Brave and the Bold (1955 1st Series DC) comic books 1968

Cover by Neal Adams. "In the Grasp of Shang-Zi!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; Celebrations (celebrating the "Year of the bat") in Gotham City's Chinatown are interrupted by the arrival of Shang-Zi, and ancient spirit who blocks off Chinatown from the rest of Gotham City with a mystical barrier, as part of a plan to reinstate his 1,000 year rule on the Earth; Trapped inside the city, Batman attempts to stop Shang-Zi, and is joined by the Spectre who was able to transverse through the barrier; While the Spectre matches might and magic against Shang-Zi, Batman tracks down the source of Shang-Zi's power, a magical wheel, and smashes it with a batarang just as Shang-Zi was gaining the upper hand against the Spectre. A Land of Many Walls article; A description of the many defensive walls found in China other than the Great Wall. Cap's Hobby Hints by Henry Boltinoff. The Batman Whirly-Word Game puzzle page. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "Doom, What Is Thy Shape?", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Jack Abel; After a series of complex heists, the Molder attracts the attention of Batman, who begins a manhunt to find the sculpting villain; The Molder gains the upper hand when he traps Batman in front of an oncoming train, however the Caped Crusader is saved by Plastic Man; The two heroes team up, and in spite of the fact that the Molder's weapons work against Plastic Man's abilities, the two heroes manage to trip up the crook enough for Batman to defeat the crook and turn him over to the police. Some Famous "Plastic" Men article. Robin back-up reprint, "The Man Called "50-50"! starring Robin, Commissioner James Gordon, "50-50" Finley, Pete, Ruff, Burns, and Judson, script by David Vern, art by Jim Mooney. Statement of ownership - average print run 521,000; average paid circulation 340,000. Half page Neal Adams ad (penciled version of a Lois Lane cover). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito. "So Thunders the Cannoneer!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Mike Esposito; When a train full of priceless artwork is replaced with forgeries by the Cannoner, Batman goes on a quest to find who stole the priceless works, and enlists the aid of the Atom; The Cannoner, meanwhile has tricked circus midget Lilli De La Pooche to take a shrinking pill that shrinks her down to three inches and blackmails her into helping him stash the artwork until the heroes are thrown off. Half-page Billy story with Corgi Batmobile by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Bob Brown. "In the Coils of Copperhead!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Mike Esposito; While Batman is otherwise busy stopping crooks making off with an armored truck, the evil Copperhead has disguised himself as a poor man in order to get close enough to a visiting monarch in order to steal her tiara; When Batman finally tries to stop Copperhead he is too late; With his reputation on the line, Batman vows to somehow deal with Copperhead; Devising a plan, Batman sets up an electronic beam alarm to protect the Golden Casque of Montezuma; However, as he is setting this up, both Wonder Woman and Batgirl appear over the city writing messages of love to Batman before getting into a scrap over who is worthy of the Caped Crusaders affections; Stopping the two from quarreling they both agree to a contest to decide which of the two are worthy of Batman's love; As the event is televised Copperhead figures this is the best time to strike. The Weird World of Snakes article. "Warrior Bold" story starring Abraham Lincoln and Elmer E. Ellsworth, script and art by Fred Ray. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "The Track of the Hook," script by Bob Haney, art by Neal Adams; While aiding Commissioner Gordon in solving the murder of small time crook Whitey Marsh, Batman learns that the killer was wearing a hook; Deadman, having come to Gotham City to seek Batman's aid in finding his killer, believes the villain responsible, the Hook is in Gotham after overhearing the eye witness account of Marsh's murder; Aiding Batman the two learn that the killer was not the man who Deadman is looking for, but a thug working for Kubla Kaine, a wealthy business man who is running for mayor and is secretly running a crime syndicate out of Gotham City. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Neal Adams. "And Hellgrammite Is His Name!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Newsman Jack Ryder (secretly the Creeper) approaches Batman with information that the criminal Hellgrammite is in Gotham City; This revelation leads to Batman and the Creeper working together to stop the mammoth crook from his bid to eliminate prominent gang members; Battling the Hellgrammite throughout Gotham, the duo locate him in the Gotham subway system where they down Hellgrammite with a combination of a fire extinguisher and the electrified third rail; After the Hellgrammite's defeat, the Creeper makes his escape to avoid his own arrest at the hands of the Gotham PD. Letter from comics writer Tony Isabella. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.