(October-November 1974)
DC,
1955 Series
- Volume
- 20
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1974-07-18
- 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
On-sale date from Comic Reader #108.
The Corpse That Wouldn't Die
The Atom; Batman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo; Murphy Anderson; Bob Brown
- Inks
- Jim Aparo; Murphy Anderson; Bob Brown
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- B-2192
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Atom; Challengers of the Unknown (inset); Solomon Grundy (inset); Doctor Fate (inset); Hourman (inset)
- Reprints
-
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.
The Brave and the Bold Presents
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Levitz
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (Batman); Gil Kane (Atom)
- Inks
- Neal Adams (Batman); Murphy Anderson (Atom)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Characters
- Batman; The Atom
Indexer Notes
Contents and indicia page.
The Corpse That Wouldn't Die!
The Atom; Batman / comic story / 20 pages
- Job Number
- B-1994
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Mr. Manton; Mrs. Manton; Howard Manton; Debbie Manton; Bugsy Cathcart; Army Eddie
- Synopsis
- When Batman is electrocuted and declared brain dead while on the trail of the kidnapped Debbie Manton, the Atom must enter the detective's brain and reactivate it to finish the case and in doing so restores the Batman's brain to normal functioning.
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #26/1976 (18. Dezember 1976) which is reprinted
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #26/1976 (18. Dezember 1976), #1/1977 (1. Januar 1977) which are reprinted
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #1/1977 (1. Januar 1977) which is reprinted
-
in Läderlappen (Semic, 1976 series) #4/1978 ([mars] 1978) -
in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #3/1978 (uke 13 1978) - in Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups (DC, 2007 series) #3 (2008 [February 2009])
- in Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman (DC, 2009 series) ([March] 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
Told in three parts.
Part 1 - The Golden Girl-Hunt (7 pages).
Part 2 - The Body That Was Re-Born (6 pages).
Part 3 - Ten Feet to Eternity (7 pages).
The Three Clues to Sorcery
Challengers of the Unknown / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Ed Herron ?
- Pencils
- Bob Brown
- Inks
- Bob Brown
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Stan Starkman
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (original editor)
- Job Number
- B-2141
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Challengers of the Unknown
- Reprints
- from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #12 (February-March 1960)
-
Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!
Doctor Fate; The Hourman / comic story / 22.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Job Number
- B-2121 ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hourman; Dr. Fate; Solomon Grundy; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
- Reprints
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #55 (March-April 1965)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils, inks and edits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Told in three chapters. Bottom 1/3 of last page is a house ad for other DC Comics.
The original page 2 is removed and the original pages 9 & 10 and pages 15 & 16 are combined into one page each for this reprint.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold Mailbag / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Murray Boltinoff
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- B-2175
Indexer Notes
Letters or comments from Jim Munay Jr., T. E. Pouncey, Lynda Yamamoto, Black Wolf, Mark Simmet, Bob Jackson, Barry Lee Zlochoner, Warwick Danks, Tom Keslering, Donny Flumerfelt, Sean McInerney, Bill Morgan, Tim Richardson, Eric Baker, Ed Eaton, Steve Clement, Craig Butler, Bob Rodi, Jerry Wilson, Tom Hunter, Brian Wilkes Prescott, Clarence Rutherford, Steve Beery, John Gavin, John Regent, Richard Schoenstein, Rob Sansing, Billy Crook, Tim Rourke, Bill Wu, Mark Harris and Eddie Trentham.
Origin of the Viking Prince!
The Viking Prince / comic story / 12.17 pages
- Script
- Bob Haney
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Editing
- Robert Kanigher (original editor)
- Job Number
- B-2142
- Genre
- adventure; historical
- Characters
- Viking Prince
- Reprints
- from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #23 (April-May 1959), #23 (April-May 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Told in two parts. Bottom 1/3 of last page of part one is a house ad. Bottom 1/2 of last page of part two is a puzzle.
Double Clues #2
activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Bob Rozakis
- Pencils
- Murphy Anderson (illustration)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Batman
Indexer Notes
Puzzle
Doctor Fate and Hourman: What Made Them Tick?
Doctor Fate; The Hourman / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Paul Levitz
- Pencils
- Howard Sherman (Dr. Fate); Bernard Baily; Pat Broderick ? (Hourman)
- Inks
- Howard Sherman (Dr. Fate); Bernard Baily; Pat Broderick ? (Hourman)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- B-2143
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Fate; Hourman
Indexer Notes
Doctor Fate art from More Fun Comics #55; Hourman panels from Adventure Comics #48.
The Case of the Innocent Thief!
The Atom / comic story / 9.5 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Job Number
- B-2144
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Jean Loring
- Reprints
- from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #4 (December 1962-January 1963)
-
Editing
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Table of Contents
-
0.
The Corpse That Wouldn't Die
The Atom; Batman -
1.
The Brave and the Bold Presents
-
2.
The Corpse That Wouldn't Die!
The Atom; Batman -
3.
The Three Clues to Sorcery
Challengers of the Unknown -
4.
Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!
Doctor Fate; The Hourman -
5.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold Mailbag -
6.
Origin of the Viking Prince!
The Viking Prince -
7.
Double Clues #2
-
8.
Doctor Fate and Hourman: What Made Them Tick?
Doctor Fate; The Hourman -
9.
The Case of the Innocent Thief!
The Atom -
10.
Answers to Double Clues #2
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