The Brave and the Bold
#174
[Direct]
(May 1981)
DC,
1955 Series
- Volume
- 27
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Editing
- Paul Levitz (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
Chaos at the Court of the Cosmos!
Batman; Green Lantern / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guardians of the Universe
- Synopsis
- A gigantic green knight on horseback leaps from the Central Power Battery.
- Reprints
-
in Les Géants des Super-Héros (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #9 - Green Lantern et Batman (mars 1984) -
in Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([September] 2017) - in Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (DC, 2012 series) #3 ([November] 2017)
- in Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([November] 2021)
-
Indexer Notes
Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
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Free 1981 Catalog 1600 Novelties
Johnson Smith Co. / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for toys and novelties.
On inside front cover.
To Trap an Immortal
Batman; Green Lantern / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Aparo (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Aparo (credited)
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy (credited)
- Letters
- Jim Aparo
- Job Number
- J-7077
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro; Guardians of the Universe; Old Timer; Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (flashback); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (flashback); The Green Lantern Corps [Malet Dasim; Chaselon; The Green Man; others unnamed]
- Synopsis
- Batman has Green Lantern enlist the aid of The Old Timer, now a mortal on the planet Maltus, to help discern which of the Guardians is actually Sinestro in disguise, who has tapped into the Central Power Battery.
- Reprints
-
in Batman Sonderheft (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #24 (1981) -
in Adventure (Federal, 1983 series) #2 (1983) - in Les Géants des Super-Héros (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #9 - Green Lantern et Batman (mars 1984) [-1 page]
- in Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([September] 2017)
- in Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (DC, 2012 series) #3 ([November] 2017)
- in Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([November] 2021)
-
- Keywords
- Maltus; Oa
Indexer Notes
Story continues from The Brave and the Bold #173. References Green Lantern #76-81.
Now the Number Yum Taste Is Even Yummier.
Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for bubble gum.
On first page between pages 4-5 of Green Lantern story.
For a World of Fun...Grow Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Sea-Monkeys from Transcience Corporation.
On second page between pages 4-5 of Green Lantern story.
An Arrow in Time
Green Arrow; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]
- Synopsis
- Green Arrow saves a cable car from falling when its cable snaps, and makes sure the kids inside have Hostess Fruit Pies to eat while they await rescue.
- Keywords
- children
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies from Continental Baking Company in comic strip format.
Between pages 8-9 of Green Lantern story.
We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls
Grit / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for sales people for Grit newspapers.
On top of page between pages 13-14 of Green Lantern story.
Strong Arms Make All the Difference!
Mike Marvel / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for body building book.
On bottom of page between pages 13-14 of Green Lantern story.
$ave Money: Subscribe Now!
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- Todd Klein
- Pencils
- Todd Klein (layout); Dick Giordano
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Characters
- Superman; Tommy; Carol Fein
- Synopsis
- Superman's favorite newsstand is sold out of his favorite comics, but DC's Carol Fein gets him a subscription.
Indexer Notes
House ad for subscriptions to DC Comics. Credits from Klein.
Bishop's Sacrifice
Nemesis / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Cary Burkett (credited)
- Pencils
- Dan Spiegle (credited)
- Inks
- Dan Spiegle (credited)
- Colors
- Gene D'Angelo (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
- Job Number
- J-7223
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Nemesis; Michael Bochus; Valerie Foxworth; Noel Chesterton; Rod; Holt; Lord Peter
- Synopsis
- Nemesis escapes a Scotland Yard agent, digs up a clue about who captured Sir Robert, and is attacked by men who have kidnapped Valerie Foxworth.
- Reprints
- in Nemesis (K. G. Murray, 1982 series) #[nn] ([1982])
- in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1983 series) #12 (novembre 1984)
-
Indexer Notes
Story continues from The Brave and the Bold #173; story continues in The Brave and the Bold #175.
Write Right Now!
advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Charles Atlas
Indexer Notes
Ads in classified format for high school rings, novelties, body building, comics, martial arts training, the March of Dimes, and more.
Between pages 4-5 of Nemesis story.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold Mailbag / letters page / 0.75 page
- Job Number
- L-733
Indexer Notes
Letters from Neil Ahlquist and Jeff DeMos.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- Arthur Gutowitz (treasurer)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Average copies distributed past 12 months: 109,180. Actual copies of latest issue distributed: 98,353.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Chaos at the Court of the Cosmos!
Batman; Green Lantern -
1.
Free 1981 Catalog 1600 Novelties
Johnson Smith Co. -
2.
To Trap an Immortal
Batman; Green Lantern -
3.
Now the Number Yum Taste Is Even Yummier.
Bubble Yum -
4.
For a World of Fun...Grow Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
Sea-Monkeys -
5.
An Arrow in Time
Green Arrow; Hostess Fruit Pies -
6.
We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls
Grit -
7.
Strong Arms Make All the Difference!
Mike Marvel -
8.
$ave Money: Subscribe Now!
DC Comics -
9.
Bishop's Sacrifice
Nemesis -
10.
Write Right Now!
-
11.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold Mailbag -
12.
[no title indexed]
-
13.
Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash
Olympic Sales Club -
14.
First Edition Collector Series
Donruss Baseball Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- James Zee
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