Brave and the Bold No. 59
April-May 1965
Cover: Time Commander sending Batman and Green Lantern to different time-eras //Gil Kane / Murphy Anderson
Story: “The Tick-Tock Traps of the Time Commander” (25 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Ramona Fradon
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #148; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #338), Green Lantern (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #34; next appears in GREEN LANTERN (2nd series) #36)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #170; next appears in ?), Carol Ferris (between GREEN LANTERN (2nd series) #35 / 36)
Villains: The Time Commander (John Starr; first appearance; next appears in issue #69), aliens (first and only appearance)
Comment: This story takes place on and around July 21-23.
Synopsis: Batman and Green Lantern are victimized by a new villain, the Time Commander, who learns their secret identities and then transports them to different time-eras.

Brave and the Bold No. 64
February-March 1966
Cover: Eclipso vs. Batman //Gil Kane
Story: “Batman Versus Eclipso” (25 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Win Mortimer
Feature Characters: Batman (between DETECTIVE COMICS #346 / 347), Eclipso (between HOUSE OF SECRETS #76 / 77)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #346; next appears in BATMAN #178), Bruce Gordon, Mona Miles, Professor Miles (all between HOUSE OF SECRETS #76 / 77)
Intro: Nicky Jarvas (in flashback; dies in this story), Sam, Ed (only appearance for both)
Villains: Eclipso, CYCLOPS (first appearance; next appears in ?), the Queen Bee (Marcia Monroe; not to be confused with the villainess introduced in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #23), Gorilla Grimes, Frankie Malone, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: Bruce Wayne’s remark that Robin is on a Teen Titans mission probably places this around the time of TEEN TITANS #1.
Synopsis: An eclipse releases Eclipso from Bruce Gordon’s body to begin a crime-rampage in Gotham with the help of an organization called CYCLOPS and the Queen Bee, a girl who stole Batman’s heart but who has now landed him in prison.

Brave and the Bold No. 67
August-September 1966
Cover: Batman, Flash, and the Speed Boys //Carmine Infantino / Joe Giella?
Story: “The Death of the Flash” (25 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Chuck Cuidera
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #353; next appears in BATMAN #183), the Flash (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #45; next appears in THE FLASH #163)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between DETECTIVE COMICS #353 / 354)
Intro: Charles I. Dudley, queen of Buldavia (only appearance for both)
Villains: The Speed Boys, Stella, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: Robin is said to be on a Teen Titans mission in this story.
Synopsis: The Flash is facing death from overexertion as he attempts to help Batman corral a group of super-swift thieves.

Brave and the Bold No. 68
October-November 1966
Cover: Batman (as Bat-Hulk) squeezing Metamorpho as Penguin, Joker, and Riddler look on //Mike Sekowsky / Murphy Anderson
Story: “Alias the Bat-Hulk” (24 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: Joe Giella
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #160; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #356), Metamorpho (between METAMORPHO #8 / 9)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #160; next appears in BATMAN #186), Simon Stagg, Sapphire Stagg, Java (all between METAMORPHO #8 / 9)
Villains: The Joker (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #159; next appears in BATMAN #186),  the Penguin (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #159; next appears in SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE #70), the Riddler (last appearance in BATMAN #179; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #362)
Comment: This adventure takes place while Robin is on a Teen Titans mission.
Synopsis: The Joker, the Riddler, and the Penguin transform Batman into a huge, chemically-powered, monstrous Bat-Hulk, and, during a period of normalcy, the Caped Crusader appeals to Metamorpho for help.

Brave and the Bold No. 69
December 1966 / January 1967
Cover: Cosmo vs. Green Lantern, Batman trapped in iron bat //Carmine Infantino / Joe Giella (signed)
Story: “War of the Cosmic Avenger” (24 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Kashdan
Artist: Win Mortimer
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #162; next appears in BATMAN #188), Green Lantern (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #49; next appears in GREEN LANTERN (2nd series) #49)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #186 / 188)
Intro: Dr. Elijah Carruthers, Dr. Logan (only appearance for both)
Villains: The Time Commander (last appearance in issue #59; last appearance), Cosmo (first appearance; destroyed in this story)
Synopsis: The Time Commander tricks Green Lantern into supplying him with enough power to recreate Cosmo, a humanoid created by an Earth scientist, and Batman and Green Lantern are forced to battle them both.

Brave and the Bold No. 70
February-March 1967
Cover: Batman vs. Hawkman //Carmine Infantino / Joe Giella (signed)
Story: “Cancelled: Two Super-Heroes” (24 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Johnny Craig
Inker: Chuck Cuidera
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #359; next appears in BATMAN #189), Hawkman (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #50 / 51)
GS: Shiera Hall (Hawkgirl; last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #52; next appears in HAWKMAN #18)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between DETECTIVE COMICS #359 / 360)
Intro: Dr. Kinkade (as a voice; first and only appearance)
Villains: The Collector (Balthazer T. Balthazer; not to be confused with the Collector in issue #91), Nick Cathcart, Ike the Iceman, Willie the Finger, Sailor Sykes, the Admiral, Toll Bridge Teddy, and other members of the Cathcart gang (first and only appearance for all)
Comments: Robin is mentioned as being on a Teen Titans mission in this story.
 Willie the Finger is named for Batman co-creator and scripter Bill Finger.
Synopsis: A wealthy collector is out to expose the Justice League members’ secret identities, starting with Batman, and hires a gang of crooks to help him do it.  But Batman enlists the aid of Hawkman and his wife Shiera to keep his identity unknown.

Brave and the Bold No. 71
April-May 1967
Cover: Batman and Green Arrow vs. Thunderbird //Carmine Infantino / Chuck Cuidera
Story: “The Wrath of the Thunderbird” (24 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: George Papp
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #165; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #362), Green Arrow (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #52 / 53)
Intro: John Whitebird, Tom Tallwolf, the Thunderbird (a mutant condor; only appearance for all)
Villains: The Promoter (J. Jay Jaye), Checks (first and only appearance for both)
Synopsis: Batman and Green Arrow train John Whitebird, an Indian tycoon, to get him in shape for a contest for chieftainship of his tribe, but a con man called the Promoter has ulterior motives for wanting Whitebird to lose.

Brave and the Bold No. 74
October-November 1967
Cover: Metal Men standing by while Batman fights Dr. Daedalus’s robots //Ross Andru / Mike Esposito (signed)
Story: “Rampant Run the Robots” (24 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Mike Esposito
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #169; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #368), Metal Men (between METAL MEN #28 / 29)
Supporting Characters: Dr. Will Magnus (between METAL MEN #28 / 29), Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #367; next appears in BATMAN #196)
Intro: Klang, R4573, and other robots (only appearance for all)
Villains: Dr. Daedalus (first and only appearance), Icarus and other robots (first appearance for all; all destroyed in this story)
Synopsis: Batman tries to deal with a robot crime wave in Gotham City in which the Metal Men are implicated.

Brave and the Bold No. 75
December 1967 / January 1968
Cover: Shahn-Zi vs. Spectre and Batman //Neal Adams
Story: “The Grasp of Shahn-Zi” (24 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Mike Esposito
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #171; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #369), the Spectre (between THE SPECTRE (1st series) #1 / 2)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #196; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #371)
Intro: Bill Loo (only appearance), Danny Loo (next appears in issue #137)
Villain: Shahn-Zi (first appearance; next appears in issue #137)
Comment: The Spectre and Jim Corrigan are obviously on a visit to Earth-One in this story.  If not, this story is the first appearance of the Earth-One Jim Corrigan.
Synopsis: The Spectre and Batman team up to keep the malevolent 1000-year-old sorceror, Shahn-Zi, from taking the son of the mayor of Chinatown in Gotham as his successor.

Brave and the Bold No. 76
February-March 1968
Cover: Batman vs. Molder as Plastic Man melts over building //Neal Adams
Story: “Doom, What Is Thy Shape?”  (24 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: Joe Giella?
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #371; next appears in BATMAN #199), Plastic Man (last chronological appearance in flashback in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #144; next appears in issue #95; see Comment below)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #371; next appears in BATMAN #199)
Comment: Plastic Man’s appearances in the DC Universe are difficult to track.  The Plastic Man who appears in the original Quality Comics run from 1941-56 exists on Earth-Quality, with an Earth-Two Plastic Man first appearing in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #107 and later going to Earth-X (see ALL-STAR SQUADRON #50).  The Plastic Man who appears in DC’s PLASTIC MAN #1-10 is revealed in issue #7 to be the son of Eel O’Brian, the original, now aged, Plastic Man.  Since later Plastic Man versions are identified with the original Eel O’Brian, it is our belief that the Plastic Man of PLASTIC MAN #1-10 (DC series) exists on the Inferior Five’s Earth, since he appears in INFERIOR FIVE #2.  The Plastic Man in this story is probably the Earth-One Plastic Man, who appears in later issues of BRAVE AND THE BOLD (though some controversy exists as to whether or not these should be Earth-B stories), in PLASTIC MAN #11-20, and in ADVENTURE COMICS #467-478, as well as in flashback in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #144.
Villains: The Molder (first and only appearance), the Plastoids (first appearance; destroyed in this story)
Synopsis: Batman teams up with Plastic Man to stop the Molder and his Plasmoid androids from looting Gotham City.

Brave and the Bold No. 77
April-May 1968
Cover: Atom and Batman strapped to cannon on train car by Cannoneer and Lilli de le Pooche //Ross Andru / Mike Esposito (signed)
Story: “So Thunders the Cannoneer” (24 pages)
Editor: George Kashdan
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Mike Esposito
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #174; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #374), the Atom (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #61; next appears in THE ATOM #36)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between DETECTIVE COMICS #373 / 374)
Intro: Dr. Dulcamora, Titanic Tex, Queen Bee, Bobo, and other members of Dulcamora’s Grand Imperial Circus (only appearance for all)
Villains: The Cannoneer, Dum-Dum, Lilli de la Pooche, and their gang (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: A villain called the Cannoneer hijacks priceless art treasures from the Brotherhood Train with the help of a six-inch-high confederate, so Batman calls in the Atom to help capture their foes.

Brave and the Bold No. 78
June-July 1968
Cover: Copperhead vs. Batman, Batgirl, and Wonder Woman //Bob Brown
Story: “In the Coils of the Copperhead” (23 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Bob Brown
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #175; next appears in BATMAN #202), Wonder Woman (last appearance in WONDER WOMAN #176; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #63)
GS: Batgirl (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #78; next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #176)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #175; next appears in BATMAN #202)
Villains: The Copperhead (first appearance; next appears in SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #1) and his gang (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Batgirl and Wonder Woman appear to be caught up in a rivalry for Batman’s love, and the time he spends keeping them both from fighting gives a new crook called the Copperhead plenty of time to steal.

Brave and the Bold No. 79
August-September 1968
Cover: Max Chill, Deadman, and Batman //Neal Adams
Story: “The Track of the Hook” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Neal Adams
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #377; next appears in ACTION COMICS #365), Deadman (between STRANGE ADVENTURES #213 / 214; origin retold in this story)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #176; next appears in BATMAN #204), Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #111; next appears in BATMAN #205)
Intro: Bill Rawls, Willie Pigeon (only appearance for both)
Cameo: Lorna Hill, Tiny, Rama Kushna (in flashback)
Villains: The King (Carleton K. Kaine), Whitey Marsh, Max Chill, the Paymaster (first appearance for all; all die in this story), Kaine’s gang (including Mike; first and only appearance)
Comment: Max Chill, who appears in this story, is the brother of Joe Chill, murderer of Batman’s parents.
Synopsis: Deadman comes to Gotham City to try and get Batman to help find his murderer, the Hook.  But both of them become embroiled in a web of crime to find the secret syndicate leader in Gotham.

Brave and the Bold No. 80
October-November 1968
Cover: Hellgrammite vs. Batman and Creeper //Neal Adams
Story: “And Hellgrammite Is His Name” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Neal Adams
Inker: Dick Giordano
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #379; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #66), the Creeper (between BEWARE THE CREEPER #3 / 4)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #379; next appears in BATMAN #206)
Villains: Hellgrammite (first appearance; next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #248), a firebug, Ace Brannigan, Turk Trask and his gang, Big Al Dalko and his gang (one of whom dies in this story; first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: The Creeper comes to Gotham and Batman is forced to team up with him to battle an insect-powered villain, Hellgrammite.

Brave and the Bold No. 81
December 1968 / January 1969
Cover: Flash and Batman vs. Carl Bork //Neal Adams
Story: “But Bork Can Hurt You” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Neal Adams
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #381; next appears in BATMAN #207), Flash (between THE FLASH #183 / 184)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #206 / 207)
Villains: Carl Bork, Milo Manning, various hoods (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: A seemingly invulnerable hood, Carl Bork, turns up in Gotham City and attempts to take the town over.  Batman gives battle while the Flash tries to learn the secret of Bork’s power.

Brave and the Bold No. 82
February-March 1969
Cover: Batman chained to anchor and menaced by giant squid as Aquaman sleepwalks away //Neal Adams
Story: “The Sleepwalker of the Sea” (23 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Neal Adams
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #383; next appears in BATMAN #209), Aquaman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #68; next appears in AQUAMAN #42)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #181; next appears in BATMAN #209), Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #207 / 209)
Intro: Honor (only appearance), Dr. Simon Link (in flashback; dies in this story)
Villains: Ocean Master (between AQUAMAN #37 / 49; origin retold in flashback), Otto Chernak (first appearance; dies in this story), Ailsa DuBois (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Batman tracks down a gangland murder to Orm Marius, who is secretly the Ocean Master, and finds that a zombie-like Aquaman is now in his power.

Brave and the Bold No. 83
April-May 1969
Cover: Batman protecting Lance Bruner from Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, and Speedy //Neal Adams
Story: “Punish Not My Evil Son” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Neal Adams
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #183; next appears in ACTION COMICS #375), Robin (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #183; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #386), Kid Flash (last appearance in TEEN TITANS #20; next appears in THE FLASH #189), Speedy, Wonder Girl (last appearance for both in TEEN TITANS #20; both next appear in HAWK AND THE DOVE #5; latter four appear as the Teen Titans)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon (last appearance for both in DETECTIVE COMICS #385)
Cameo appearance: Thomas Wayne (in a portrait)
Intro: Charles Hinton (only appearance)
Villains: Lance Bruner (dies in this story), Grantland Stark, Milo Manton, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Bruce Wayne takes in the juvenile delinquent son of his father’s late friend, which causes problems for Batman and the Teen Titans as they investigate a crooked oil company.

Brave and the Bold No. 85
August-September 1969
Cover: Batman, Green Arrow, Sen. Paul Cathcart, and Miklos Minotaur’s hoods //Neal Adams
Story: “The Senator’s Been Shot” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Neal Adams
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #187), Green Arrow (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #74 / 122; gets new costume in this story)
Intro: Sen. Paul Cathcart, Edmond Cathcart, Governor Morris (as a voice; named in DETECTIVE COMICS #385), Munson (only appearance for all)
Other Character: Richard M. Nixon (of Earth-One)
Villains: Miklos Minotaur and his gang (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Senator Cathcart is shot by minions of tycoon Miklos Minotaur, and Bruce Wayne is appointed to take his place as interim senator.  Oliver Queen has designed a new Green Arrow costume, but one of his projects is threatened by Minotaur’s thugs.  Both Batman and Green Arrow soon team up to take down Minotaur and save the senator’s son from him.

Brave and the Bold No. 86
October-November 1969
Cover:  Neal Adams
 STORY
 "You Can't Hide From a Deadman"  (23 pages)
 Credits
Editor:  Murray Boltinoff
Writer:  Bob Haney
Artist:  Neal Adams
 Feature Characters
Batman (next chronological appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #122, or Deadman #1; see comment below)
Deadman (last seen in Strange Adventures #216; next appears in Aquaman #50, but see Comment below)
 Guest Star
Robin (between DETECTIVE COMICS #391 (Robin story) / 392)
 Supporting Characters
Commissioner Gordon (last seen in DETECTIVE COMICS #390; next appears in BATMAN #219)
Lorna Hill (last seen in Strange Adventures #213; next appearance in Phantom Stranger #39, but see Comment below)
Cleveland Brand (last seen in Strange Adventures #212; next appearance in Phantom Stranger #39, or Deadman #1; see Comment below)
Vashnu (last seen in Strange Adventures #216; next appears in Challengers of the Unknown #74; see Comment below)
Taj Ze and Rama Kushna (both last seen in Strange Adventures #216; both next appear in Aquaman #50, but see Comment below)
 Villains
The Sensei (last seen in Strange Adventures #216; next appears in Justice League of America #94, or Deadman #1; see Comment below)
Willie Smith (last seen in Strange Adventures #216; last appearance)
Lotus (last seen in Strange Adventures #216; next appears in Deadman #1)
The Society of Assassins (next appear in Justice League of America #94, or Deadman #1; see Comment below)
Collins and his gang (first and only appearance for all)
 Comments
This story continues in part from Strange Adventures #216.
Deadman's continuity, in both the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths world of Earth-One, and the post-Crisis New Earth, is quite confused from this point on.  In the pre-Crisis world, Deadman's next appearance is his adventure with Aquaman in Aquaman #50-52.  But in the post-Crisis world, his adventure in this issue continues directly into Deadman #1-4, which resolves many of the issues dealt with in this story.  Couple this with the fact that many succeeding stories cannot be reconciled with either storyline--for instance, the "revelation" in Forever People #10 that Deadman wasn't "really" murdered by the Hook who died in Strange Adventures #215, or Deadman's inhabiting the body of Batman's "brother" Thomas Wayne in World's Finest Comics #223 and 227 in a storyline not considered canonical by this indexer or many others--and the job of tracing Deadman's career after this issue becomes problematic indeed.  We will attempt to indicate whether or not a Deadman appearance is "canonical", and the grounds for its exclusion if it is not.
 In this story, it is revealed that Vashnu knows of Boston Brand's ghostly identity as Deadman, and, of course, Cleveland Brand learns of it as well.
 Synopsis
 After Batman and Robin take out a small gang of extortionists, Robin grabs one of the gang's guns and attempts to shoot Batman.  Batman disarms his partner and finds Robin cannot remember what he has just done.  When Commissioner Gordon attempts a similar act, Batman takes to his heels, deducing that Deadman, his former ally, is somehow trying to kill him.  Several other bystanders on the street are inhabited by Deadman and attempt to do Batman harm, which he evades.  Finally, Batman confronts Deadman (who inhabits a pigeon keeper's body) and confronts him with the truth:  none of the people he has taken over really have a chance of harming Batman, and, if he wants to kill his old friend, he can easily jump into Batman's body and make him jump off a high building.  Confused, torn by conflicting impulses, Deadman screams in agony and exits the man's body.
 Batman goes to Hills Brothers Circus in search of an explanation, and is introduced to Cleveland Brand, who is once again impersonating Deadman and attempting a trapeze act.  Deadman inhabits his brother's body and tries to really put on a show, but misses a catch bar and is only saved by Batman.  Deadman is even more conflicted, admitting he cannot kill his brother's savior.  Vashnu suddenly appears and tells Batman and Deadman (in Cleve's body) that Rama Kushna orders Deadman back to Nanda Parbat.  Since Deadman is still under a compulsion to kill Batman, Batman agrees to go with him (and Cleve) to Nanda Parbat.
 Meanwhile, Willie Smith and Lotus report to the Sensei.  Smith tells the Sensei that he shot Deadman with a poison dart as the ghost was half-dematerialized.  The dart's poison made Deadman suggestible, and Smith was able to get him to reverse his sentiments about his friend Batman and his enemy the Sensei.  The Sensei reaffirms his desire to obliterate Nanda Parbat, thus removing the "refuge from evil" and increasing the chaos that will benefit the Society of Assassins.  He, Smith, and an armed contingent of the Society begin their journey to Nanda Parbat.
 Batman, Deadman, and Cleveland Brand enter Nanda Parbat.  Deadman materializes and collapses, his life endangered by the poison of Willie Smith's dart.  Rama Kushna appears to Batman and Cleve and tells them that one of the men approaching Nanda Parbat (Willie Smith) has the antidote.  The two allies use guerilla tactics to defeat the Society, with Batman knocking out Smith and taking the antidote from him.  The Sensei vows revenge on Batman and Deadman.  Batman administers the antidote to Deadman, who recovers in the presence of Batman and Cleve.  He admits to them that, since he can still be harmed within Nanda Parbat, he intends to return to the outside world and his ghostly existence.

Brave and the Bold No. 87
December 1969 / January 1970
Cover: Willi Von Dort in race car, knocking Batman’s race car towards staked-out Diana Prince //Mike Sekowsky / Dick Giordano
Story: “The Widow-Maker” (23 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer, penciller: Mike Sekowsky
Inker: Dick Giordano
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in TEEN TITANS #25; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #293), Wonder Woman (last appearance in SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE #93; next appears in WONDER WOMAN #187)
Supporting Character: I-Ching (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #71; next appears in WONDER WOMAN #187)
Villains: Willi Von Dort and his mechanics (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: Willi Von Dort is the son of General Von Dort, who appeared in DETECTIVE COMICS #343 but does not appear in this story.
Synopsis: After racer Willi Von Dort’s men beat up Bruce Wayne, he is prohibited from entering the race because of his injury.  Instead, he enters as Batman, but Diana Prince, the former Wonder Woman, has already become involved in the case.

Brave and the Bold No. 88
February-March 1970
Cover: Batman facing Wildcat, who hides behind a line of children //Neal Adams
Story: “Count Ten and Die” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Irv Novick
Inker: Mike Esposito
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #395; next appears in BATMAN #219), Wildcat (of Earth-One; Ted Grant; first appearance; last chronological appearance in flashback in issue #97; next appears in issue #97)
Supporting Character: Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Robin story in DETECTIVE COMICS #395; next appears in BATMAN #219)
Villains: Koslov, Kurt Schimmerling, Communist spies (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: The Wildcat in this story is an Earth-One hero, the counterpart of the Justice Society member on Earth-Two.  That this is not an Earth-B story is confirmed by the Earth-One Wildcat’s appearance with the Creeper in SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #2.
Synopsis: While Batman tries to nab a spy who is selling space-station secrets to the Soviets, Wildcat, as Ted Grant, must confront an old rival in the ring before a group of boys he is training for the World Youth Games.

Brave and the Bold No. 89
April-May 1970
Cover: Batman held by ghostly hands while Phantom Stranger carries Robin //Neal Adams / Dick Giordano
Story: “Arise, Ye Ghosts of Gotham” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Mike Esposito
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #397; next appearance in SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE #99), Phantom Stranger (between PHANTOM STRANGER (2nd series) #6 / 7)
GS: Robin (between DETECTIVE COMICS #395 / 398), Dr. Terence Thirteen (between PHANTOM STRANGER       #6 / 7)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth (between BATMAN #219 / 222), Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #219; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #399)
Villains: Josiah Heller (as a ghost), the Hellerites (and ghosts of their ancestors), Karl Loftus (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: The descendants of the Hellerites, a group persecuted as witches in Gotham decades ago, return to the city with a demand that territory be ceded to them in reparation.  But mystic menace ensues, and Batman teams with the Phantom Stranger to resist it.

Brave and the Bold No. 91
August-September 1970
Cover: Collector walking away from fallen Batman, Black Canary, and motorcycle //Nick Cardy
Story: “A Cold Corpse For the Collector” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Nick Cardy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #401; next appears in BATMAN #224), Black Canary (last appearance in GREEN LANTERN (2nd series) #79; next appears in THE FLASH #189)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #401; next appears in BATMAN #225)
Villains: The Collector (Larry Lance of Earth-One), Waxey Till, Turk O’Hare, an assassin (first appearance for all; all die in this story), Rhymer, Karl Klegg, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: While Batman is trying to track down a mob employee called the Collector, Black Canary, in disguise, is trying to romance Larry Lance of Earth-One, her dead husband’s counterpart, and the two are connected.

Brave and the Bold No. 92
October-November 1970
Cover: Batman, Margo Cantrell grabbed by Scarlet Strangler, and Major Dabney and Mick Murdock in fog //Nick Cardy
Story: “Night Wears a Scarlet Shroud” (22 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Nick Cardy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #196; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #84), Margo Cantrell, Major Dabney, Mick Murdock (the Bat-Squad; first and only appearance for all)
Intro: Vivien Tremaine, Basil Coventry (only appearance for both), Ronald Dawson (dies in this story)
Villain: The Scarlet Strangler (first appearance; dies in this story)
Synopsis: In England, the Batman and three newfound friends who are working on a movie Bruce Wayne has invested in become involved in the case it depicts for real when the Scarlet Strangler, a legendary killer, appears to be making new victims.

Brave and the Bold No. 93
December 1970 / January 1971
Cover: Batman seeing Sean drawn within the House of Mystery //Neal Adams
Story: “Red Water, Crimson Death” (23 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Denny O’Neil
Artist: Neal Adams
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #405; next appears in BATMAN #227), Cain (of the House of Mystery; first DC Universe appearance; next appears in ?)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between Batgirl stories in DETECTIVE COMICS #404 / 406)
Intro: King Hugh (a ghost), Sean, Derry (only appearance for all)
Villains: Aloysius Cabot (first appearance; dies in this story) and his gang, Beefy (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman takes a voyage to Scotland, where he becomes involved in saving the life of a young boy, learning why a strange red tide poisons the fish in the area for a year, and encountering what may be the ghost of a long-dead Scottish king.

Brave and the Bold No. 95
April-May 1971
Cover: Batman and shadow of Plastic Man //Neal Adams / Dick Giordano
Story: “C.O.D.: Corpse On Delivery” (22 pages)
Editor: Julius Schwartz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Nick Cardy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in  DETECTIVE COMICS #409; next appears in SUPERMAN #236), Plastic Man (between issues #76 / 123)
Villains: Ruby Ryder (first appearance; next appears in issue #123), Hinton, Jake Angel, various crooks, headhunters, and assassins (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: Plastic Man is not identified on the cover or on the title page. The identity of Batman’s co-star remains a mystery until page 19.
Synopsis: Ruby Ryder, the cold, calculating, beautiful and wealthiest woman in the world hires Batman (for a $5,000,000 charity check) to recover her lost fiancee, Kyle Morgan.  When he retrieves Morgan, she shoots her lover, apparently to death, and frames Batman for the crime.

Brave and the Bold No. 94
February-March 1971
Cover: Robin and Kid Flash overseeing Batman and other adults being placed in concentration camps //Nick Cardy
Story: “Rebels In the Streets” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Nick Cardy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #89; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #411), Robin, Wonder Girl, Lilith (all between TEEN TITANS #33 / 34), Kid Flash (last appearance in TEEN TITANS #33; next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #205; latter four appear as the Teen Titans)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #230; next appears in Batgirl story in DETECTIVE COMICS #412)
Other Character: Richard M. Nixon (as a voice)
Intro: Gen. Graves, Dr. Landau, Mrs. Logan, Linda’s mother (only appearance for all), Linda’s  aunt, and uncle (in flashback; only appearance for both)
Villains: STOPP (Society To Outlaw Parent Power; including Mark, Chino, Linda, Fernando, the Dropout Genius (Harvey Logan); first and only appearance for all)
Comment: Since Robin does not return to the Teen Titans until TEEN TITANS #33, this adventure happens out of sequence (after issue #95).
Synopsis: A group of teenage radicals creates an atomic bomb and makes upgrading demands of Gotham City, but Batman and the Teen Titans must locate and deactivate the bomb while those demands are being met.

Brave and the Bold No. 97
August-September 1971
Cover: Batman and Wildcat in footprint of giant jaguar; Deadman vignette //Nick Cardy
Story: “The Smile of Choclotan” (22 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Bob Brown
Inker: Nick Cardy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in Batgirl story in DETECTIVE COMICS #413; next appears in BATMAN #234), Wildcat (between issues #88 / 110)
Intro: Luis Mercado, Sr., Luis Mercado, Jr. (only appearance for both)
Villains: El Grande (El Sordo), El Buey and their gang (first appearance for all; all die in this story)
Synopsis: Batman seeks to find an amnesiac Wildcat in Mexico and save Wildcat’s young friend from El Grande, a gangster who seeks a fabulous ancient treasure.

Brave and the Bold No. 98
October-November 1971
Cover: Batman, Phantom Stranger, Clorina Birnham and her coven //Nick Cardy
Story: “Mansion of the Misbegotten” (22 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (between DETECTIVE COMICS #415 / 416), Phantom Stranger (between PHANTOM STRANGER #15 / 16)
Supporting Character: Commissiioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #234; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #417)
Intro: Roger Birnam (dies in this story), Roger Birnam, Jr. (only appearance)
Villains: Clorinda Birnam, Enoch Birnam, a cultist (first appearance for all; all die in this story), Walt Higgins, Dr. Malthus, and other cultists (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman runs into a hidden coven led by an evil child while investigating a ritual murder, and gets some help from the Phantom Stranger.

Brave and the Bold No. 99
December 1971 / January 1972
Cover: Flash with gun and possessed Batman //Neal Adams / Dick Giordano
Story: “The Man Who Murdered the Past” (25 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Bob Brown
Inker: Nick Cardy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #207; next appears in BATMAN #237), the Flash (between THE FLASH #210 / 211)
Supporting Characters: Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne (as ghosts; last appearance for both in DETECTIVE COMICS #235 and other flashbacks; both next appear in DETECTIVE COMICS #500; both also appear in flashback; see Comment under BATMAN #81 for chronology)
Intro: Captain Josiah, Mr. Ebbs, Caleb Bronson, various ghosts (only appearance for all)
Villain: Manuel (a ghost; first and only appearance)
Comment: In this story we learn that Dr. Thomas Wayne was experimenting with a way to return after death, and that he and Martha were cremated after death.  But whether their ashes exist in an urn, as this story claims, or are buried at their gravesite, is undetermined.
Synopsis: The Flash helps out Batman when his friend appears to be possessed at times by the spirit of a long-dead sailor, but learns that Batman has discovered his father tried to find a way to return the dead to the land of the living, and wants to use that method to bring back his parents.

Brave and the Bold No. 100
February-March 1972
Cover: Batman in wheelchair, attacked by fake surgeon, while Robin, Green Arrow, and Black Canary talk; vignettes of Batman, Green Lantern, Black Canary, Robin, and Green Arrow //Nick Cardy
Story: “The Warrior In a Wheel-Chair” (25 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #419; next appears in BATMAN #239), Robin (between TEEN TITANS #37 / 38), Green Lantern, Green Arrow (last appearance for both in GREEN LANTERN #89; both next appear in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #90), Black Canary (last appearance in GREEN LANTERN #89; next appears in ADVENTURE COMICS #418)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (between DETECTIVE COMICS #419 (Bargirl story) / 420), Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #418; next appears in BATMAN #240)
Intro: Dr. Hellstrom (only appearance)
Villains: Belknap, Monique LaTour, and their gang (one of whom dies in this story; first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman is incapacitated by a gangster’s slug near his heart.  While he awaits a surgeon to arrive from Europe, he uses Robin, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and Black Canary to try and stop a major drug shipment from hitting Gotham.

Brave and the Bold No. 101
April-May 1975
Cover: Metamorpho transformed into his own gravestone, Batman, Sapphire Stagg, and Bounty Hunter in crypt //Nick Cardy
Story: “Cold Blood, Hot Gun” (25 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in BATMAN #240; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #422), Metamorpho (last appearance in METAMORPHO #17; next appears in ACTION COMICS #413)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batgirl story in DETECTIVE COMICS #421; next appears in BATMAN #241), Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in BATMAN #240; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #422), Sapphire Stagg, Simon Stagg, Java (last appearance for all in METAMORPHO #17; all next appear in ACTION COMICS #413)
Intro: Walter P. Bristoe, Emmaline Van Prell (both die in this story), Harlan Twiss, Conrad Fairbairn, Carl Hicks, Sato (only appearance for all)
Villains: Bounty Hunter, Reddy Link (first and only appearance for both), Derwent Fairbairn (first appearance; dies in this story)
Comment: Metamorpho is said to have spent three years in Simon Stagg’s treatment chamber, and that a fourth year might cure him.  No mention is made about the resolution of the storyline in METAMORPHO #17.
Synopsis: Metamorpho is brought out of a treatment chamber a year early by Simon Stagg in order for him to help Batman protect Sapphire Stagg from a hired killer named Bounty Hunter, whose list of potential victims includes her name.

Brave and the Bold No. 102
June-July 1972
Cover: Batman riding bulldozer headed towards Wonder Girl, Robin, Kid Flash, and Speedy lying in street //Nick Cardy
Story: “The Commune of Defiance” (22 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artists: Jim Aparo (pgs. 1-13), Neal Adams (pgs. 14-22)
Letterers: Jim Aparo (pgs. 1-13), unknown (pgs. 14-22)
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #211; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #98), Robin, Wonder Girl, Speedy, Mal Duncan, Kid Flash (the Teen Titans; all between TEEN TITANS #39 / 40)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between DETECTIVE COMICS #421 / 424)
Intro: The Young Aquarians (including Jamie, Ben Ahmed, Mother Earth, Lawyer, and others), Carl Lefferts (only appearance for all)
Villains: Sonny Trask and his gang, Fast Frankie, Angel Lee (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman and the Teen Titans help the Young Aquarians, a youth activist group, clean up Gotham’s Barclayville district and defy gangster Sonny Trask, who lays claim to the area.

Brave and the Bold No. 103
September-October 1972
Cover: Batman forced by Tina, Iron, Gold, and Mercury to press a doomsday button //Nick Cardy
Story: “A Traitor Lurks Inside Earth” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Bob Brown
Inker: Frank McLaughlin
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in  DETECTIVE COMICS #426; next appears in ADVENTURE COMICS #423), Metal Men (last appearance in METAL MEN #41; next appear in issue #113)
GA: Nameless (last appearance in METAL MEN #33; next appears in issue #187)
Cameo appearance: Dr. Will Magnus (in flashback)
Intro: Carleton French (first appearance; next appears in issue #112), Dr. Brian Cosgrove (dies in this story)
Villain: John Doe (a robot; first appearance; destroyed in this story), a robot butler (first and only appearance)
Comment: The Metal Men give up their “human” secret identities in this story.
Synopsis: A robot computer which controls part of the U.S. defense system begins acting independently and against humans, so Batman calls in the Metal Men to help bring it down.

Brave and the Bold #104
November-December 1972
Cover:  Nick Cardy (signed)
 STORY
 "Second Chance For a Deadman?"  (24 pages)
 Credits
Editor:  Murray Boltinoff
Writer:  Bob Haney
Artist, letterer:  Jim Aparo
 Feature Characters
Batman (last seen in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #214; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #429)
Deadman (last seen in Forever People #10; next appearance in Phantom Stranger #33)
 Supporting Characters
Commissioner Gordon (last seen in DETECTIVE COMICS #428)
Vashnu (last seen in Challengers of the Unknown #70; next appears in Phantom Stranger #39)
Rama Kushna (last seen in Aquaman #50; next appears in DC Super-Stars #18)
 Villains
Lilly Lang (first appearance; dies in this story)
Richie Wandrus, Holt Granigan, and other criminals (first and only appearance for all)
Waxey Doyle (first appearance; dies in this story)
 Comments
Lilly Lang is obviously named for Lillie Langtry, famed British stage actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
This story is probably canonical.  However, Deadman's willingness to kill, even in a good cause, raises some doubt.
 Synopsis
 In order to get the goods on Lilly Lang and Richie Wandrus's face-and-identity-changing operation for crooks at their Florida spa hideaway, Batman summons Deadman to inhabit Richie's body and reconnoiter.  On the way, Rama Kushna uses Vashnu as a mouthpiece to warn Deadman that "a man, a spirit in love, may only gain his heart's desire by...losing it!  For is not love stronger than death itself?"
 While inhabiting Richie's body, Deadman falls in love with Lilly, and confesses his true identity to her.  She continues to love him, preferring Boston's personality to Richie's.  Batman also learns of Deadman's love affair with Lilly, and, at a climactic point, leaps between them, with both Deadman (in Richie's body) and Lilly holding guns, and Lilly threatening to kill Batman.  Deadman, wishing to save his friend, and interpreting Rama Kushna's remarks to mean that she will join him in phantom form after death, kills Lilly.  But, much to his agony, she fails to expel a ghost he can detect, and he rockets away from Richie's body, in tears.

Brave and the Bold No. 105
January-February 1973
Cover: Batman holding Diana Prince and facing launched whaling harpoon //Jim Aparo
Story: “Play Now, Die Later” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artitst, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (between DETECTIVE COMICS #430 / 431), Diana Prince (Wonder Woman; between WONDER WOMAN #203 / 204)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #429; next appearance in BATMAN #247), Commissioner Gordon (next appearance in BATMAN #247)
Intro: An Amazon “guardian angel”, Carlos, Pilar, Conchita Vasquez, Raoul Vasquez, Vasquez, Ernesto (only appearance for all), El Moro (dies in this story)
Villain: Francisco Montoya (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Batman and Diana Prince become involved in what appears to be the “Spanish prisoner” game, conducted by revolutionaries and insurgents from a Latin country, but discover that the game is very real--and played for keeps.

Brave and the Bold No. 106
March-April 1973
Cover: Green Arrow hung up by foot, Batman on skis facing Two-Face //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Double Your Money and Die” (24 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Chraracters: Batman (between DETECTIVE COMICS #432 / 433), Green Arrow (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #104; next appears in ACTION COMICS #424)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between DETECTIVE COMICS #432 / 433)
Intro: Endicott, Warner Hall, another stockholder (all die in this story), Salome Starr (only appearance)
Cameo: Boss Moroni (in flashback)
Villains: Two-Face (between BATMAN #234 / 258; origin retold in flashback), a chauffeur (first appearance; dies in this story)
Comment: The statement that this adventure happens around New Years’ Day is inaccurate, as Batman is busy with the Wilson Ennet case in BATMAN #247 at that time.  Also, Oliver Queen is apparently unable to claim his $10,000,000 from Salome Starr after this story, since he never is shown with acquired wealth in any later story.  Finally, although Two-Face’s escape from death is not shown, he does return in BATMAN #258.
Synopsis: Batman and Green Arrow investigate the murders of several investors in a double-your-money scheme, and discover Two-Face is behind the killings.

Brave and the Bold No. 107
June-July 1973
Cover: Batman and Black Canary parachuting to ground, facing crook’s gun //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Three-Million Dollar Sky” (1 page)
 Part 1: “One of Our Jets Is Skyjacked” (7 pages)
 Part 2: “Black Canaries Don’t Fly” (8 pages)
 Part 3: “Batmen Laugh Last” (7 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #217; next appears in BATMAN #249), Black Canary (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #104 / 105)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #217; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #434)
Intro: Manuelo (only appearance)
Villains: Monk Devlin, Willie Kresh (first appearance for both; both die in this story), Emiliano (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: A skyjacker demands $3,000,000 in ransom and the release of a drug trafficker and murderer in exchange for hostages’ safety, and Batman and Black Canary come aboard in disguise to try to trip up the pair of criminals.

Brave and the Bold No. 109
October-November 1973
Cover: Jack Dobbs vs. Batman and the Demon //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Gotham Bay, Be My Grave” (1 page)
 Part 1: “City of Fear” (6 pages)
 Part 2: “Enter the Demon” (7 pages)
 Part 3: “The Derelict From the Depths” (6 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (between BATMAN #251 / 252), the Demon (between THE DEMON #7 / 8)
Supporting Characters: Glenda Mark, Randu Singh, Harry Matthews (all between THE DEMON #7 / 8), Merlin (last appearance in THE DEMON #6; last appearance), Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #251)
Villain: Jack Dobbs (first appearance; dies in this story)
Synopsis: Batman and the Demon team up against a revenant who comes to Gotham with a mission to murder all seafarers.

Brave and the Bold No. 110
December 1973 / January 1974
Cover: Batman and Wildcat vs. crooks //Nick Cardy
Story: “A Very Special Spy” (1 page)
 Part 1: “The Gloves of Gold” (6 pages)
 Part 2: “Requiem For a Wildcat” (6 pages)
 Part 3: “Witness For a Dead Man” (7 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #220; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #438), Wildcat (between issues #97 / 118)
Intro: Hans Voss, Peter Voss (only appearance for both)
Villains: B. B. Sanford and his hirelings, Radek, Manfredi (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Ted Grant has taken a job as an oil company vice-president, but Batman convinces him that Wildcat must help uncover the mystery behind the company’s possible theft of a privately owned additive formula.

Brave and the Bold No. 111
February-March 1974
Cover: Batman protecting Joker from police //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Death Has the Last Laugh” (1 page)
 Part 1: “A Batman’s Rage” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “The Unholy Allies” (7 pages)
 Part 3: “The Gates of Fear” (7 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #109; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #439), the Joker (between BATMAN #251 / 258)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #254 / 255)
Intro: Mr. and Mrs. Norton and their two children (all die in this story)
Villains: The Joker (between BATMAN #251 / 258), Rizzo, Slade, assorted gangsters (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: The Joker claims responsibility for the murder of an entire family, and Batman is out for revenge, until he becomes convinced that another party might be trying to pin the rap on the Clown Prince of Crime.

Brave and the Bold No. 112
April-May 1974
Cover: Batman, Mr. Miracle, and Atun in Atun’s tomb; vignettes of Aquaman, Hawkman, Silent Knight, Batman, and Green Lantern //Jim Aparo (signed; main vignette)
Story: “The Impossible Escape” (1 page)
 Part 1: “The Raiders From Nowhere” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “The Immortal Trap” (6 pages)
 Part 3: “What Price, Eternity” (8 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #110; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #440), Mr. Miracle (between MR. MIRACLE #17 / 18)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #255), Carleton French (last appearance in issue #103), Oberon, Big Barda (both between MR. MIRACLE #17 / 18)
Intro: Inspector Sayid, Atun, an alien race (only appearance for all)
Villains: A gang of raiders, Ali Faroosh, Dr. Ingrid Borg (first appearance for all; all die in this story)
Synopsis: Batman and Mr. Miracle find themselves separately summoned to the tomb of Atun in Egypt, which is said to hold the secret of immortality, but has already claimed the lives of several persons.

Brave and the Bold No. 113
June-July 1974
Cover: Batman watching Gothamites fete Metal Men; vignettes of Hawkman, Viking Prince, and Green Arrow and Speedy //Jim Aparo (main vignette)
Story: “The 50-Story Killer” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Swan Song For a Top Cop” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “Tower of Hostages” (7 pages)
 Part 3: “What Price One Batman?”  (7 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in BATMAN #256; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #441), Metal Men (between issues #103 / 121)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in BATMAN #256; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #441)
Intro: John Higgins, Ed, new mayor of Gotham City, Charles Morgan (only appearance for all)
Villains: One Arm and other terrorists (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Commissioner Gordon is forcibly retired, Batman is replaced as Gotham’s guardian by the Metal Men, and all must somehow cope with a one-armed terrorist who is holding Bruce Wayne and everyone in his skyscraper for ransom.

Brave and the Bold No. 114
August-September 1974
Cover: Aquaman vs. Batman underwater; vignettes of J’onn J’onzz, Green Arrow, and Teen Titans //Jim Aparo (signed; main vignette) and Nick Cardy (secondary vignettes)
Story: “Last Jet To Gotham” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Souls Under the Sea” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “The Deadly Wine” (6 pages)
 Part 3: “Hour of Armageddon” (8 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #112; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #442), Aquaman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #112; next appears in ADVENTURE COMICS #436)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (next appears in BATMAN #258)
Villains: Joe Angel, various gangsters (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman tries to get Aquaman to help him save an airliner sunk at sea, only to learn that Aquaman did the sinking himself, to save Gotham from an atomic booby trap on board.

Brave and the Bold No. 115
October-November 1974
Cover: Atom, Batman, and assassins; vignettes of Challengers of the Unknown, Dr. Fate, Hourman, and Solomon Grundy //Jim Aparo
Story: “The Corpse That Wouldn’t Die” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Golden Girl-Hunt” (6 pages)
 Part 2: “The Body That Was Re-Born” (7 pages)
 Part 3: “Ten Feet To Eternity” (7 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #225; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #443), the Atom (last appearance in ACTION COMICS #439; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #114)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #258; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #443)
Intro: Debbie Manton, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Manton, Army Eddie (only appearance for all)
Villains: Buggsy Cathcart and his gang, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman is electrocuted by a gangster’s booby trap while seeking a hostage, but the Atom shrinks to miniature size and stimulates Batman’s brain to use him as a “robot” against the hoods.

Detective Comics No. 443
October-November 1974
Cover: Batman and Manhunter vs. Dr. Mykros and the Council’s hoods; vignettes of Robin, Spectre, Manhunter, Creeper, and Green Lantern of Earth-2 //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Gotterdammerung” (20 pages)
Editor, writer: Archie Goodwin
Artist: Walt Simonson
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in BRAVE AND THE BOLD #115; next appears in BATMAN #259), Manhunter (last appearance in Manhunter story in last issue; dies in this story)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BRAVE AND THE BOLD #115; next appears in BATMAN #259), Christine St. Clair, Asano Nitobe (last appearance for both in Manhunter story in last issue; last appearance for both), Kolu Mbeya (last appearance in Manhunter story in issue #440; last appearance)
Intro: Ndele Kshumbo, a Dan Kingdom clone (both die in this story), Mole (only appearance)
Villains: The Enforcer (Dan Kingdom; first appearance; dies in this story), Dr. Mykros, the Council, Manhunter-clones (all die in this story)
Comment: One Manhunter-clone survives, and appears as Manhunter II in SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #1.
Synopsis: Investigating the apparent death of a friend, Batman encounters Manhunter, and becomes intertwined with his last desperate crusade to bring down the Council.

Brave and the Bold No. 116
December 1974 / January 1975
Cover: Batman and Spectre vs. Kali; vignettes of Teen Titans, Batman, Wonder Woman, Copperhead, Robotman, Deadman, and Silent Knight //Jim Aparo
Story: “Grasp of the Killer Cult” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Streets of Fear” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “The Tooth of Kali” (7 pages)
 Part 3: “Judgment of a Goddess” (7 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #226; next appears in BATMAN #260), the Spectre (between ADVENTURE COMICS #436 / 437)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #259)
Intro: Jennings, Forbes, Lola Lalanna (all die in this story)
Villains: Kali, the Dirty Dozers (including Henry Barnes and James Wilson; first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Three ritual murders by strangling are committed in Gotham City, and Batman and The Spectre go after a group of World War II vets whose bodies are possessed by the ghosts of long-dead Thugs from India.

Brave and the Bold No. 118
April 1975
Cover: Joker watching Batman and Wildcat box with cestii in ring //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “May the Best Man Die” (18 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (between BATMAN #261 / 262), Wildcat (last appearance in issue #110; next appears in SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #2)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (next appears in BATMAN #262)
Villains: The Joker (last appearance in BATMAN #260; next appears in THE JOKER #1), Mike Dubcek, Whitey Ross, Doc, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: The Joker steals a dog whose body contains an antidote to a deadly disease threatening a prisonful of cons, and his price for it is a boxing bout in which Batman and Wildcat fight to the death with spiked metal gauntlets.

Brave and the Bold No. 119
June 1975
Cover: Batman and Man-Bat //Jim Aparo
Story: “Bring Back Killer Krag” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Death Wears Polka Dots” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “Island of Blood” (6 pages)
 Part 3: “Wings of Vengeance” (6 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (between BATMAN #263 / 264), Man-Bat (last appearance in BATMAN #254; next appears in MAN-BAT #1)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in THE JOKER #1; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #444)
Intro: Augie Moran (dies in this story), Eddie Angel (only appearance)
Villains: Ben “Killer” Krag, Domingo Valdez (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman attempts to bring back an assassin from a hostile Carribean nation, but Man-Bat competes with him in order to pick up a $100,000 reward for the killer’s return.

Brave and the Bold No. 120
July 1975
Cover: Kamandi on horseback chasing gorilla soldiers dragging Batman //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “This Earth Is Mine” (1 page)
 Part 1: “No Chains For Me” (7 pages)
 Part 2: “Whom the Gods Would Destroy” (6 pages)
 Part 3: “Die On Your Feet, or Live On Your Knees” (8 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #448; next appears in BATMAN #265), Kamandi (between KAMANDI #29 / 30)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #448; next appears in BATMAN #265)
Intro: Manton, Garth (only appearance for both)
Villains: Gorgo, gorilla soldiers, bear soldiers (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman is magically drawn by a shaman into Kamandi’s future, where he helps Kamandi and other humans of that time fight against Gorgo and his gorilla soldiers near Mt. Rushmore.

Brave and the Bold No. 121
September 1975
Cover: Batman tied to front of train as Tina, Mercury, Tin, and Gold leap off //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Doomsday Express” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Hostages of History” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “Ultimatum For an Iron Horse” (6 pages)
 Part 3: “Tick-Tock For a Runaway” (6 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #450; next appears in BATMAN #267), Metal Men (last appearance in issue #113; next appear in METAL MEN #45, except Gold, who next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #239)
Other Character: Gerald Ford of Earth-One
Villains: Prof. Charles White Wing, Dolores Clear Lake, Eddie Running Fox (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman is captured aboard the Liberty Express by a trio of American Indian terrorists who threaten to destroy the Constitution and Declaration of Independence which are aboard unless their demands are met, and the Metal Men come to Batman’s rescue.

Brave and the Bold No. 122
October 1975
Cover: Batman trying to save bound Swamp Thing from people with rifles //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Hour of the Beast” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Monster, Monster, Burning Bright” (4 pages)
 Part 2: “Green Grows Death” (6 pages)
 Part 3: “Look Homeward, Hero” (7 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #232; next appears in BATMAN #268), Swamp Thing (between SWAMP THING (1st series) #18 / 19; origin retold in flashback)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #232; next appears in BATMAN #269)
Cameo appearance: Linda Holland (in flashback)
Villains: B. B. Riggs, a government official (first and only appearance for both)
Synopsis: While Swamp Thing is held captive as a freak show attraction by promoter B. B. Riggs, Batman and Commissioner Gordon must deal with a plague of fast-growing giant vines that endanger Gotham.

Brave and the Bold No. 123
December 1975
Cover: Plastic Man, Metamorpho, and Batman //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “How To Make a Super-Hero” (1 page)
 Part 1: “The Impossible Impostor” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “Return of a Tigress” (6 pages)
 Part 3: “Heroes Are Re-Made, Not Born” (6 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #453; next appears in BATMAN #270), Plastic Man (last appearance in issue #95; next appears in PLASTIC MAN #11), Metamorpho (last appearance in FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #3; next appears in issue #154)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #453; next appears in BATMAN #270)
Intro: Faroosh, Sgt. Kuskie (only appearance for both)
Villains: Ruby Ryder (between issues #95 / 135), Hinton (last appearance in issue #95; last appearance)
Comment: Batman apparently reveals his secret identity to Plastic Man in this story.  Metamorpho knows Batman is Bruce Wayne, probably having learned it as an associate member of the Justice League.
Synopsis: Batman deputizes Plastic Man to impersonate him while he is trying to buy a tribe’s totem at auction and return it to them.  But Ruby Ryder, who also wants the totem, tricks Plastic Man into drinking a brainwashing cocktail, enabling her to frame Wayne for murder with his help.   Metamorpho takes a hand to spring Batman from jail and help them fight Ruby and Plas.

Brave and the Bold No. 125
March 1976
Cover: Tiger Chan, tiger, Flash, soldier, and Batman //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Streets of Poison” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Mission To Chan” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “In the Tiger’s Lair” (5 pages)
 Part 3: “Return of a Heroine” (7 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #436; next appears in BATMAN FAMILY #4), the Flash (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #127; next appears in THE FLASH #239)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #271; next appears in BATMAN FAMILY #4)
Intro: Cheech, Ruth Tuck (only appearance for all)
Villains: Gen. Lin “Tiger” Chan, his soldiers, Amy Stimson (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman and the Flash, investigating an Asian head of state who may be reneging on a drug-destroying deal with the United States, find a long-lost aviatrix in his land who may be working with the mastermind.

Brave and the Bold No. 126
March-April 1976
Cover: Batman and Aquaman vs. Nazi frogmen //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “What Lurks Below Buoy 13" (1 page)
 Part 1: “Hot Potato, Cold War” (4 pages)
 Part 2: “Fear Is the Enemy” (13 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Jim Aparo
Inker: John Calnan
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #236; next appears in WONDER WOMAN #221), Aquaman (last appearance in ADVENTURE COMICS #444; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #129)
Intro: Ed (only appearance)
Other Character: President Gerald Ford (as a voice)
Villains: Baron Mannheim (first appearance; dies in this story), Hans and other neo-Nazis (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: When an international criminal captures an Atlantean tracking satellite, Batman and his reluctant ally Aquaman go to recover it.

Brave and the Bold No. 127
June 1976
Cover: Batman hung in noose by crooks, Wildcat vs. Iron-Fist //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Dead Man’s Quadrangle” (1 page)
 Part 1: “The Corpse Wore Boots” (4 pages)
 Part 2: “Across the ‘Zero Zone’” (6 pages)
 Part 3: “In the Grip of Iron-Fist” (6 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #459; next appears in BATMAN #276), Wildcat (last appearance in SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #2; last appearance)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #275 / 276)
Intro: Kid O’Hara (in flashback), Luis Vega (both die in this story), Carl Curtis (only appearance)
Villains: El Zapatero (Hannibal Kingsley; first appearance; dies in this story), Iron-Fist, and their gang (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman must keep a promise to a dead illegal immigrant to avenge his brother’s murder by bringing in a smuggler of aliens named El Zapatero.  To help out, he teams with Wildcat, who has a phobia about using his fists since accidentally killing a man in a recent comeback boxing match.

Brave and the Bold No. 128
July 1976
Cover: Oberon and Big Barda freezing Batman and Mr. Miracle //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Death By the Ounce” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Vanished--the Richest Man In the World” (4 pages)
 Part 2: “The Hag Behind the Gun” (7 pages)
 Part 3: “Goodbye To Granny” (5 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (between BATMAN #276 / 277), Mr. Miracle (last appearance in MR. MIRACLE #18; next appears in FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #13)
Supporting Characters: Oberon (between MR. MIRACLE #18 / 19), Big Barda (last appearance in MR. MIRACLE #18; next appears in FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #13), Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #276 / 277)
Intro: The Shah of Karkan (only appearance)
Villains: Granny Goodness (last appearance in MR. MIRACLE #18; next appears in FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #13) and her gang (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Mr. Miracle has returned to Earth with Barda and Oberon to begin a new escape-artist tour, but Batman asks for his help in recovering the kidnapped Shah of Karkan from his mysterious abductor, who proves to be Granny Goodness.

Brave and the Bold No. 129
September 1976
Cover: Two-Face and Joker watching as Batman attempts to spear ring on horseback, while Gen. Mahmood stands guard over bound Green Arrow //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Claws of the Emperor Eagle” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Curse of the Black Bird” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “Flight 311 is Skyjacked” (5 pages)
 Part 3: “The Solar Trap” (6 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #240), the Atom (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #463), Green Arrow (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #133)
Other Characters: Alexander the Great (in flashback; dies in this story), Napoleon Bonaparte (in flashback), President Gerald Ford
Villains: The Joker (last appearance in BATMAN POWER RECORDS COMIC #PR-28), Two-Face (last appearance in THE JOKER #9), Mahmood Khan (first appearance)
Comment: Story continues in next issue.
Synopsis: Green Arrow, as Oliver Queen, acquires the fabled Emperor Eagle, symbol of Pathan, which brings bad luck to each of its bearers.  Queen is captured by the Joker and Two-Face and taken to Pathanistan, where he is sentenced to death, but Batman and the Atom come to his rescue.

Brave and the Bold No. 130
October 1976
Cover: Joker standing with scimitar over bound Batman and Green Arrow, while Atom clings to coin flipped by Two-Face //Jim Aparo
Story: “Death At Rainbow’s End” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Ambushed By the Ghastly Grimacer” (4 pages)
 Part 2: “Green Arrow’s Treachery” (6 pages)
 Part 3: “To Whom the Last Laugh?”  (6 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (next appears in BATMAN #280), the Atom (next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #464), Green Arrow (next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #135)
Intro: Zardik (only appearance)
Cameo appearances: Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte (in flashbacks)
Villains: The Joker (next appears in DC SUPER-STARS #10), Two-Face (next appears in DC SUPER-STARS #14), Gen. Mahmood (dies in this story)
Comment: Story continues from last issue.
Synopsis: Even at the cost of endangering Batman’s life, Green Arrow continues to try to reclaim the Emperor Eagle, with the Atom trying to keep him alive and the Joker, Two-Face, and Gen. Mahmood out to retake the bird themselves.

Brave and the Bold No. 132
February 1977
Cover: Batman and Richard Dragon vs. thugs //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Batman--Dragon Slayer?”  (17 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in BATMAN #283; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #138), Richard Dragon (between RICHARD DRAGON, KUNG FU FIGHTER #13 / 14)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #283; next appears in BATMAN #285)
Intro: Calvin Curtis, Murphy, Walt Karns (only appearance for all)
Villains: The Stylist (first appearance; dies in this story), Carlos Esteban, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: A wealthy industrialist leaves a gift to Richard Dragon, kung fu fighter.  An old partner of the magnate’s assumes Dragon has been left the fortune which the partner wishes to acquire, and sends a martial arts killer, the Stylist, to murder Dragon, but the Batman takes a hand in the game.

Brave and the Bold #133
April 1977
Cover: Batman and Deadman on bombing range //Jim Aparo (signed)
 STORY
 "Another Kind of Justice"  (17 pages)
 Credits
Editor:  Denny O'Neil
Writer:  Bob Haney
Artist, letterer:  Jim Aparo
 Feature Characters
Batman (last seen in DETECTIVE COMICS #458; next appears in BATMAN #286)
Deadman (last seen in Phantom Stranger #41; next appears in Lois Lane story in Superman Family #183)
 Supporting Characters
Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #285 / 286)
 Villains
Turk Bannion (first appearance; dies in this story, but returns as a ghost)
Achille Lazlo (first appearance; dies in this story)
Marius (first appearance; dies in this story)
Gassman and other members of a crime combine (first and only appearance for all)
 Comment
This story is probably canonical, although it stretches the imagination to think that Deadman could inhabit a painted portrait and make it speak.  Most likely, the ghost of Turk Bannion was around, giving him some added psychic power to pull off the stunt.
 Synopsis
 In 1933, crime-boss Turk Bannion was killed in secret by his top rum-runner, Achille Lazlo, who in the decades intervening has become top man in a crime combine and one of the biggest drug-smugglers around.  Batman, who suspects Lazlo of the crime, intends to frame him for Bannion's murder and have him tried by the crime combine heads.  Deadman is enlisted for the job.  By inhabiting crooks and even a painting of Bannion, Deadman makes it appear that Lazlo is indeed being haunted by Bannion.  The mob bosses conduct a trial aboard a ship outside U.S. coastal limits, but Batman lashes the wheel and brings it within legal range for the police.  Lazlo attempts an escape on a speedboat, but the real ghost of Bannion appears, steers the boat into a reef, and reveals himself to the dying Lazlo.

Brave and the Bold No. 134
May 1977
Cover: Col. Miklos Vakla trying to induce Batman to shoot Green Lantern //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Demolishment” (17 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #244; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #140), Green Lantern (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #139 / 140)
Intro: Daj (only appearance)
Villains: Col. Miklos Vakla (first and only appearance), the Communists
Synopsis: Green Lantern appears to defect to a Communist country, and Batman is captured when he comes after him.  Intelligence chief Miklos Vakla decides to subject Batman to his own version of brainwashing, the Demolishment.

Brave and the Bold No. 135
July 1977
Cover: Batman and the Metal Men vs. Jason Morgan and Ruby Ryder //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “More Than Human” (17 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in BATMAN #290), the Metal Men (last appearance in METAL MEN #47)
Supporting Characters: Dr. Will Magnus (last appearance in METAL MEN #47), Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #290)
Intro: Thaddeus Morgan (in flashback; dies in this story), Judge Spencer (only appearance), Jason Morgan II (a robot; destroyed in this story)
Villains: Ruby Ryder (last appearance in issue #123), Jason Morgan (first appearance; a humanoid)
Comment: Story continues in next issue.
Synopsis: Ruby Ryder and Bruce Wayne open a 100-year-old time capsule, liberating a super-powerful robotic man named Jason Morgan who is destructive but devoted to Ruby.  Ruby ends up taking control of Wayne Enterprises and Jason destroys Tin, and neither Batman nor the Metal Men are able to do anything about it.

Brave and the Bold No. 136
September 1977
Cover: Jason Morgan vs. Batman, Metal Men, and Green Arrow //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Legacy of the Doomed” (17 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #145), Metal Men (next appear in METAL MEN #48), Green Arrow (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #144 / 145)
Supporting Characters: Dr. Will Magnus (next appears in METAL MEN #48), Commissioner Gordon (next appears in
Cameo appearance: Judge Spencer (in flashback)
Villains: Ruby Ryder (last appearance), Jason Morgan (destroyed in this story)
Comment: Story continues from last issue.
Synopsis: Green Arrow joins Batman and the Metal Men in a plot to bring down Ruby Ryder and Jason Morgan.

Brave and the Bold No. 137
October 1977
Cover: Shahn-Zi turning Batman into a vampire bat as Demon watches //Rich Buckler / Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Hour of the Serpent” (17 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DC SPECIAL SERIES #1; next appears in SECRET SOCIETY OF SUPER-VILLAINS #7), the Demon (last appearance in THE DEMON #16; next appears in BATMAN FAMILY #18)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #246), Glenda Mark (last appearance in THE DEMON #16; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #482), Merlin (last appearance in issue #109; last appearance)
Intro: Lao Ching (dies before this story begins), An-Hah (only appearance)
Other Character: Danny Loo (last appearance in issue #75; last appearance)
Villains: Shahn-Zi (between issues #75 / 180), Willie Chang (first appearance; dies in this story), the Savage Dragons (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Shahn-Zi comes back to terrorize Gotham’s Chinatown, and Batman joins forces with the Demon to attempt to repel his assault.

Brave and the Bold No. 138
November 1977
Cover: Cosimo vs. Batman and Mr. Miracle //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Mile High Tombstone” (17 pages)
Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #247; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #147), Mr. Miracle (last appearance in FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #13; next appears in MR. MIRACLE #19)
Intro: Dr. Steve Lang (only appearance)
Villain: Cosimo (first appearance; dies in this story)
Synopsis: Batman teams with Mr. Miracle to rescue a lost archaeologist, but along the way they encounter an old enemy of Miracle’s in search of a crime computer.

Brave and the Bold No. 139
February 1978
Cover: Commissioner Gordon, Batman, Hawkman, and Vorgan’s gun and hand //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Requiem For a Top Cop” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Character: Batman (between BATMAN #303 (2) flashback / 295), Hawkman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #150; next appears in ACTION COMICS #480)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #303 (2) flashback / 295; also appears in flashback to indeterminate time)
Intro: Vorgan (only appearance)
Villains: Lan (in flashback; dies in this story), Orson Delacorte (first appearance; dies in this story) and his gang (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: A bounty hunter from space comes to visit justice on Commissioner Gordon for the latter’s killing of an alien by accident years ago, and neither Batman nor Hawkman seem able to stop him.

Brave and the Bold No. 140
March-April 1978
Cover: Batman and Wonder Woman vs. Pericles //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Dastardly Events Aboard the Hellship” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (between BATMAN #296 / 297), Wonder Woman (last appearance in METAL MEN #56; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #153)
Supporting Character: Morgan Tracy (last appearance in FREEDOM FIGHTERS #4; next appears in WONDER WOMAN #248)
Intro: Belmont, Esmerelda Belmont, Dr. Calvan Morgan (only appearance for all)
Villains: Dimitrios and his gang, Pericles and his Simian Squad (first and only appearance for both)
Synopsis: 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.

Brave and the Bold No. 141
May-June 1978
Cover: Batman, Black Canary, Alfred Pennyworth, and the Joker //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Pay Or Die” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #250; next appears in BATMAN #298), Black Canary (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #250; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #154)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in BATMAN FAMILY #17; next appears in BATMAN #298), Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #297 / 298)
Intro: Farber, Leggett, Antonio (all die in this story), Madame Marinska (only appearance)
Villains: The Joker (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #476; next appears in GREEN LANTERN #117) and his gang (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Batman, Black Canary, and Alfred Pennyworth team up to crack down on the Joker’s insurance racket, which forces his investors to make exorbiant payments or be killed.

Brave and the Bold No. 142
July-August 1978
Cover: Aquaman holding Batman in front of enemy frogmen //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Enigma of the Death-Ship” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #252), Aquaman (last appearance in SHOWCASE #100; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #157)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in DC SPECIAL SERIES #15; next appears in BATMAN #303), Mera (last appearance in AQUAMAN #62; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #157)
Intro: Boats Dugan (only appearance)
Villains: Augie, a gang of criminal frogmen (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: Story continues in next issue.
Synopsis: Batman tries to uncover evidence to a drug kingpin’s identity in the log book of a sunken ship, but Aquaman inexplicably tries to prevent him from doing so.

Brave and the Bold No. 143
September-October 1978
Cover: Monty Walcott vs. Creeper and Batman; the Human Target (two vignettes) //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Cast the First Stone” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Enter the Creeper” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “To Cage the Kingpin” (4 pages)
 Part 3: “The Vertigo Effect” (6 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writers: Bob Haney, Cary Burkett
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (next appears in BATMAN #303), the Creeper (between WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #252 / 253)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #152; next appears in BATMAN #303)
Cameo appearances: Aquaman, Mera, Boats Dugan (in flashback)
Villains: Monty Walcott, Digger Fallon, and their gang (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: Story continues from last issue.
Synopsis: 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.

Brave and the Bold No. 144
October-November 1978
Cover: Batman and Green Arrow vs. knights; Human Target vignette //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Arrow of Eternity” (5 pages)
 Part 2: “Devil On Horseback” (7 pages)
 Part 3: “Gargoyle, My Master” (5 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #253; next appears in BATMAN #305), Green Arrow (last appearance in GREEN LANTERN #109; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #160)
Supporting Character: Gwen (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #468)
Other Character: King Henry V of England
Villain: The Gargoyle (last appearance in TEEN TITANS #35; last appearance; New Earth Gargoyle first appears in SECRET ORIGINS ANNUAL #1)
Synopsis: An enchanted arrow sends Batman and Green Arrow back to 1415 to face the Gargoyle at the Battle of Agincourt.

Brave and the Bold No. 145
December 1978
Cover: Batman, Kaluu, and Phantom Stranger //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “A Choice of Dooms” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last chronological appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #212; next appears in BATMAN #306 (1)), Phantom Stranger (last chronological appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #212; next appears in SUPERMAN #344)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #305 (1) / 306 (1))
Intro: Judge Benson (only appearance)
Villains: Kaluu, N’Daka (first appearance for both; both die in this story), Max Lustig, the Ice House Gang (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman and the Phantom Stranger team up to free a gangster from the voodoo thrall of Kaluu.

Brave and the Bold No. 147
Feb. 1979
Cover:  Supergirl and Batman  //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story:  "Death-Scream From the Sky"  (17 pages)
Editor:  Paul Levitz
Writer:  Cary Burkett
Artist, letterer:  Jim Aparo
Colorist:  Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters:  Batman (last appearance in BATMAN #307; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #481 (2)), Supergirl (between SUPERMAN FAMILY #193 / 194)
Supporting Characters:  Alfred Pennyworth (between BATMAN #307 / 310), Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #307;  next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #481 (2))
Villains: Dr. Light (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #149; next appears in NEW TEEN TITANS (first series) #3), Josh Kimble, Children of Light (first and only appearance for all), Kahman Abhood (no appearance; name only mentioned; first and only appearance)
Synopsis:  The Wayne Foundation has sent a communications satellite into orbit, only to find that it has been equipped with a laser cannon that can be used to destroy whole cities and that
the Children of Light, a terrorist group, is threatening to use it to destroy Gotham City unless their leader, Kahman Abhood, is released from custody.  Batman investigates STAR Laboratories,
where the satellite was manufactured, and finds an unconscious Supergirl there.  He revives her and learns that, as Linda Danvers, Supergirl helped counsel student prodigy Josh Kimble, a part-time worker at STAR Labs.  When he neared her, her powers faded.  As Supergirl, she discovered him sabotaging the satellite, but was stripped of her powers by his presence and
knocked out by an unseen attacker.  Batman and Supergirl team up and eventually discover that Dr. Light is aiding the Children of Light, and that the satellite is protected by a red-sun radiation
field that strips Supergirl of her powers.  Josh Kimble had absorbed enough of the radiation while working on the satellite to cause power-loss to Supergirl.  Batman and Supergirl invade the Children of Light's headquarters, and, with the red-sun field shut down, Supergirl is barely able to destroy the satellite before Dr. Light can fire a deadly blast at Gotham.  Batman defeats and captures Light and the terrorists.  Later, he praises Supergirl's ability and aid, and she is flattered.

Brave and the Bold No. 148
March 1979
Cover: Batman and Plastic Man vs. crooks on Christmas display //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Night the Mob Stole Xmas” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Joe Staton
Inker: Jose Delbo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (between BATMAN #308 / 309), Plastic Man (last appearance in PLASTIC MAN #20; next appears in ADVENTURE COMICS #467)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between BATMAN #308 / 309)
Villains: Big Jake Doyle, Wolfie, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: Story takes place on Dec. 23-24, 1978, and continues in part in BATMAN #309.
Synopsis: 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.

Brave and the Bold No. 149
April 1979
Cover: Batman vs. Wonder Girl, Kid Flash, Speedy, and Robin //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Look Homeward, Runaway” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #498 (flashback); next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #8), Robin (between DETECTIVE COMICS #482 (Batgirl story) / 481 (Robin story)), Kid Flash (between THE FLASH #269 / 277), Speedy (last appearance in SUPERMAN FAMILY #194; next appears in BEST OF DC #18), Wonder Girl (last appearance in ADVENTURE COMICS #461; next appears in WONDER WOMAN #265; all appear as the Teen Titans; last team appearance in DC SPECIAL SERIES #11; next team appearance in NEW TEEN TITANS (1st series) #1)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (chronologically between DETECTIVE COMICS #498 (flashback) / 483)
Villains: Max Cash, Fast Eddie Blaine, Tiger Turk, the Runaways (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman enlists the Teen Titans to reband and help him as undercover agents, infiltrating the Runaways, a gang of teenaged thieves under the control of a mysterious Fagin called The Man.

Brave and the Bold No. 151
June 1979
Cover: Batman vs. crooks; Flash on treadmill in disco //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Disco of Death” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Character: Batman (last appearance in BATMAN #311; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #484), the Flash (last appearance in ADVENTURE COMICS #463; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #161)
Supporting Characters: Iris Allen (last appearance in ADVENTURE COMICS #462; next appears in THE FLASH #270), Alfred Pennyworth (next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #484)
Intro: Emily Hanks (in flashback), Linda Hart, Guy Stanton (all die in this story), Rhonda
Villains: Phantom of the Stardust Ballroom (Jack Dawes), Karen Diggs (ghosts), the Simpson Gang (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman and the Flash team up to solve the mystery of a haunted disco that is claiming dancers’ lives.

Brave and the Bold No. 152
July 1979
Cover: Batman and Atom vs. Swiss crooks //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Death Has a Golden Grab” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Character: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #257), the Atom (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #161; next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #15)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #484)
Villains: Howard Trask, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: A computer foulup all over the country 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.

Brave and the Bold No. 153
August 1979
Cover: Batman and Red Tornado vs. lunar landing machines //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Menace of the Murder Machines” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Cary Burkett
Penciller: Don Newton
Inker: Bob Smith
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (next appears in BATMAN #312), Red Tornado (last appearance in WONDER WOMAN #256; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #169)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #484; next appears in BATMAN #312), Commissioner Gordon (next appears in BATMAN #312)
Intro: Charles Gibson (dies in this story), Jeff Rand (only appearance)
Villain: Dr. Gregory Tarre (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Batman and Red Tornado strive to solve a mystery involving the murder of a man by robots.

Brave and the Bold No. 154
September 1979
Cover: Batman and Metamorpho vs. Ben-Al-Kaman’s goons //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Pathway of Doom” (7 pages)
 Part 2: “Dead End Mountain” (10 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #258; next appears in BATMAN #315), Metamorpho (last appearance in issue #123; next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #40)
Supporting Character: Sapphire Stagg (last appearance in FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #3; next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #40)
Intro: Ed (only appearance)
Villains: Achilles (Harry Cathcart), Ben-Al-Kaman and his gang (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman is hired by Sapphire Stagg to find Metamopho, but his trail leads him into repeated brushes with Achilles, a hired assassin.

Brave and the Bold No. 155
October 1979
Cover: Green Lantern capturing Batman and Tri Vul in spaceship //Jim Aparo
Story: “Fugitive From Two Worlds” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #170; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #486), Green Lantern (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #170; next appears in GREEN LANTERN #128 (flashback))
GS: Medphyl (between GREEN LANTERN #97 / 127), Chaselon (last appearance in METAL MEN #54; next appears in GREEN LANTERN #127), Zborra (last appearance in GREEN LANTERN #55; next appears in TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1; three Green Lanterns)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #315; next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #259), Guardians of the Universe (between GREEN LANTERN #116 / 126)
Intro: Tri Vul, Dr. Wheelwright, Calphonians (only appearance for all)
Synopsis: With Gotham City’s survival hanging in the balance, Batman and Green Lantern go after an alien who may or may not be a villain, with both of them wrangling over jurisdiction.

Brave and the Bold No. 156
November 1979
Cover: Commissioner Gordon and police vs. Batman and Dr. Fate //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Corruption” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Cary Burkett
Penciller: Don Newton
Inker: Bob Smith
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #259; next appears in BATMAN #316), Dr. Fate (between ADVENTURE COMICS #465 / 466)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #259)
Intro: Donald Sterling (a ghost; dies before this story begins), Harkins (first and only appearance for both)
Villains: A were-demon, Whitey Kendall, Giuseppe Condotti, Sgt. William Tyler, another demon, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: 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.

Brave and the Bold No. 157
December 1979
Cover: Kamandi, Batman, and crook //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Time, My Dark Destiny” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Bob Haney
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #172; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #497), Kamandi (between pages 16 / 17 of first Kamandi story in CANCELLED COMIC CAVALCADE #2)
Other Character: The voice of the Vortex (between pages 16 / 17 of first Kamandi story in CANCELLED COMIC CAVALCADE #2)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #317; next appears in Batgirl story in DETECTIVE COMICS #487), Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in BATMAN #317; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #487), Martin Tellman (last appearance in BATMAN #295; last appearance), Dr. Canus (between pages 16 / 17 of first Kamandi story in CANCELLED COMIC CAVALCADE #2)
Cameo appearances: Spirit, Pyra, Mylock Bloodstalker, Doile, the Kangarat Murder Society (all in flashback)
Intro: A senator, Charles Sinclair, Ryan (only appearance for all)
Villains: Extortion, Inc., Jake Kling, Matthew Tinsley (first and only appearance for all), a thug (first appearance; dies in this story)
Synopsis: Batman discovers that the new enforcer for Extortion, Inc., is a mesmerized Kamandi, and sets out to free him from their sway and destroy the crime cabal.

Brave and the Bold No. 158
January 1980
Cover: Batman and Wonder Woman cowering from Flashback’s shadow //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Yesterday Never Dies” (1 page)
 Part 1: “A Memory of Madness” (8 pages)
 Part 2: “Paris Knights” (8 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #260; next appears in BATMAN #318), Wonder Woman (last appearance in WONDER WOMAN #164; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #174)
Cameo appearances: Walter Cronkite (of Earth-One), Steve Trevor, Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne, Joe Chill (as illusions)
Intro: An ambassador (only appearance)
Villains: Flashback (“Deja Vu”), Willie and his gang (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Wonder Woman and Batman team up to fight a French villain named Flashback, who employs a gas that forces its victims to relive incidents in their past.

Brave and the Bold No. 159
February 1980
Cover: Batman with a Ra’s Al Ghul wanted poster //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Crystal Armageddon” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Denny O’Neil
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #174; next appears in BATMAN #320), Ra’s Al Ghul (between DETECTIVE COMICS #485 / 490)
Intro: Prof. Elias Hatter, Bernie Hatter (both die in this story)
Villains: Ra’s Al Ghul, Talia (between DETECTIVE COMICS #485 / 490), League of Assassins (between DETECTIVE COMICS #487 / 489)
Synopsis: A scientist has discovered a formula which can transform human beings into fragile crystal, and Batman and Ra’s Al Ghul must join forces to stop him from destroying humanity with it.

Brave and the Bold No. 160
March 1980
Cover:  Batman, Supergirl, Col. Sulphur, and Fred Danvers  //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story:  "The Brimstone Connection"  (17 pages)
Editor:  Paul Levitz
Writer:  Cary Burkett
Artist, letterer:  Jim Aparo
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters:  Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #261; next appears in BATMAN #321), Supergirl (between SUPERMAN FAMILY #199 / 201)
Supporting Character:  Fred Danvers (between SUPERMAN FAMILY #194 / 203)
Intro:  An intelligence agent (dies in this story)
Villains:  Col. Sulphur (last appearance in BATMAN #241; next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #279) and his gang, Jasper Casbeer (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis:  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, but Supergirl is sent to follow a plane which leaves from there while Batman penetrates the hideout site.  Batman is captured by Sulphur and bound to a bomb-triggering device that threatens both him and Danvers, but he escapes and defuses the bomb.  When Sulphur and his gang attempt to escape by submarine, their sub is towed back to the surface by Supergirl, who has been radioed back by Batman.  Batman cleans up on Sulphur's gang, while Supergirl herself punches out Sulphur.

Brave and the Bold No. 161
April 1980
Cover: Batman, Sardath, and Alanna examining Adam Strange’s costume; Adam Strange on wanted poster //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “A Tale of Two Heroes” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DC SPECIAL SERIES #21; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #489), Adam Strange (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #139; next appears in ALL-NEW COLLECTOR’S EDITION #C-56; origin retold in this story)
Supporting Characters: Alanna (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #139; next appears in ALL-NEW COLLECTOR’S EDITION #C-56), Sardath (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #139; next appears in SHOWCASE #101), Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #321; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #489)
Villains: Captain Malace, Mike (first and only appearance for both)
Synopsis: 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.

Brave and the Bold No. 163
June 1980
Cover: Gangsters firing at Black Lightning and Batman in front of oil tank //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Oil, Oil...Nowhere” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Paul Kupperberg
Artist: Dick Giordano
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #490; next appears in BATMAN #322), Black Lightning (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #260; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #490)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #490; next appears in BATMAN #324)
Intro: Simon, Nast (only appearance for both)
Villains: Senator Hargreave and his gang (including Tyler), Manny (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman and Black Lightning team up to discover why oil tank trucks have been disappearing on the Gotham-Metropolis run.

Brave and the Bold No. 164
July 1980
Cover: Batman and Hawkman vs. glowing knights //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Mystery of the Mobile Museum” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: J. Marc DeMatteis
Penciller: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inker: Steve Mitchell
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Character: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #263; next appearance in BATMAN #325), Hawkman (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #175 / 179)
GS: Shiera Hall (Hawkgirl; between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #176 / 179)
Intro: The Ma-Prusha (only appearance)
Synopsis: 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.

Detective Comics No. 492
July 1980
Cover: Batman holding Batgirl’s uniform; Walter Cronkite on television; Robin (three vignettes)
Story: “Vengeance Trail” (15 pages)
 Chapter 2: “At War With General Scarr” (10 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Cary Burkett
Penciller: Don Newton
Inker: Dan Adkins
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #180; next appears in BRAVE AND THE BOLD #165), Batgirl (between Batgirl stories in last issue and next issue)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in BATMAN #325; next appears in BRAVE AND THE BOLD #165), Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batgirl story in last issue; next appears in BRAVE AND THE BOLD #165)
Villains: General Scarr (last appearance in Batgirl story in last issue; next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #279) and his gang, Cormorant (last appearance of all)
Comment: Story continues from Batgirl story in last issue.
Synopsis: Batgirl is wounded and on the verge of giving up her costumed career. But when Batman is captured by General Scarr, who masterminded the attack on her, she must gather the courage to free him and go after Scarr again.

Brave and the Bold No. 165
August 1980
Cover: Batman, Man-Bat, and Rebecca Langstrom //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Prescription For Tragedy” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Marty Pasko
Penciller: Don Newton
Inker: Dan Adkins
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (between DETECTIVE COMICS #492 / 493), Man-Bat (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #492; next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #35)
Supporting Characters: Francine Langstrom, Rebecca Langstrom (last appearance for both in DETECTIVE COMICS #492; both next appear in DC COMICS PRESENTS #35), Jason Bard (between DETECTIVE COMICS #491 / 500), Commissioner Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth (both between DETECTIVE COMICS #492 / 493), Dr. Douglas Dundee (last appearance in BATMAN #324; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #494)
Villains: Dr. Lawrence Lucerne, Manny, Ralph, other gangsters (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: The Batman must keep Man-Bat from administering a sleep-inducing drug to his daughter which could save her life--or, if contaminated, could kill her.

Brave and the Bold No. 166
September 1980
Cover: Black Canary and Batman vs. the Penguin //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Requiem For Four Canaries” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Michael Fleisher
Penciller: Dick Giordano
Inker: Terry Austin
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #264; next appears in BATMAN #326), Black Canary (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #181 / 182)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #264; next appears in BATMAN #326)
Intro: Warden Payne, Betty Butler, Alice (only appearance for all)
Villains: The Penguin (last appearance in Robin story in DETECTIVE COMICS #492; next appears in BEST OF DC #10), a gangster, Frank Alzetti, Skip Davis, Blinky Norell, Skeeter Johnson (first appearance for all; all die in this story), Angie, Andrew, Max, a Black Canary impostor, other crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: 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.

Brave and the Bold No. 168
November 1980
Cover: Batman and Green Arrow vs. crooks //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Shackles of the Mind” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Cary Burkett
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #265; next appears in BATMAN #328), Green Arrow (between WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #265 / 266)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batgirl story in DETECTIVE COMICS #495; next appears in BATMAN #328), Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #494; next appears in BATMAN #328)
Intro: Samson Citadel (only appearance)
Villains: The Great Rinehart, Thomas, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Green Arrow gets Batman to help out with introducing a friend’s escape-artist act, but it seems as though the liberationist may be pulling robberies.

Brave and the Bold No. 169
December 1980
Cover: Batman rescuing Zatanna from hoods //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Angel of Mercy, Angel of Death” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Mike W. Barr
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #496; next appears in BATMAN #330), Zatanna (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #182 / 187)
Supporting Character: Alfred Pennyworth (between BATMAN #329 / 330)
Intro: Raymond Marcy (in flashback; dies in this story), Angela Marcy (only appearance)
Villains: John Yoder, Steel Springer (first appearance for both; both die in this story) and his gang (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Batman and Zatanna team up to learn how much of a faith healer’s business is real, and how much is being faked, even as a mob boss tries to avail himself of the healer’s “talents”.

Brave and the Bold No. 170
January 1981
Cover: Nemesis vs. Batman on Justice statue //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “If Justice Be Blind” (25 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Cary Burkett
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #266; next appears in BATMAN #331), Nemesis (between Nemesis stories in last and next issue; origin retold in flashback)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (between DETECTIVE COMICS #497 / 498 (Batgirl story)), Marjorie Marshall (between Nemesis stories in issue #? and next issue)
Intro: Ted Lucas (dies in this story)
Cameo appearances: Ben Marshall, Craig Tresser (in flashback)
Villains: Roy North, Danny Krebs (first appearance for both; both die in this story), the Head, Dr. Otto Von Riebling (last appearance for both in Nemesis story in last issue; both die in this story), Krispen, Brewster, various crooks (first and only appearance for all), the Council (between Nemesis stories in last issue and next issue)
Synopsis: Nemesis trails the Head to Gotham City and teams with Batman to bring his foe to justice.

Brave and the Bold No. 171
February 1981
Cover: Scalphunter, Batman tied to cannon, Confederate soldiers //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “A Cannon For Batman” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Colorist: Tatjana Wood
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #186; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #498), Scalphunter (between WEIRD WESTERN TALES #57 / 58)
Supporting Characters: Prof. Carter Nichols (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #138; last appearance), Alfred Pennyworth (between DETECTIVE COMICS #497 / 498)
Intro: Martha Jennings, Juniper (only appearance for both)
Villains: The Confederates
Comment: Bruce Wayne inaccurately states that Dick Grayson is still in college in this story; Dick has dropped out by this time.  Also, he is incorrectly portrayed as believing Carter Nichols’s time-hypnosis does not actually send its subject back in time.
Synopsis: To learn the secret of a Civil War campaign patch created in the image of his bat-emblem by war nurse Martha Jennings, Batman is sent back to 1862 by Prof. Carter Nichols and meets Scalphunter.

Brave and the Bold No. 172
March 1981
Cover: Batman watcing Firestorm dying in nuclear reactor //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Darkness and Dark Fire” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Gerry Conway
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Steve Mitchell
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #267; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #187), Firestorm (between THE FLASH #293 / 294)
GA: Superman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #267; next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #31), Wonder Woman (last appearance in WONDER WOMAN #277; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #187), Flash (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #186; next appears in THE FLASH #294; with Batman and Firestorm, all appear as the Justice League of America)
Supporting Characters: Jason Bard (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #491; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #500), Prof. Martin Stein (between THE FLASH #293 / 294)
Villain: A nuclear life-form (first appearance; destroyed in this story)
Synopsis: A sentient nuclear pile takes control of Firestorm, and Batman must find a way to free him from its influence.

Brave and the Bold No. 173
April 1981
Cover: Guardian of the Universe, Batman, and crooks; Nemesis vignette //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “One of Us Is Not One of Us” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #268), the Guardians of the Universe (last appearance in GREEN LANTERN #132)
GS: Green Lantern (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #185)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon (last appearance of both in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #268), Carol Ferris (between GREEN LANTERN #132 / 133), Thomas Kalmaku (between GREEN LANTERN #131 / 133)
Villains: Sinestro (last appearance in GREEN LANTERN #127), a gang of smugglers (first and only appearance)
Comment: This story continues in the next issue.
Synopsis: A Guardian of the Universe comes to Earth to recruit Batman to help him learn which Guardian is an impostor, and to restore Hal Jordan’s memories of being Green Lantern.

Brave and the Bold No. 174
May 1981
Cover: Batman, Green Lantern, Guardians of the Universe, green knight and steed emerging from Central Power Battery //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “To Trap An Immortal” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #189), Green Lantern (next appears in GREEN LANTERN #133)
GS: Guardians of the Universe (next appear in TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1), Appa Ali Apsa (between GREEN LANTERN #81 / 199), Green Lantern Corps (last appearance in GREEN LANTERN #132; next appear in TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #1)
Cameo appearances: Green Arrow, Black Canary (in flashback)
Villain: Sinestro (next appears in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #9)
Comment: This story continues from last issue.
Synopsis: The Guardians, Batman, and Green Lantern summon the mortal Guardian from Maltus to help them discover which Guardian is secretly Sinestro.

Brave and the Bold No. 175
June 1981
Cover: Batman and Lois Lane vs. Metallo //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Heart of the Monster” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Paul Kupperberg
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #502; next appears in BATMAN #331), Lois Lane (last appearance in SUPERMAN FAMILY #207; next appears in SUPERMAN #360)
Supporting Characters: Gwen (last appearance in BATMAN #316; last appearance), Perry White (last appearance in SUPERMAN FAMILY #207; next appears in ACTION COMICS #520)
Villains: Metallo II (last appearance in SUPERMAN #331; next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #270), Dr. John Cranshaw (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Metallo has come to Gotham City to find the surgeon who transplanted his head onto a robot body, so Lois Lane has come in search of him--and asks the Batman for help.

Brave and the Bold No. 176
July 1981
Cover: Batman, Swamp Thing, and Felicia Kyle //Mike Kaluta (signed)
Story: “The Delta Connection” (17 pages)
Editor: Paul Levitz
Writer: Marty Pasko
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #269; next appears in BATMAN #337), Swamp Thing (last appearance in DC COMICS PRESENTS #8; next appears in SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #1; origin retold in flashback)
GS: Selina Kyle (Catwoman; last appearance in BATMAN #335; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #506)
Supporting Character: Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #503; next appears in BATMAN #337)
Intro: Felicia Kyle (Catwoman’s sister; dies in this story), Lubin Thibodaux, Mrs. Thibodaux (only appearance for both)
Cameo appearance: Linda Holland (in flashback)
Villains: Albert Cowper (first appearance; dies in this story), Calvin Traller (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Selina Kyle has Batman search for her sister, a prison escapee, in a Louisiana swamp, where he meets Swamp Thing--and a hitman hired to kill Felicia Kyle.

Brave and the Bold No. 177
August 1981
Cover: Hangman vs. Batman and Elongated Man //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Hangman Club Murders” (17 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Mike W. Barr
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #504; next appears in BATMAN #338), Elongated Man (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #191 / 194)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth, Commissioner Gordon (last appearance for both in DETECTIVE COMICS #504; both next appear in BATMAN #338)
Intro: Mark Dresden, an accountant, Marcia Evans Quigley (all die in this story),  Jim Proxmire, Sam Hopkins, Karen, Samantha (only appearance for all)
Villain: The Hangman (Thomas Quigley; first and only appearance)
Synopsis: Batman and the Elongated Man team up against the Hangman, a masked criminal who is apparently out to kill the directors of the Hangman’s Club, a charity that helps find jobs for ex-criminals.

Brave and the Bold No. 178
September 1981
Cover: Creeper, Batman, woman and child vs. Origami Man //Rich Buckler / Dick Giordano (signed)
Story: “Paperchase” (17 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Alan Brennert
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #270; next appears in BATMAN #339), the Creeper (last appearance in CANCELLED COMIC CAVALCADE #2; next appears in THE FLASH #318)
Supporting Characters: Hugo Marlies (last appearance in ADVENTURE COMICS #446; last appearance), Vera Sweet (last appearance in BEWARE THE CREEPER #6; last appearance)
Intro: Renaldo (only appearance)
Cameo appearances: Dick Giordano, Jim Aparo
Villans: Dr. Clayton Wetley (last appearance in SHOWCASE #79; last appearance), the Origami Man (first appearance; destroyed in this story)
Synopsis: Batman and the Creeper fight a murdering monster made of paper.

Brave and the Bold No. 182
January 1982
Cover: Batman and Robin and Batwoman of Earth-Two, Batmobile, Hugo Strange vignette //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Interlude On Earth-Two” (14 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Alan Brennert
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in issue #178; next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #271), Robin of Earth-Two (last appearance in ?; next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #271)
GS: Batwoman of Earth-Two (Kathy Kane; first and only appearance), Starman (last appearance in ?; next appears in ?)
Cameo appearances: Dr. Fate, Hourman
Villain: Dr. Hugo Strange (of Earth-Two; last appearance in BATMAN #1; dies in this story)
Comment: This story takes place out of sequence, before WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #271.
Synopsis: Batman of Earth-One is thrown into Earth-Two by a freak occurrence, where Hugo Strange is threatening the Robin and Batwoman of that world with animated relics of the late Batman’s, controlled by Starman’s stolen Cosmic Rod.

Brave and the Bold No. 179
October 1981
Cover: Cosmic Boy, Sun Boy, Shadow Lass, Shrinking Violet, Duo Damsel, Anton Halkor, Batman, Colossal Boy //Ross Andru / Dick Giordano (signed)
Story: “Time-Bomb With the Thousand-Year Fuse” (27 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Marty Pasko
Penciller: Ernie Colon
Inker: Mike DeCarlo
Letterer: Ben Oda
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #271; next appears in BATMAN #340), the Legion of Super-Heroes (Colossal Boy, Chameleon Boy, Cosmic Boy, Shadow Lass, Sun Boy (all between LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (2nd series) #280 / 282),  Element Lad, Shrinking Violet (both between LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (2nd series) #280 / 284), Princess Projectra (between LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (2nd series) #279 / 285), Legion as a whole appears between LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (2nd series) #280 / 281))
GS: Duo Damsel (between LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (2nd series) #280 / 284)
Supporting Character: Rond Vidar (last appearance in ALL-NEW COLLECTOR’S EDITION #C-55; next appears in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (2nd series) #300)
Intro: Dr. Vanaar, Dr. Krylu (only appearance for both)
Villains: Universo (last appearance in SUPERMAN FAMILY #207; next appears in TALES OF THE LEGION #320), Anton Halkor, Beef and his gang (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: A time-travelling ally of Universo’s steals an anti-matter egg from the past and plans to open it in the 30th Century, but Batman comes to the future to help the Legion of Super-Heroes to stop him.

Brave and the Bold No. 180
November 1981
Cover: Batman and Spectre vs. Wa’ar-Zen and magical squid //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Scepter of the Dragon God” (19 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Michael Fleisher
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #507), the Spectre (last appearance in ?; next appears in ?)
Intro: Kwan-Yin (in flashback), Barnett, Prof. Hans Bellman (only appearance for both)
Villain: Wa’ar-Zen (first appearance; dies in this story)
Synopsis: Batman and the Spectre team up against Wa’ar-Zen, an ancient Chinese sorceror in search of a sceptre that will give him even greater power than the Ghostly Guardian’s.

Brave and the Bold No. 181
December 1981
Cover: Batman, Hawk, and Dove //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Time, See What’s Become of Me” (19 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Alan Brennert
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (next appears in BATMAN #341), the Hawk, the Dove (last appearance for both in TEEN TITANS #52; both next appear in NEW TEEN TITANS (1st series) #50)
GA: Barry Allen (the Flash), Hal Jordan (Green Lantern; last appearance in DC SPECIAL SERIES #26; next appears in GREEN LANTERN #141)
Supporting Characters: The Voice (last appearance in SHOWCASE #78; last appearance), Linda Kieves Hall (last appearance in HAWK AND THE DOVE #3; last appearance)
Intro: Michelle Hall (only appearance)
Cameo appearances: Irwin Hall (in flashback), John Lennon
Villains: Thomas Kurland, Sr. and his gang (first and only appearance for all), Thomas Kurland, Jr. (first appearance; dies in this story)
Comment: Since Robin and other contemporaries of the Hawk and the Dove are barely into their twenties at this time, it is probable that 12 years have not passed since the time of the Hawk’s and Dove’s origins, as stated in this story.
Synopsis: When the Hawk accidentally causes the death of a drug kingpin’s son, Batman and the Dove team up to try and get to him before the gangster can do so.

Brave and the Bold No. 183
February 1982
Cover: Batman on chessboard, facing assassins, Riddler, skeletal Batman, and a snake //Dick Giordano?
Story: “The Death of Batman” (19 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Don Kraar
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Mike DeCarlo
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #275; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #510), the Riddler (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #493; next appears behind the scenes in NEW TEEN TITANS (1st series) #19)
Supporting Character: Commissoner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #509; next chronological appearance in BATMAN #347)
Villains: The Riddler, Hugh Rutherford Creighton (first appearance; dies in this story) and his gang (first and only appearance)
Comment: Commissioner Gordon reveals that his predecessor in office was a man named Harris in this story.
Synopsis: Batman must play a deadly game against an unknown opponent, allegedly for the life of a famous mystery writer.  His only ally: the Riddler.

Brave and the Bold No. 184
March 1982
Cover: Huntress watching Batman unmask before his parents’ graves //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Batman’s Last Christmas” (19 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Mike W. Barr
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #276; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #200; also appears in flashback; see Batman index for chronology), the Huntress (between WONDER WOMAN #? / ?)
Supporting Characters Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #511; next appears in BATMAN #345), Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #276; next appears in BATMAN #345), Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne (both in flashback)
Intro: Jimmy and his father, Wally, Haggarty (only appearance for all)
Cameo appearances: Batman, Catwoman, Green Lantern, and Flash of Earth-Two, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne
Villains: Spurs Sanders and his gang, Amos Randolph (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: This story takes place over December 24-25, 1981.
Synopsis: The Huntress visits her “uncle Bruce”, the Earth-One Batman, for Christmas, but is just in time to become involved in a case in which it appears that Batman’s father may have bankrolled a big-time criminal.

Brave and the Bold No. 185
April 1982
Cover: Green Arrow in cage, Robin-illusion and falcon menacing Batman //Rich Buckler / Dick Giordano (signed)
Story: “The Falcon’s Lair” (17 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Don Kraar
Penciller: Adrian Gonzales
Inker: Mike DeCarlo
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #277), Green Arrow (between JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #200 / 201)
Cameo appearances: Robin, Black Canary
Intro: Hamilton Mellor III (only appearance)
Villains: The Penguin (last appearance in BEST OF DC #10), Hugo (first and only appearance), Luis Quintero and his gang (including Manuel; first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman and Green Arrow team up to save a millionaire from the Penguin, who has trained a special falcon to destroy Batman.

Brave and the Bold No. 186
May 1982
Cover: Batman and Hawkman vs. Fadeaway Man //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Treasure of the Hawk-God’s Tomb” (17 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writers: Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Carl Gafford
Feature Characters: Batman (next appears in BATMAN #346), Hawkman (last appearance in ?; next appears in ?)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #277; next appears in BATMAN #346)
Villains: The Fadeaway Man (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #?; last appearance), the Penguin (next appears in issue #190),  Pinky Maxwell, Royce Atherton, Frank Skelly, Nino Martell, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: Batman and Hawkman seek to recover a stolen Horus sarcophagus from the Fadeaway Man, who hopes to auction off a fake to the Gotham underworld.

Brave and the Bold No. 187
June 1982
Cover: Batman and the Metal Men //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Whatever Happened to What’sername?”  (17 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Charlie Boatner
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Character: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #514; next appears in BATMAN #348), the Metal Men (between DC COMICS PRESENTS #4 / 70)
Supporting Characters: Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #514; next appears in BATMAN #348), Doc Magnus (last appearance in SHOWCASE #94; next appears in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #?)
GS: Nameless (last appearance in issue #103; destroyed in this story)
Cameo appearances: Iron Girl, Gold Girl, Mercury Girl, Lead Girl (in flashback)
Villains: The Platinum Man (last appearance in METAL MEN #32; destroyed in this story), a Floating Fury (last appearance in METAL MEN #11; last appearance), the Gas Gang (last appearance in METAL MEN #10; last appearance), the Missle Men (last appearance in METAL MEN #55; last appearance), B.O.L.T.S. robot (last appearance in METAL MEN #20; last appearance)
Synopsis: Batman joins forces with the Metal Men to discover what has become of Nameless, their long-lost member.

Brave and the Bold No. 188
July 1982
Cover: Batman and Thorn vs. neo-Nazis //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “A Grave as Wide as the World” (17 pages)
 Part 1: “A Moon For Madmen”
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Bob Kanigher
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #281), the Thorn (last appearance in SUPERMAN #336)
Intro: Leah Daniels (in a photograph)
Cameo: Adolf Hitler (as a disguise)
Villains: Ernst Kuller, neo-Nazis (first appearance for all; all die in this story), David Phillips (first appearance)
Comment: This story continues in the next issue.
Synopsis: A murder and the stolen body of Det. Phil Forrest lead Batman and the Thorn to team up against neo-Nazis in search of a deadly gas.

Brave and the Bold No. 189
August 1982
Cover: Batman and Thorn held prisoner by neo-Nazis and Martin Bormann //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “A Grave as Wide as the World” (17 pages)
 Part 2: “Dead Men Tell Tales”
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Bob Kanigher
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #205), the Thorn (last appearance)
Intro: Leon Weiner (only appearance)
Villains: Martin Bormann, Neo-Nazis (first appearance for all; all die in this story), David Phillips (first appearance; dies in this story)
Comment: Story continues from last issue.
Synopsis: Batman and the Thorn track down the gang of neo-Nazis in search of the death gas and discover an escaped Nazi war criminal in charge.

Brave and the Bold No. 190
September 1982
Cover: Batman, Alanna, and Rannians at Adam Strange’s funeral //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Who Killed Adam Strange?”  (17 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writer: Mike W. Barr
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Sal Trapani
Letterer: Milt Snapinn
Colorist: Gene D’Angelo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #282; next appears in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #206), Adam Strange (last appearance in GREEN LANTERN #147; next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #82)
Supporting Characters: Alanna (last appearance in GREEN LANTERN #147; next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #82), Sardath (last appearance in GREEN LANTERN #146; next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #82), Alfred Pennyworth (in flashback; last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #281)
Intro: Modor (only appearance)
Cameo: Joe Chill, Thomas Wayne, Martha Wayne (in flashback)
Villains: The Kyrri (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #263; last appearance), Ryla (first and only appearance)
Synopsis: After Adam Strange is mysteriously killed, Sardath and Alanna summon Batman to Rann to help find his killer and fight Kyrri invaders.

Brave and the Bold No. 191
October 1982
Cover: Batman, Joker, and Penguin //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Only Angels Have Wings” (17 pages)
Editor: Dick Giordano
Writers: Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Gene D’Angelo
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in ACTION COMICS #535; next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #50), the Joker (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #276; next appears in BATMAN #353)
Supporting Character: Alfred Pennyworth (next appears in BATMAN ANNUAL #8)
Intro: Robin Fletcher, Louise Peacock, Cardinal Spinelli (only appearance for all)
Villains: The Joker, the Penguin (last appearance in issue #186; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #526), Harvey (first appearance; dies in this story), Murphy, McGee, other crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: When a phony Joker appears to kill the Penguin, the real Joker calls on Batman to help discover the real culprit.

Brave and the Bold No. 192
November 1982
Cover: Superboy and Batman vs. Mr. I. Q. //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “You Can Take the Boy Out of Smallville” (17 pages)
Editor: Len Wein
Writer: Mike W. Barr
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #519; next appears in BATMAN #353), Superboy (last appearance in NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERBOY #31; next appears in LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ANNUAL (1st series) #1)
GS: Superman (last appearance in SUPERMAN #376; next appears in DC COMICS PRESENTS #51)
Supporting Character: Jonathan Kent (as a voice; between NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERBOY #31 / 32)
Villains: Mr. I. Q. (last appearance in SUPERMAN #342; next appears in ?), Milt and other crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: A time-exchange ray displaces Superman back to 1967 and brings Superboy to 1982 in his place, where the Boy of Steel teams with Batman to fight Mr. I. Q.

Brave and the Bold No. 193
December 1982
Cover: Batman and Nemesis vs. Bloodclaw and PLA member in scales of Death //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Those Who Live By the Sword” (23 pages)
Editor: Len Wein
Writer: Cary Burkett
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in BATMAN #353), Nemesis (last appearance in Nemesis story in last issue; dies in this story)
Cameo appearance: Alfred Pennyworth (as a disguise)
Villains: Bloodclaw, Jimbo Collins, Irene Scarfield, People’s Liberation Army (first appearance for all; all die in this story), the Council (behind the scenes; last appearance)
Synopsis: Nemesis contacts Batman to enlist him in an operation against a gang of terrorists.

Brave and the Bold No. 194
January 1983
Cover: Rainbow Raider, Batman, Dr. Double X, Flash //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Trade Heroes and Win” (1 page)
 Prologue (3 pages)
 Chapter 1: “Double X Marks the Flash” (6 pages)
 Chapter 2: “High Noon At Midnight” (8 pages)
 Chapter 3: “Showdown” (5 pages)
Editor: Len Wein
Writer: Mike W. Barr
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Sal Trapani
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #520), the Flash (last appearance in JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #209; next appears in WONDER WOMAN #300)
Supporting Character: Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in BATMAN #353; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #520)
Villains: The Rainbow Raider (between THE FLASH #332 / 348), Dr. X, Dr. Double X (last appearance of both in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #276; both next appear in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #10), Dr. Andrea Wye (first and only appearance), Peter Pauling (between BATMAN #352 / 354)
Synopsis: A motivational therapist counsels the Rainbow Raider and Dr. X to take on each other’s superheroic opponents--the Flash and Batman, respectively--and defeat them.

Brave and the Bold No. 195
February 1983
Cover: Andrew Bennett vs. Batman //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Night of Blood” (1 page)
 Part 1: “Blood Feud” (4 pages)
 Part 2: “Blood Is Thicker” (4 pages)
 Part 3: “Blood Ties” (12 pages)
 Epilogue: “Blood of My Blood” (2 pages)
Editor: Len Wein
Writer: Mike W. Barr
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #522; next appears in BATMAN #356), Andrew Bennett (from the I...Vampire series; between HOUSE OF MYSTERY #? / ?)
Supporting Character: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in BATMAN #355; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #523)
Intro: Dr. Weems, Miss Hodges, Mark Tanner (only appearance for all)
Villains: Mary, the Blood Red Moon (all between HOUSE OF MYSTERY #? / ?), Donna, James, Johnny Gunnarson (first appearance for all; all die in this story), Hodges, Shaky, various crooks (first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: To save a gangster’s daughter from a fatal bite, Batman must join forces with vampire Andrew Bennett and fight the vampiric Blood Red Moon cult.

Brave and the Bold No. 196
March 1983
Cover: Ragman carrying Batman through gunfire //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Two Faces of Midnight”
 Part 1: “Fire In the Night” (6 pages)
 Part 2: “Lethal Lightning” (17 pages)
Editor: Len Wein
Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist, letterer: Jim Aparo
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #523; next appears in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #283), Ragman (last appearance in BATMAN FAMILY #20; last appearance)
Supporting Character: Bette Berg (last appearance in BATMAN FAMILY #20; last appearance)
Intro: Nina Norwood (only appearance)
Villains: Dynamiters For Democracy (first and only appearance; some die in this story)
Synopsis: Batman and Ragman take each other’s places and don each other’s costumes to rescue a woman from terrorists.

Brave and the Bold No. 198
May 1983
Cover: Batman and Karate Kid vs. Pulsar //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Terrorists of the Heart” (23 pages)
Editor: Len Wein
Writer: Mike W. Barr
Penciller: Chuck Patton
Inker: Rick Hoberg
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #288; next appears in BATMAN #357), Karate Kid (between LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #296 / 300)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in DETECTIVE COMICS #522; next appears in BATMAN #357), Mrs. Geichman (last appearance in KARATE KID #?; last appearance), Iris Jacobs (last appearance in SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #246; last appearance)
Intro: Driscoll, Katy (only appearance)
Villains: Pulsar (last appearance in KARATE KID #?; dies in this story), Katy, the Black Hearts (including Peter and Jordan; first and only appearance for all)
Synopsis: The Karate Kid comes back to the 20th Century to say goodbye to his old girlfriend and ends up teaming with Batman to save her from a super-crook named Pulsar and the terrorist Black Hearts.

Brave and the Bold No. 199
June 1983
Cover: Spectre, Batman, Jim Corrigan, and Kalindra //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “The Body-Napping of Jim Corrigan” (23 pages)
Editor: Len Wein
Writer: Mike W. Barr
Penciller: Ross Andru
Inker: Rick Hoberg
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #291; next appears in BATMAN #360), the Spectre (last appearance in ?; next appears in ?)
Intro: Kalindra (dies in this story), Stephos (a ghost; dies in flashback; only appearance)
Villains: Vanton (in flashback), a gang (first and only appearance for all)
Comment: Though such is not specified, the Jim Corrigan of this tale appears to be the one from Earth-One.
Synopsis: Batman helps out the Spectre when another ghost takes over the vacant body of Jim Corrigan.

Brave and the Bold No. 200
July 1983
Cover: Batman and Batman and Robin of Earth-2 //Jim Aparo (signed)
Story: “Smell of Brimstone, Stench of Death” (1 page)
 Prologue (2 pages)
 Part 1: “Fire and Brimstone” (16 pages)
 Interlude: 1983 (4 pages)
 Part 2: “Hell on Earth” (15 pages)
 Epilogue (2 pages)
Editor: Len Wein
Writer: Mike W. Barr
Penciller: Dave Gibbons
Inkers: Dave Gibbons (pgs. 1-3, 20-40), Gary Martin (pgs. 4-19)
Letterers: Dave Gibbons, Gaspar Saladino
Colorist: Adrienne Roy
Feature Characters: Batman (last appearance in BATMAN #360; next appears in DETECTIVE COMICS #527), Batman and Robin of Earth-Two (see Earth-Two Batman index for chronology)
Supporting Characters: Commissioner Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance for both in BATMAN #360; both next appear in DETECTIVE COMICS #527), Commissioner Gordon of Earth-Two (see Earth-Two Batman index for chronology)
Intro: Warden Craddock, Dr. Lincoln, Rev. Samuel Bridgeman, Carlotta Hernandez, Rabbi David Kline, Clarisse (only appearance for all)
Cameo appearances: Flash, Green Lantern, Flash and Green Lantern of Earth-Two
Villains: Brimstone (Nicholas Lucien) and his gang, Brimstone of Earth-Two (Nicholas Lucien of Earth-Two), Jojo, Pinstripe (first and only appearance for all), Joker of Earth-Two (last appearance in WONDER WOMAN #281; last appearance)
Comment: This is the last issue of BRAVE AND THE BOLD.
Synopsis: An old enemy of the Earth-Two Batman transfers his mind into the body of his law-abiding Earth-One counterpart to attack the Batman of that world.

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