The Brave and the Bold #197 [Canadian]
(April 1983)

DC, 1955 Series
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Volume
29
Price
0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1983-01-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893044004
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Len Wein (editor); Nicola Cuti (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #197 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Night of Passion...Night of Fear! (Table of Contents)

Batman; Catwoman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Aparo (signed as Aparo)
Inks
Jim Aparo (signed as Aparo)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
?
Job Number
C-274
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Catwoman; The Scarecrow
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

MPC Model Kit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A golden opportunity to get free MPC kits is here.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman; Catwoman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Brennert (credited)
Pencils
Joe Staton (credited)
Inks
George Freeman (credited)
Colors
Adrienne Roy (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Job Number
J-8442
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The time: two years ago. The place: Wayne Manor, Gotham City, on the world we know as Earth-Two.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman (Earth 2); Catwoman (Earth 2, origin); Scarecrow (Earth 2); Robin (Earth 2); Wonder Woman (Earth 2); James Gordon (Earth 2); Batwoman (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2); Linda Page (Earth 2); Superman (Earth 2, flashback); Green Lantern (Earth 2, flashback); Starman (Earth 2, flashback); Hourman (Earth 2, flashback)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Fills in the chapter of Earth 2 Batman's life where he marries Selina Kyle.

The Adventure Is Yours (Table of Contents: 3)

TSR Hobbies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Dungeons & Dragons games.

Behind the Candy Counter (Table of Contents: 4)

Bubble Yum / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey kid what d'ya want?
Genre
children

Indexer Notes

Comics ad for the Bubble Yum gum from Nabisco Brands, Inc..

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

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

Script
Dick Giordano
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The new DC is on the move!
Feature Logo
Meanwhile...
Characters
Brooke Shields (photo)

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

The Brave and the Bold Mailbag / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-1293
Feature Logo
Brave & Bold Mailbag [with Batman]

Indexer Notes

Letters from Michael Pickens, Jef Peckham, W. Gregg Stamey Jr, Danny Graham, Eustathios Anagnostis and Mike Sopp.

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

M Network / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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?
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?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Amazing new life forms are taking over Atari!

Indexer Notes

Back cover ad for M Network video games from Mattel.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Night of Passion...Night of Fear!
    Batman; Catwoman
  2. 1. ["A golden opportunity to get free MPC kits is here."]
    MPC Model Kit
  3. 2. The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne!
    Batman; Catwoman
  4. 3. The Adventure Is Yours
    TSR Hobbies
  5. 4. Behind the Candy Counter
    Bubble Yum
  6. 5. ["The new DC is on the move!"]
    Meanwhile...
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    The Brave and the Bold Mailbag
  8. 7. ["Amazing new life forms are taking over Atari!"]
    M Network
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