Pooche to take a shrinking pill that shrinks her down to three inches and blackmails her into helping him stash the artwork until the heroes are thrown off. Half-page Billy story with Corgi Batmobile by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Bob Brown. "In the Coils of Copperhead!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Mike Esposito; While Batman is otherwise busy stopping crooks making off with an armored truck, the evil Copperhead has disguised himself as a poor man in order to get close enough to a visiting monarch in order to steal her tiara; When Batman finally tries to stop Copperhead he is too late; With his reputation on the line, Batman vows to somehow deal with Copperhead; Devising a plan, Batman sets up an electronic beam alarm to protect the Golden Casque of Montezuma; However, as he is setting this up, both Wonder Woman and Batgirl appear over the city writing messages of love to Batman before getting into a scrap over who is worthy of the Caped Crusaders affections; Stopping the two from quarreling they both agree to a contest to decide which of the two are worthy of Batman's love; As the event is televised Copperhead figures this is the best time to strike. The Weird World of Snakes article. "Warrior Bold" story starring Abraham Lincoln and Elmer E. Ellsworth, script and art by Fred Ray. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "The Track of the Hook," script by Bob Haney, art by Neal Adams; While aiding Commissioner Gordon in solving the murder of small time crook Whitey Marsh, Batman learns that the killer was wearing a hook; Deadman, having come to Gotham City to seek Batman's aid in finding his killer, believes the villain responsible, the Hook is in Gotham after overhearing the eye witness account of Marsh's murder; Aiding Batman the two learn that the killer was not the man who Deadman is looking for, but a thug working for Kubla Kaine, a wealthy business man who is running for mayor and is secretly running a crime syndicate out of Gotham City. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "And Hellgrammite Is His Name!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Newsman Jack Ryder (secretly the Creeper) approaches Batman with information that the criminal Hellgrammite is in Gotham City; This revelation leads to Batman and the Creeper working together to stop the mammoth crook from his bid to eliminate prominent gang members; Battling the Hellgrammite throughout Gotham, the duo locate him in the Gotham subway system where they down Hellgrammite with a combination of a fire extinguisher and the electrified third rail; After the Hellgrammite's defeat, the Creeper makes his escape to avoid his own arrest at the hands of the Gotham PD. Letter from comics writer Tony Isabella. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "But Bork Can Hurt You!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano and Vince Colletta; When mercenary for hire named Bork arrives in Gotham City and realizes that he's mysteriously invulnerable, he begins a campaign to take over the city, even besting Batman in combat; While Batman is trying to stop Bork and his followers, Batman sends the Flash on a quest to find the source of Bork's power; Flash finds it in a wooden statue carved into Bork's likeness, however it appears to be equally invulnerable; Running it straight through the sun however destroys it; With the source of Bork's power destroyed, Batman is able to defeat him in single combat. Bork is then turned over to the authorities. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Sleepwalker from the Sea!", script by Bob Haney, art by Neal Adams; While trying to stop a theft and murder by Gotham docks, Batman is mysteriously attacked by Aquaman; Suspicious of the Marius Enterprises company, Batman decides to investigate as Bruce Wayne, feigning an interest in donating money to the companies project to build a sea city; However, his knowledge of the goings on puts him at risk and company head Marius orders Aquaman to kill Wayne; Surviving the attempt and bringing Aquaman to Gotham PD headquarters, Batman helps Aquaman snap out of his hypnosis; Aquaman reveals that Marius is really his half-brother Ocean Master. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. Statement of ownership--average print run 469,000; average paid circulation 290,000. One page "Teen Talk" cartoons by Mort Drucker. Vigilante character profile. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Batman and the Teen Titans star in "Punish Not My Evil Son." Due to a promise Bruce's father had made to his friend to take care of his child, Lance Bruner arrives in the life of Bruce Wayne as his new ward. Dick and the rest of the Titans try to help Lance mend his delinquent ways, but Lance resists. When he finds out that Bruce and Dick are really Batman and Robin, Lance believes he can cash in on this knowledge. Characters: Batman; Teen Titans [Robin [Dick Grayson]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Kid Flash [Wally West]]; Alfred Pennyworth; Lance Bruner; Grantland Stark; Milo Manton; Charles Hinton. Written by Bob Haney, with art by Neal Adams. Cover by Irv Novick. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Last 12-cent cover price. Cover by Neal Adams. "The Angel, the Rock and the Cowl," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Neal Adams and Joe Kubert (page 19); When Bruce Wayne is called to the Gotham Museum to see the statue of the Archangel Gabriel smuggled out of Nazi-occupied France during World War II, because a man with a German accent called about it called to claim it; Bruce informs him that the real statue is still in France and the one in Gotham is a fake; They are then attacked by a man Bruce recognizes as Von Stauffen; Bruce then recalls back to a day during World War II, when he was in London, and his friend, a British spy named Digby is killed in a bombing and so Bruce covered his mission for the British forces; Traveling into Nazi occupied France, Bruce meets up with Sgt. Rock and Easy Company along the way; Investigating a strange amount of wine coming out of Chateaurouge, Bruce learns that it's occupied by Nazi's led by Von Stauffen; As a spy, Bruce is unable to learn what the secret is behind the wine, so he tries as Batman and comes to blows with Rock and Easy Company again who happen to be in the area. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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First 15-cent cover price. Cover by Neal Adams. "The Senator's Been Shot!", script by Bob Haney, art by Neal Adams; When the newly voted senator for Gotham City is shot before he can vote on a important anti-crime bill, Bruce Wayne is selected to finish the rest of the Senator's term during his recovery so that the crucial deciding vote for the bill be made; Meanwhile, as Batman, Bruce attempts to find out who was responsible for having the senator shot and along the way teams up with the Green Arrow to bring the shooter to justice, just in time for Bruce to vote in favor of the crime bill. First appearance of the new Green Arrow costume. One-page Adams biography written by his wife. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "You Can't Hide from a Deadman!", script by Bob Haney, art by Neal Adams; While busting up a crime scene, Batman is suddenly attacked by Robin, and then Commissioner Gordon and various people on the streets; Batman realizes it is actually Deadman who is possessing the bodies and attacking his former ally; Fighting off all these attacks, Batman manages to convince Deadman to stop, and soon learns that his friend was hypnotized into attacking him by the evil Sensei; Eventually, they learn that the Sensei plans to destroy Nanda Parbat. Batman and Deadman travel there and stop the League of Assassins from destroying the land. Letter from comics writer Tony Isabella. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano. "The Widow-Maker!", script and pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Dick Giordano; When Willi Van Dort (son of the Nazi war criminal General Van Dort) plans to use unsportsmanlike means to win a race by having Bruce Wayne attacked, Batman enters the race, and with the help of Wonder Woman and I-Ching wins the race instead of Van Dort, who was willing to win by any means, even murdering Batman; The plot is foiled with the help of Wonder Woman, Batman wins the race and Van Dort and his accomplices are arrested; Wonder Woman also gets into some trouble with the law when it turns out the car she thought was a rental was the wrong one and was reported stolen Also features a one-page text article titled "The Greatest Heroes of Them All," the first in a series recounting the heroes who previously appeared in Brave and Bold. This article covers the appearances of Golden Gladiator, Viking Prince, Silent Knight, Robin Hood, Col. Rick Flagg, and Cave Carson. One-page "A Matter of Life and Death!" story, script by Murray Boltinoff, art by Jack Sparling. Bio on Mike Sekowsky. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Count Ten... and Die!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Mike Esposito; When Bruce Wayne hires retired boxer Ted Grant to coach the US Team that will be competing in the World Youth Games in Vienna, Austria, Bruce helps bring a new sense of pride in the down-and-out former boxer; As Bruce aids the Anglo-American Military Intelligence to stop the selling of information to Russians as Batman, Ted is challenged by the Russian World Youth Coach, Koslov, the Hammer -a former boxing opponent of Ted - to a boxing match to determine which nation has the best fighter; As Batman tracks down the informant trying to sell the information to the Russians, Ted tries to help Batman out as Wildcat. Also features a one-page text article titled "The Greatest Heroes of Them All," the second in a series recounting the heroes who previously appeared in Brave and Bold. This article covers the appearances of the Justice League of America, Hawkman, the Teen Titans, and Metamorpho. One-page western story, "Death Turns the Dial!", script by Murray Boltinoff, art by George Tuska. One-page western story, "Killed with Kindness!", script by Murray Boltinoff, art by George Tuska. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Arise Ye Ghosts of Gotham," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Gotham City is visited by a religious group called the Hellerites, a group of people who centuries ago owned the land that later became known as Gotham City; The forefathers of Gotham had forced the Hellerties off the land, and now they have returned with their apparent messiah and founder Josiah Heller was prophesied to come back and threaten to turn Gotham City into a desert unless the land was turned over to his people; Batman and the Phantom Stranger to join forces to learn the truth behind Josiah's apparent supernatural powers. Statement of ownership - average print run 448,000; average paid circulation 242,000. Also features a one-page text article titled "The Greatest Heroes of Them All," the third in a series recounting the heroes who previously appeared in Brave and Bold. This article covers the appearances of the Martian Manhunter, Flash, and various heroes who appeared in issues without Batman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "You Only Die Twice!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; After a near death experience, Batman is visited by Adam Strange, who explains to him that after a freak accident involving the Zeta-Beam, Adam was transported to Earth sometime in the future and found Batman's obituary; However, as Adam grabbed for the newspaper, he was transported back to modern day Rann, only taking part of the obituary with him, so that the year of Batman's death is unknown; Giving this information to Batman leads the caped crusader to become paranoid of his coming demise, and leaves Earth with Adam Strange in the middle of solving a crime involving a contracting scheme and contractor Mike Morrison. However, when viewing Gotham City via a machine on Rann, Batman observes Alfred being taken hostage by the mob over gambling debts. Also features a one-page text article titled "The Greatest Heroes of Them All," the fourth in a series recounting the heroes who previously appeared in Brave and Bold. This article covers the appearances of Green Lantern, Eclipso, Flash, Metamorpho, Hawkman, Green Arrow, the Metal Men, Plastic Man, the Atom, Batgirl, and Wonder Woman. One-page horror story, "Spirit in the Séance," script by Murray Boltinoff, pencils by George Tuska, inks by George Tuska. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Neal Adams. 'A Cold Corpse for the Collector,' script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; While Batman is on the trail of the elusive crime lord known as the Collector, Black Canary has come to Earth-One from Earth-Two, and has sought out the Earth-One counterpart of her husband, Larry Lance; Warned by Batman that the Larry Lance of Earth-One is not as good-hearted as her late husband of Earth-Two, Black Canary pursues a relationship with Larry; The two heroes get caught up in the Collector's scheme to see Batman killed; In the final battle, Larry is revealed to be the Collector; In a struggle with Batman, Larry is stabbed by his own knife and dies; Afterwards, Batman encourages Black Canary to make a life for herself on Earth-One, and that she has Batman as a friend and ally. The Also features a one-page text article by Marv Wolfman titled '"The Greatest Heroes of Them All," the fifth in a series recounting the heroes who previously appeared in Brave and Bold. This article covers issues 79-86 (the Neal Adams issues). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "Night Wears a Scarlet Shroud!", script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; While in England, Batman begins investigating incidents of murder on the set of a film telling the story of England's famous Scarlet Strangler; Enlisting the aid of the "Bat-Squad" consisting of Mick, Margo, and The Major; The foursome searches the streets of London trying to find clue of the Strangler; Eventually, after a few encounters, and mysteries leading the group to wonder if they traveled back to the Stranglers time, they find the Strangler in an old wine cellar; Saving Margo, and learning that the Strangler is film actor Basil Coventry, Batman's fight with the killer is stopped when they break through the floor and Batman finds himself pinned under a Nazi Bomb left over from World War II. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.