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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published Winter 1988
Cover Price 2.50 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Renee Witterstaetter

Cover Details

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Creeper; Hellgrammite
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ed Hannigan (layout, signed); Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (signed)
Inks Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (signed)

2 page text article "Profile: Russ Heath, Artist of Fantasy and Reality"

Characters Robin Hood
Genre Bio
Script Peter Sanderson
Pencils Russ Heath (illo)
Inks Russ Heath (illo)
Letters Typeset
Notes On inside front and inside back covers. Profile and selected index of Russ Heath.
Reprinted from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #9 [illo only]

23 page Batman; Creeper story "And Hellgrammite Is His Name!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Hellgrammite; Commisioner Jim Gordon; Bronk Boyle; Ace Branigan; Al Dalko; Turk Trask
Synopsis Batman and Creeper team up to stop Hellgrammite from turning three mob bosses into super-insects like himself.
Genre Superhero
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Dick Giordano
Colors Petra Scotese
Reprinted from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #80

1 page Batman; Creeper cover reprint (on interior page) "And Hellgrammite Is His Name!"

Characters Batman; Creeper; Hellgrammite
Genre Superhero
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams
Reprinted from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #80

8 page Viking Prince story "Monster of the Viking Sea!"

Characters Viking Prince [Jon]; Ulric; Captain Olaf; Gunnda
Synopsis When Viking Prince finds a dinosaur, Ulric tries to use the beast to kill the prince.
Genre Period
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Colors Petra Scotese
Notes Story credited to Robert Kanigher on item.
Reprinted from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #12

8 page Golden Gladiator story "The Invisible Wall!"

Characters Golden Gladiator [Marcus]; Crassus the Conqueror (villain); Cassius; Horatio; Flavius; Augustus
Synopsis Golden Gladiator and a group of children protect a defenseless village with just a toy ship and a herd of goats.
Genre Period
Script France Herron
Pencils Russ Heath
Inks Russ Heath
Colors Petra Scotese
Notes Writing credited to Bill Finger on item.
Reprinted from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #3

8 page Robin Hood story "The Apple of Peril!"

Characters Robin Hood; Prince John; Sir Osric; Marian
Synopsis In a ruse to trap Robin Hood, Prince John offers a priceless golden apple to the person who can accomplish three feats, but Robin successfully completes the tasks and escapes the clutches of the prince.
Genre Period
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Russ Heath
Inks Russ Heath
Colors Petra Scotese
Notes Writing credited to Robert Kanigher on item.
Reprinted from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #12

1 page Robin Hood (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix*

Characters Robin Hood
Genre Period
Pencils Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks Andy Kubert (signed)
Letters typeset