The Brave and the Bold #200 [Newsstand]

(July 1983)

Smell of Brimstone, Stench of Death! (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script

Mike W. Barr (credited)

Pencils

Dave Gibbons (credited)

Inks

Dave Gibbons (credited) (pp. 1-3, 20-40); Gary Martin (credited) (pp. 4-19)

Colors

Adrienne Roy (credited)

Letters

Dave Gibbons (credited as Gibbons) (pp. 1-3, 20-40); Gaspar Saladino (credited as Gaspar) (pp. 4-19)

Job Number

J-8562

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman (flashback-1955); Brimstone [Nicholas Lucien]; Commissioner Gordon (flashback-1955); Robin (flashback-1955); Joker (present; cameo); Pinstripe (flashback- 1955); Jojo (flashback- 1955); Warden Craddock (present); Dr. Lincoln (present) (all Earth-2); Batman; Dr. Joan Lincoln; Samuel Bridgeman Night; Carlotta Hernandez; Rabbi David Kline; Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Brimstone [Nicholas Lucien] (spirit only); Nicholas Lucien; The Demons (street gang); Clarisse; (all Earth-1 in the present)

Synopsis

The story explains how 2 different personas for Brimstone exist: Both aware somehow of each others' existences on a spiritual level. In 1955, on Earth-2, Brimstone's defeated by Batman and sent to prison, but later transfers his 'spiritual' essence to his doppelganger on Earth-1 in 1983 to restart his criminal empire. He learns of a Batman on this world, but is also defeated here by him. When his essence returns to its own body, it is a vegetable by this time, trapping him there for the rest of his natural life, while his 'good' Earth-1 counterpart is unaware of what happened.

Reprints

• in Batman Sonderheft (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #36 (1984) [story reduced from 40 pages to 30 pages], #36 (1984), #36 (1984), #36 (1984), #36 (1984), #36 (1984)
• in DC Through the '80s: The End of Eras (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [February 2021])
• in Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([November] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Story was divided into several parts.
Part 1 - 1p - Starter-Page with an illustration of Batman I and Batman II
Part 2 - 2p - Prologue
Part 3 - 16p - Part 1 : Fire and Brimstone
Part 4 - 4p - Interlude: 1983
Part 5 - 15p - Part 2: Hell on Earth
Part 6 - 2p - Epilogue

Last appearance of the Earth-2 Joker

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Bat-Mite Speaks His Mind (Table of Contents: 3)

Bat-Mite / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stephen DeStefano

Pencils

Stephen DeStefano (signed as DE STEFANO)

Inks

Stephen DeStefano (signed as DE STEFANO)

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein (uncredited)

Genre

superhero; satire-parody

Characters

Bat-Mite

Synopsis

An editorial posed by Bat-Mite to the editors as to why he wasn't included in this issue, and that he should get his own series, before he's "erased" off the page by an artist. Bat-Mite then comments that it wasn't funny as to his "erasure."

Reprints

• in World's Funnest (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
• in Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([November] 2021)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Batman and the Outsiders (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman and the Outsiders / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Aparo (signed as AJ)

Inks

Jim Aparo (signed as AJ)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (uncredited); Todd Klein (series logo design, uncredited)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: Batman and the Outsiders (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)
• in Batman and the Outsiders (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([April] 2017)

Indexer Notes

"Cover" of the Special Batman and the Outsiders Preview. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Introducing: Batman and the Outsiders (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman and the Outsiders / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Mike W. Barr (credited)

Pencils

Jim Aparo (credited)

Inks

Jim Aparo (credited)

Colors

Adrienne Roy (credited)

Letters

Jim Aparo (uncredited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Outsiders [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Geo-Force [Brion Markov] (introduction); Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro] (introduction); Halo [Gabrielle Doe] (introduction)]; Commissioner Gordon; Miklos (villain); Simon (villain, death); Haggarty (police officer)

Synopsis

In Gotham, a group of terrorists attacks a hospital holding their leader Miklos. The fanatics intend to kill themselves and as many others as they can. James Gordon gets quick help from Batman and his new team of superheroes, the Outsiders, who take down the terrorists.

Reprints

• in Batman Sonderheft (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #34 (1984)
• in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1983 series) #10 (octobre 1984)
• in Showcase Presents: Batman and the Outsiders (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #98 - Batman - Batman und die Outsiders ([Januar 2017])
• in Batman and the Outsiders (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([April] 2017)

Indexer Notes

This story introduces the Outsiders, whose book co-starring Batman replaced The Brave and the Bold on the schedule following The Brave and the Bold #200. Story title from "cover."

Move Out! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Remco Toys; Sgt. Rock / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

You’ve Met Batman and the Outsiders But You Still Don’t Know Their Awesome Origin! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Batman and the Outsiders / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)