DC Special Series #8 - Brave & Bold Special
([February] 1978)

DC, 1977 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.60 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
nine times a year
On-sale Date
1977-11-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893168502
Editing
Paul Levitz (editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the 1977 Library of Congress copyright records (cocatalog.loc.gov). Date given as November 3 in DC Coming Attractions #12. Date given as November 1 in Comic Reader #150.

Out with February cover-dated issues.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Batman; Deadman; Sgt. Rock / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
C-617
Genre
superhero; war
Characters
Batman; Deadman; Sgt. Rock
Reprints
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Mera Meets the Manta Men (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Aquaman; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Hell Is for Heroes (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman; Deadman; Sgt. Rock / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Ric Estrada
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Adrienne Roy
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
J-4963
Genre
superhero; war
Characters
Batman; Deadman; Sgt. Rock; Commissionner Gordon; Lucifer; Bulldozer; Vashnu; Sherlock Holmes; Alfred Pennyworth; Edward Dirkes (introduction); Rama Kushna
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Indexer Notes

Adrienne Roy's first coloring assignment, per interview in Back Issue #51.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Power Girl / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Brave and the Bold Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Levitz
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-828

Preview of Titanic Team Action! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Batman; Deadman; Sgt. Rock
  2. 1. Mera Meets the Manta Men
    Aquaman; Hostess Fruit Pies
  3. 2. Hell Is for Heroes
    Batman; Deadman; Sgt. Rock
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Power Girl
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold Mailbag
  9. 8. Preview of Titanic Team Action!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • John Censullo
  • CTGarry
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
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