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Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) comic books 1978-1980

  • Issue #139
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 139

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Requiem for a Top Cop!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman attempts to protect Commissioner Gordon from a hitman who Hawkman reveals to be an interstellar bounty hunter trying to punish Gordon for a mysterious past crime. The Cuckoo Cuckoos Hostess snack cakes ad with The Penguin. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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  • Issue #140
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 140
    • Paper: White
    • Label #0965518002

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Dastardly Events Aboard the Hellship!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and Wonder Woman take on Dimitrios, a wealthy industrial spy who uses educated apes for henchmen and who has stolen a "solar cell" from an inventor. Mera Meets the Manta Men Hostess snack cakes ad. A Word About the Fight of the Century article by Jenette Kahn about Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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    $90 Brave and the Bold #140 NM 9.4 Unread copy Wonder Woman Bondage cover 1978
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  • Issue #141
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 141

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Pay - or Die!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman, Black Canary, and Alfred Pennyworth team up to crack down on the Jokers insurance racket, which forces his investors to make exorbitant payments or be killed. Dilema Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. Statement of ownership - average print run 355,507; average paid circulation 147,912. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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    $5 Brave and the Bold #141 Black Canary 6.0 (1978)
    $20 Brave and the Bold #141 FN- 1978 DC Comics Batman Black Canary Joker Cover/Story
    $29 BRAVE AND THE BOLD 141 DC 1978 NEWSSTAND 7.0 FN/VF BATMAN/BLACK CANARY TEAMUP
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  • Issue #142
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 142

    Last 35-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Enigma of the Death-Ship," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman tries to uncover evidence to a drug kingpins identity in the log book of a sunken ship, but Aquaman inexplicably tries to prevent him from doing so. The Big Fall Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Profile on Roger McKenzie by Michael Catron. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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  • Issue #143
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 143

    44-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Cast the First Stone," script by Bob Haney and Cary Burkett, art by Jim Aparo; Batman receives aid from the Creeper as he tries to corral a TV network news anchor who is the kingpin of a drug-smuggling ring. Article by publisher Jenette Kahn on recent price increases. "The Cat and the Canary Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Christopher Chance has to take on the identity of Amos Sharkey, a former loan-shark-gone-straight, who is also the very man that ordered the hit on his father years ago. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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    $3 Brave and the Bold #143 The Creeper 6.0 (1978)
    $4 THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD 143 FINE (CREEPER) (COMBINED SHIPPING) SEE 12 PHOTOS

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  • Issue #144
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 144

    44-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Arrow of Eternity," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and Green Arrow travel back in time to the Battle of Agincourt to find a magic arrow that can penetrate any substance. In Memoriam - Mort Weisinger 1915 – 1978. "The Symphony for the Devil Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Someone is trying to kill the famous conductor Andre DeVyne. Strip continues in Detective Comics #483. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #145
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 145

    First 40-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "A Choice of Dooms!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman stops a diamond smuggling ring but the leader practices voodoo on his gang members and has an unusual way to prevent them from talking. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #146
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 146

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Secret That Saved a World!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Romeo Tanghal, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Batman teams up with the Unknown Soldier to stop a nazi spy from stealing plans to the atomic bomb. An Unbeatable Power! Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #148
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 148

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Night the Mob Stole Xmas!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Jim Aparo; Batman tries to get Plastic Man out of a case of holiday depression by having him lend a hand to busting a ring of illegal cigarette smugglers. Wonder Woman vs. the Cheetah Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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    $5 Brave and the Bold #148 Newsstand DC 1979 Batman & Plastic Man - See Pictures
    $8 The Brave and the Bold #148 Batman and Plastic Man Newsstand VF+ 1979 DC Comics

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  • Issue #149
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 149

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Look Homeward, Runaway," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman enlists the Teen Titans to help him as undercover agents, infiltrating the Runaways, a gang of teenaged thieves under the control of a mysterious Fagin called The Man. The Ionic Storm Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Statement of ownership - average print run 368,255; average paid circulation 119,955. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #150
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 150

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Today Gotham... Tomorrow, the World!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Superman infiltrates the terrorist group, Battalion of Doom, in disguise to ferret out nuclear devices they have planted, but both Jimmy Olsen and Bruce Wayne are soon captured by the group. The Golden Treasure Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. The letters page contains a checklist of issues 50-150. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #152
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 152

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death Has a Golden Grab," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; A computer glitch causes criminal charges to be filed against Ray Palmer and Bruce Wayne, so the Atom and Batman team up to find the source of the data corruption. Superman Meets the Orbitrons! ad for Hostess snack cakes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #153
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 153

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death Has a Golden Grab," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; A computer glitch causes criminal charges to be filed against Ray Palmer and Bruce Wayne, so the Atom and Batman team up to find the source of the data corruption. Superman Meets the Orbitrons! ad for Hostess snack cakes. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #154
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 154

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Pathway of Doom," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman is hired by Sapphire Stagg to find Metamorpho, but his trail leads him into repeated brushes with Achilles, a hired assassin. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #155
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 155

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Fugitive from Two Worlds!", script by Bob Haney and Mike W. Barr, art by Jim Aparo; When Tri Vul attempts to use a meteor under Gotham City to cure his radiation poisoning, its removal causes earthquakes; Green Lantern and Batman bring him to justice before the Guardians of Oa, and replace the meteor to stop the earthquakes. Wonder Woman Saves the Astronauts ad for Hostess Fruit Pies. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #156
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 156

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Corruption!", script by Cary Burkett, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Bob Smith; Dr. Fate traces a spirit of corruption to the Gotham Police Department, where an unknown force is causing Commissioner Gordon and his men to attack the Batman. Green Lantern Vs Triclops Three-Eyed Keeper of the Cave ad for Hostess snack cakes. Profile on Joe Staton. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #157
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 157

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Time... My Dark Destiny!", script by Bob Haney and Mike W. Barr, art by Jim Aparo; Batman tries to stop the Extortion Inc. gang, but when he meets their new enforcer he realizes that it is Kamandi. The Rescue Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Profile on Todd Klein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #159
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 159

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Crystal Armageddon!", script by Denny O'Neil, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and Ra's Al Ghul have to work together in order to find Professor Hatter, whose crystal formula can crystalize all other matter; When the League of Assassins kill the Professor's brother, Hatter is overcome by sorrow and vows to destroy the world with his formula; The trail leads to a junk outside the coast of Hong Kong, where Batman and Ra's Al Ghul are able to neutralize the effect of the formula by spraying themselves and the sea with silicone. Hawkman Makes a Safe Landing ad for Hostess snack cakes. Profile on Adrienne Roy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #160
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 160

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Brimstone Connection," script by Cary Burkett, art by Jim Aparo; When Fred Danvers is kidnapped by snatch artist Jasper Casbeer and given to Col. Sulphur to have the formula for a new rocket fuel truth-drugged out of him, Supergirl goes to Batman for help in tracking down her foster father; Batman has recently been told by a dying U.S. agent of a plot to steal a rocket fuel formula, so he realizes they are searching for the same culprit; Batman and Supergirl track down Sulphur's hideout. Hawkman Makes a Safe Landing ad for Hostess snack cakes. Profile on Adrienne Roy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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    $5 The Brave And The Bold #160 (DC March 1980) VG 4.0 Batman and Supergirl
    $5 The Brave & The Bold #160 Newsstand Bronze Age DC Comic Book 1980 FN
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  • Issue #161
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 161
    • Writing indents.

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "A Tale of Two Heroes," script by Gerry Conway, art by Jim Aparo; Batman is exchanged for Adam Strange to aid Sardath and Alanna in proving the spaceman innocent of a murder charge, and Adam finds himself in the midst of a murder investigation in Gotham City. The Borrower ad for Hostess Twinkies featuring Wonder Woman. DC crossword puzzle. Statement of ownership - average print run 298,166; average paid circulation 153,034. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #162
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 162

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Operation: Time Bomb," script by Bill Kelley, art by Jim Aparo; Batman joins Sgt. Rock and Easy Company as they attempt to put an end to their old foe, the Iron Major, who has a new plan to blow up the Allied Forces. An Arrow in Time ad for Hostess Fruit Pies featuring Green Arrow. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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    $8 The Brave and the Bold Comic Book No. 162 Batman & Sgt. Rock VG 1980

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  • Issue #163
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 163

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Oil, Oil... Nowhere!", script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Dick Giordano; Batman and Black Lightning team up to discover why oil tank trucks have been disappearing on the Gotham-Metropolis run. A Flash in the Dam ad for Hostess snack cakes featuring the Flash. Article by Bob Rozakis on periodicals "The Comic Reader," "The Comics Journal," "Mediascene," and "The Buyer's Guide." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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    $5 The Brave and the Bold #163 DC 1980 FN Batman Black Lightning

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  • Issue #164
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 164

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Mystery of the Mobile Museum," script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Steve Mitchell; Batman, Hawkman, and Shiera Hall attempt to battle a mysterious force that lifts the Midway City Museum into space and animates objects within the structure to battle them. A Flash in the Dam ad for Hostess snack cakes featuring the Flash. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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    $10 Brave And The Bold #164 (1980) DC Comics Batman Hawkman VF- 7.5

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  • Issue #165
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 165

    Last 40-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Prescription for Tragedy," script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Dan Adkins; The Batman must keep Man-Bat from administering a sleep-inducing drug to his daughter which could either save her life - or, if contaminated, kill her. The Bobsled Run Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Green Lantern. DC crossword puzzle. Letter from comics writer Len Wein. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

  • Issue #166
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 166

    Regular 50-cent cover price issues begin. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Requiem for 4 Canaries!", script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by Dick Giordano, inks by Terry Austin and Dick Giordano (some faces); The Penguin sets out to murder the four crooks whose testimony sent him to jail, and Batman and Black Canary seem unable to protect them. A Matter of Good Taste Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Batgirl. Back-up story: "Nemesis," script by Cary Burkett, art by Dan Spiegle; Thomas Tresser, as Nemesis, brings a ganglord to justice through his skills of impersonation by posing as the kingpins chief hitman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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    $40 Brave and the Bold #166 - 1st Appearance of Nemesis (DC, 1980) VF
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  • Issue #167
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 167

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Ice Station Alpha," script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Dan Adkins; At midnight on September 19th 1944, in an alley in Gotham City (behind Marko Labs), Batman jumps a quintet of Nazi–looking equipment thieves, and dishes out some mayhem, but they all manage to scramble into their waiting truck and drive away, tossing a potato-masher grenade at Batman as they leave; At dawn that same day, the Blackhawk Squadron all land outside Warsaw, and fight their way into town on foot, with tommy guns and fists; The next evening, at the Dorsey Club in Gotham City, Bruce Wayne sees the bat-signal outside, ditches his date, changes identities, and visits Commissioner Gordon. She's No Angel Hostess snack cakes ad featuring Hawkman. Back-up story: "A Name Writ in Blood!", script by Cary Burkett, art by Dan Spiegle; Nemesis recalls how he and his brother both became FBI agents and how he was forced to leave the agency after his brother murdered his superior, Ben Marshall. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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    $40 Brave And The Bold #167 CBCS 9.2 NM- Batman & Blackhawk O: Nemesis DC 1980

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  • Issue #168
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 168

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Shackles of the Mind!", script by Cary Burkett, art by Jim Aparo; Green Arrow gets Batman to help out with introducing a friends escape-artist act, but it seems as though the liberationist may be pulling robberies. Hawkman Makes a Safe Landing Hostess snack cakes ad. Back-up story: "Swift Wing of Recompense," script by Cary Burkett, art by Dan Spiegle; Searching for information on Ben Marshalls murder, Nemesis comes across a plan to build airstrips for dope-carrying planes for the Council, a criminal organization. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #169
    Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) 169

    Cover by Jim Aparo. "Angel of Mercy, Angel of Death!", script by Mike Barr, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and Zatanna team up to learn how much of a faith healers business is real, and how much is being faked, even as a mob boss tries to avail himself of the healers "talents." Superman Saves the Weather Satellites! ad for Hostess Twinkies. Back-up story: "The Council Calls for Death," script by Cary Burkett, art by Dan Spiegle; The Council convenes a meeting to learn of the menace of Nemesis, and, during the process, reveals the truth about Ben Marshalls murder. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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    $65 Brave and the Bold 169 NM 9.2 Bronze Age 1980 Batman Zatanna Nemesis

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