(February-March 1969)
DC,
1955 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-12-26
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Sleep-Walker from the Sea!
Aquaman; Batman / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One command from Aquaman and I'm saved... but he's walking away!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Aquaman; squid
- Synopsis
- A giant squid imperils Batman, as a trance-like Aquaman walks mindlessly away.
- Reprints
-
in The Best of the Brave and the Bold (DC, 1988 series) #3 (December 1988) - in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([November] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([March] 2007)
-
in Batman Collection - Neal Adams (Panini Deutschland, 2008 series) #1 ([Juli] 2008) - in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2003 [August 2012])
- in Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
- in Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([March] 2017)
- in Batman in the Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017 [February 2018])
- in Batman by Neal Adams (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([May] 2018)
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in DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (Eaglemoss Publications, 2017 series) #26 - Neal Adams Part 1 (2018)
-
- Keywords
- anchor; chain; squid; trance; underwater
Indexer Notes
Inks:
1) Giordano credited by original indexer.
2) Adams suggested by Jon Carter via the error tracker.
The Sleepwalker from the Sea!
Aquaman; Batman / comic story / 22 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Gotham City waterfront --
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman; Ocean Master (origin recap); James Gordon; Alfred Pennyworth; Otto Chernak; Ailsa Dubois; Dr. Simon Link; Honor (disguised as Mera); squid; sharks; narwhal; hammerhead; swordfish
- Synopsis
- Dazed, confused, and guilt-ridden, Aquaman has become a tool of Ocean Master in the villain's plot to embezzle from, loot, and then destroy a Gotham seaside development project.
- Reprints
- in The Best of the Brave and the Bold (DC, 1988 series) #3 (December 1988)
- in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([November] 2003)
-
in Batman Anthologie Neal Adams 1967-1969 (Semic S.A., 2005 series) (2005) - in Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([March] 2007)
- in Batman Collection - Neal Adams (Panini Deutschland, 2008 series) #1 ([Juli] 2008)
- in Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2003 [August 2012])
- in Batman by Neal Adams Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) ([May] 2016)
- in Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([March] 2017)
- in Batman in the Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017 [February 2018])
- in Batman by Neal Adams (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([May] 2018)
- in DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (Eaglemoss Publications, 2017 series) #26 - Neal Adams Part 1 (2018)
-
- Keywords
- delusion; double-cross; guilt; hammerhead; marine life; medallion; murder; narwhal; ocean; pile driver; real estate development; sharks; sibling rivalry; squid; submarine; swordfish
Indexer Notes
Story across 23 pages, but pages 8, 15, and 23 are all 2/3-pages.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Bernard Kashdan
- Letters
- typeset
- Keywords
- government reporting; regulations
Indexer Notes
Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1968. Prepared by Bernard Kashdan (business manager). Total distribution – preceding 12 months: 291,286, issue nearest to filing date: 293,227. Is located on the bottom third of page 15 of main story.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
- Keywords
- letters of comment
Indexer Notes
Letters from Jeff Benedetto, Lonnie Thompson, Paul Wikanden, Arian Pontarollo, Eddie Coffey, Ken Clayton, Leo Kozar, Joe Rusnak, Gordon Flagg, Jr.; located between page 15 & 16 of main story.
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- Job Number
- 6666
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Owch!
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- two boys; Cap (logo illustration only)
- Synopsis
- How to avoid hurting your finger when pushing pins into a model's balsa wood diagram. Idea from Mark Engel.
- Keywords
- alternative uses; avoiding pain; model making; pins; thimble
Indexer Notes
Top half of page.
Now on T.V.!
CBS Television Network; The Batman-Superman Hour; The Aquaman Show / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Every Saturday See The Batman-Superman Hour!
- Characters
- Batman; Superman; Aquaman (punctuating the ad as floating heads)
- Keywords
- animation; DC Comics characters; television
Indexer Notes
Ad urging comic book readers to watch Filmation Studios' The Batman-Superman Hour and The Aquaman Show, on the CBS Television Network. Lower half of page.
[no title indexed]
Teen Talk / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Drucker (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I think it was Oscar Wilde who said--
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (DC, 1960 series) #10 (November-December 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Four magazine-cartoon style gags about teenagers.
Fact File #4 [Vigilante]
Fact File / character profile / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Vigilante appeared in Action Comics from issue No. 42 (November, 1941) through issue No. 198 (November, 1954)...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Vigilante
- Keywords
- background information; character history; editorial feature
Indexer Notes
The history of the Vigilante character of the 1940s and 1950s – not to be confused with the later black-hooded character of the 1980s.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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The Sleep-Walker from the Sea!
Aquaman; Batman -
1.
The Sleepwalker from the Sea!
Aquaman; Batman -
2.
[no title indexed]
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3.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold Mailbag -
4.
["Owch!"]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
5.
Now on T.V.!
CBS Television Network; The Batman-Superman Hour; The Aquaman Show -
6.
["I think it was Oscar Wilde who said--"]
Teen Talk -
7.
Fact File #4 [Vigilante]
Fact File
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Jay Flash
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Gary Henderson
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Q
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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