(June-July 1974)
DC,
1955 Series
- Volume
- 20
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1974-03-19
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [circle]
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff; Paul Levitz (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
Squarebound issue. On-sale date from Comic Reader #104.
The 50-Story Killer
Batman; Metal Men / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert; George Papp; Jim Aparo (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert; George Papp; Jim Aparo (signed)
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- B-2029
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Metal Men [Lead, Tin, Platinum, Gold, Iron, Mercury]; Hawkman (inset); Viking Prince (inset); Green Arrow (inset); Speedy (inset)
- Reprints
-
in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #120 -
in Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups (DC, 2007 series) #3 (2008 [February 2009]) - in Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([June] 2012)
-
in Batman Collection - Jim Aparo (Panini Deutschland, 2013 series) #2 ([August] 2013) - in Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([October] 2018)
-
Indexer Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
Brave and Bold Contents
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Levitz
- Pencils
- Pat Broderick (Batman); Mike Sekowsky (Metal Men)
- Inks
- Pat Broderick (Batman); Jack Abel (Metal Men)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- B-2021
- Characters
- Batman; Metal Men [Platinum; Gold; Lead; Iron; Mercury; Tin]
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Table of contents and indicia information.
The 50-Story Killer!
Batman; Metal Men / comic story / 20 pages
- Job Number
- B-1888
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Metal Men [Tin, Iron, Mercury, Platinum, Gold, Lead]; Alfred Pennyworth; James Gordon; John Higgins; Charles Morgan
- Reprints
- in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #120
- in Batman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1974 series) #7 (1978)
-
in Batman Annual (Egmont UK, 1979 series) #1980 ([September] 1979) -
in Gigant (Semic, 1976 series) #7/1979 ([december ?] 1979), #7/1979 ([december ?] 1979), #7/1979 ([december ?] 1979) -
in Gigant (Semic, 1977 series) #7/1979 (uke 52 1979) - in Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups (DC, 2007 series) #3 (2008 [February 2009])
- in Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([June] 2012)
- in Batman Collection - Jim Aparo (Panini Deutschland, 2013 series) #2 ([August] 2013)
- in Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #2 ([October] 2018)
- in From Beyond the Unknown Giant (DC, 2020 series) #1 (2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Story is divided into three parts. Part 2: Tower of Hostages; Part 3: What Price One Batman?
The World's Three Most Dangerous Arrows
Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- B-2022
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow; Speedy
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #248 (May 1958)
-
Creature of a Thousand Shapes!
Hawkman / comic story / 24.5 pages
- Job Number
- B-2024
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkgirl [Shayera]; Mavis Trent
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #34 (February-March 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Story sectioned in four parts of 7, 5, 6, and 6.5 pages with the same title.
In the Beginning Were the Words
text article / 1 page
- Job Number
- B-1967
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Bob Haney
Indexer Notes
Text article with an inset photo of Bob Haney includes autobiographical information on the writer.
The Brave and the Bold Co-Stars
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Paul Levitz
- Pencils
- Pat Broderick; Gerry Talaoc; Jack Kirby; Jim Aparo
- Inks
- Pat Broderick; Gerry Talaoc; Mike Royer; Jim Aparo
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- B-2023
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Spectre; The Creeper; The Phantom Stranger; The Demon; Adam Strange; Wildcat
- Synopsis
- Batman narrates this sequence and presents brief synopses of his former partners.
- Reprints
The Man Who Conquered the Challengers
Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Ed Herron
- Pencils
- Bob Brown
- Inks
- Bob Brown
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Stan Starkman ?
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (original editor)
- Job Number
- B-2027
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- The Challengers of the Unknown [Ace Morgan, Professor Haley, Red Ryan, Rocky Davis]; Multi-Man
- Reprints
- from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #14 (June-July 1960)
-
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold Mailbag / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Murray Boltinoff; Jim Aparo
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo (illustrations); ?
- Inks
- Jim Aparo (illustrations); ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- B-2011
Indexer Notes
Includes bio and caricature of Jim Aparo. Letters or comments from Dave Pfell, Jerry Bangley, Mike Brown, Steven Hornbeck, Sean McInerney, Clint Thomas, Jim Bailey, Clarence Rutherford Arlen L. Schumer, Joe Peluso, Bob Abrahams, Ronnie Blair, T. E. Pouncey, Joshua Case, Joe Filice, Bob Rodi, Barry Horovitz, Glen Liford, Michael Chang Sue, Mark Wildberger, Chris Padovaro, Joe Williams, Janet L. Hetherington, Johnny Hannigan, Scott Taylor, D. C. Loney, Pietro Martin, Pvt Paul Dale Roberts, Paul Emrath, J. P. Thill, Jeff Gibbs, Ray Stevenson, Craig Butler, Mary Evry, Evan David, David Seidman and Eric Primislow.
The Figurehead of the Burning Sea!
The Viking Prince / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Script
- Bob Haney
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- B-2025
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- The Viking Prince
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #23 (April-May 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Bottom 1/3 of last page is a house ad for other DC Comics.
[Solution to Double Clues #1]
activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring; Murphy Anderson (illustrations)
- Inks
- Wayne Boring; Murphy Anderson (illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Letterese; typeset
- Job Number
- B-2028
Indexer Notes
Includes coming attraction for the next issue and house ad for Worlds Finest Comics.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The 50-Story Killer
Batman; Metal Men -
1.
Brave and Bold Contents
-
2.
The 50-Story Killer!
Batman; Metal Men -
3.
The World's Three Most Dangerous Arrows
Green Arrow -
4.
Creature of a Thousand Shapes!
Hawkman -
5.
Double Clues #1
-
6.
In the Beginning Were the Words
-
7.
The Brave and the Bold Co-Stars
-
8.
The Man Who Conquered the Challengers
Challengers of the Unknown -
9.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold Mailbag -
10.
The Figurehead of the Burning Sea!
The Viking Prince -
11.
[Solution to Double Clues #1]
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- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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