| Issue | #116 |
| Published | December 1974-January 1975 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.60 USD |
| Pages | 100 |
| Editing | Murray Boltinoff; Paul Levitz (Assistant Editor) |
| Characters | Batman; The Spectre; Teen Titans (inset); Wonder Woman (inset): Batgirl (inset); Deadman (vignette); Silent Knight (vignette) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo; Nick Cardy; Bob Brown |
| Inks | Jim Aparo; Nick Cardy; Bob Brown |
| Reprinted | from Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #16 [Reduced cover illustrations, art only]; from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #78 [Reduced cover illustrations, art only]; from ? [head shot of Deadman]; from ? [head shot of Silent Knight]; in Showcase Presents The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups (DC, 2007 series) #3 (Batman and Spectre story) |
| Characters | Batman; Spectre |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo (Spectre); Nick Cardy (Batman) |
| Inks | Jim Aparo (Spectre), Nick Cardy (Batman) |
| Notes | Table of Contents |
| Reprinted | from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #92 [Batman figure]; from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #435 [Spectre figure] |
| Characters | Batman; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; James Gordon; Lola Lalanna; John T. Weaver; James Wilson |
| Synopsis | Bizarre murders are committed by seemingly upstanding citizens who are soon determined to be imposters. They turn out to be members of a World War II military construction crew possessed by the spirits of followers of the Far Eastern goddess Kali. It takes the power of the Spectre to prevent her resurrection. |
| Genre | superhero; occult |
| Script | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo |
| Inks | Jim Aparo |
| Letters | Jim Aparo |
| Reprinted | in Showcase Presents The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups (DC, 2007 series) #3 |
| Characters | Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Aqualad [Garth]; Mr. Walters; Chet Walters; Leader One [Mr. Downs] (School Principal); Sally; Mr. Farnum (Physics Teacher); Eddie (student); Marcia (student) |
| Synopsis | The Titans prevent an invasion from another dimension that occupies the same space as Chet Walters' school. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Nick Cardy |
| Inks | Nick Cardy |
| Letters | Joe Letterese |
| Editing | Dick Giordano (original editor) |
| Notes | This story is divided into three chapters, the final page of each being only approximately one-half story/art, the remainder filled with a DC house ad. |
| Reprinted | from Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #16 (July-August 1968). |
| Characters | Robin [Dick Grayson]; Wonder Woman (vignette); Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (vignette); Wonder Girl [Donna Troy] (vignette); Spectre (vignette); Batman (vignette); Kid Flash [Wally West] |
| Synopsis | A word puzzle to reveal the identity of Batman's co-star in the next issue. |
| Script | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | Nick Cardy; Jim Aparo; ? |
| Inks | Nick Cardy; Jim Aparo; ? |
| Notes | Lower half of final page of Sequence 3; answers in Sequence 6. |
| Reprinted | from Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #23 [Wonder Girl (upper body only) figure, from cover]; from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #432 [Spectre (head only), from cover]; from ? [others] |
| Characters | Silent Knight |
| Synopsis | True heir to the throne Brian is assigned to deliver the Sun Ruby to a neighboring kingdom, in the hope that he will be killed travelling through the Forest Perilous, but as the Silent Knight he surmounts all obstacles. |
| Genre | period; swashbuckler |
| Script | Robert Kanigher |
| Pencils | Irv Novick |
| Inks | Irv Novick |
| Editing | Robert Kanigher ? (original editor) |
| Reprinted | from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #2 (October-November 1955) |
| Characters | Batman; Sgt. Rock |
| Synopsis | Answers to Double Clues #3. |
| Genre | Game |
| Script | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | ?; Joe Kubert |
| Inks | ?; Joe Kubert |
| Notes | Bottom third of last page of Sequence 5. |
| Reprinted | from ? [Batman and Sgt. Rock figures] |
| Pencils | ? (logo) |
| Inks | ? (logo) |
| Colors | ? (logo) |
| Letters | ? (logo); Typeset |
| Notes | Excerpts from letters by Hume Baugh, George E. Guay, Dave Romm, Matthew O'Bannon, Philip Street, "R.C.W.," Lynn Scharbow, Chris Padovano, Rich Reeves, Mike Goodman, Steve Andrews, Billy Stripling, Alan Spinney, Will Nash, Ed Sordellini, Dan Coggins, Alan Addleman, Scott Gibson, Scott Taylor, Martin Boyer, Clarence Rutherford, Black Wolf (a Native American reader) and Bob Rodi (a plot premise for a Wonder Woman team-up rejected by the editor). An apparently entire letter from Dan Gheno with reply from the editor. Specifications of original publications of the stories reprinted in this issue. Team-up suggestions from Steve Getman, Ms. Lynne Pope, Jeff Reynolds, Dale Cendali, Robert Sherrill, Gary S. Arkell, David Hsiung, Bill Morgan, Jack Herring, David Jones, Dave Butler, Larry Varvel and Bobby Justice. |
| Characters | Batman; Deadman; Ghost Patrol; The Gay Ghost; Robotman [Paul Dennis]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]. |
| Synopsis | Due to his new-material co-star this issue being the Spectre, Batman discusses various other DC heroes whose origins begin with their deaths, or near-deaths. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo; Neal Adams; Carmine Infantino; Frank Harry; Howard Purcell; ?; Joe Certa; Bruno Premiani |
| Inks | Jim Aparo; Neal Adams; Carmine Infantino; Frank Harry; Howard Purcell; ?; Joe Certa; Bruno Premiani |
| Notes | It is uncertain which Doom Patrol issue the Cliff Steele panel comes from as the two original panels are identical. |
| Reprinted | from ? [Batman vignette]; from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238 [Batman figure, from cover]; from ? [Batman figure, from a 1960s pin-up]; from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #205 [Deadman page]; from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #? [Ghost Patrol panel]; from Comic Cavalcade (DC, 1942 series) #4 [Gay Ghost panel]; from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #7 [Robotman [Paul Dennis] panel]; from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #80? [Robotman [Cliff Steele] panel]; from Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #100? [Robotman [Cliff Steele] panel] |
| Characters | Batman; Copperhead; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Wonder Woman |
| Synopsis | Batman's pursuit of a new villain is complicated by both Wonder Woman and Batgirl falling in love with the Caped Crusader. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bob Haney |
| Pencils | Bob Brown |
| Inks | Bob Brown |
| Editing | Murray Boltinoff (original editor) |
| Notes | This story is divided into three chapters, the last page of each being two-thirds story/art and one-third DC house ad. |
| Reprinted | from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #78 (June-July 1968) |
| Characters | The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Batman (one vignette) |
| Genre | superhero; occult |
| Script | Bob Rozakis |
| Pencils | Jim Aparo; Nick Cardy; Bernard Baily; Murphy Anderson |
| Inks | Jim Aparo; Nick Cardy; Bernard Baily; Murphy Anderson |
| Notes | Batman fills in the readers on the background of his co-star this issue, the Spectre. |
| Reprinted | from ? [Batman vignette]; from Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #5 [from the cover, two of three vertical panels]; from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #53 [top tier (art only) from last page of Spectre story]; from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #60 [cover illustration (art only)]; from Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #83 [cover illustrations (art only)] |