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

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Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "Cold Blood, Hot Gun!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; The Bounty Hunter has been hired to kill six wealthy people who are bidding to get ownership of the Fairbarin Estate; This brings the attention of Batman, and Metamorpho, who is revived early in order to protect Sapphire Stagg, who is also on the list; The ordeal lasts until the night when the bidding on the estate begins; It's soon realized that the man who hired the Bounty Hunter is Derwent Fairbarin. Reprint story from Brave and the Bold #19: "The Challenge of the Flying Horse," script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert; To complete his latest task, Jon climbs a mountain where a great sea eagle has its perch, his goal to collect a single feather from it's wing. A dark figure swoops out of the clouds and attacks him, not an eagle, but a winged horse. It carries Jon to Valhalla, a land in the clouds ruled by warrior women. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. Statement of ownership - average print run 379,166; average paid circulation 210,708. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Giant-size issue. Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Commune of Defiance," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13), Neal Adams (pages 14-21), and Dick Giordano (page 22), inks by Jim Aparo (pages 1-13) and Dick Giordano (pages 14-22); Batman recruits the Teen Titans to help defuse an explosive confrontation between Gotham City's "Establishment" and the Young Aquarians, a group of young citizens inhabiting a crime-ridden neighborhood; The situation is complicated by an internal struggle for control of the neighborhood, fought between a local crime boss and the Young Aquarians. Reprint story from The Doom Patrol #100: "The Robot-Maker Must Die" starring Robotman, The Chief, Elasti-Girl, and Negative Man, script by Arnold Drake, art by Bruno Premiani. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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First 20-cent cover price. Cover by Nick Cardy. "A Traitor Lurks Inside Earth!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Frank McLaughlin; When the missile defense robot John Doe begins acting against orders, Batman recruits the aid of the Metal Men to try and find out what is going on; However, when the Metal Men appear on national television denouncing humanity and calling for robot liberation on behalf of John Doe, Batman goes to investigate in person; Inside the missile base, Batman learns that the Metal Men haven't truly betrayed humanity but are being forced to speak on John Doe's behalf because it has Tin held captive. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Second Chance for a Deadman?", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman stops a bunch of heavily armed crooks and one of them turns out to be Waxey Doyle, a crook who has been on the 10 most wanted list, but under a new identity created by plastic surgery, Batman begins searching for the location of this facility which provided Doyle with the service of changing his identity; Believing it to be located at the Pygmalion Spa in Cornucopia, Florida, Batman tires to scope the place out as Bruce Wayne but cannot get any clues; Enlisting the aid of Deadman to possess on of the ringleaders to find the truth, Batman soon finds himself double crossed. Letters from comics writers Bob Rozakis and Mark Gruenwald. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Play Now... Die Later!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman happens to be at the scene of a fight between two rival Spanish groups in the middle of Gotham City, he enlists the aid of Wonder Woman to help him find the cause of the warfare on Gotham's streets; They soon find themselves involved in a local conflict over the liberation of the Spanish nation of San Sebastian; Helping the revolutionaries, they help smash a plot by the corrupt leaders of that country that involved smuggling parts for fighter jets into the country. After defeating the mastermind behind the operation, Batman turns over the parts to the rebels. Letters to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis and comic artist Duffy Vohland. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Double Your Money - and Die!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When the shareholders of The Starr Corporation are being killed one-by-one, Batman and Green Arrow team up to watch over the owner jet-set playgirl Salome Starr, believing that she may have some involvement in the killings; However, the two heroes learn that the mastermind is really Two-Face, who is operating on his own; Fighting the criminal on a sky-slope, Two-Face skis off a cliff into a glacier to his seeming demise. Statement of ownership - average print run 351,000; average paid circulation 179,609. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The 3-Million Dollar Sky," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When airplane hijacker Willie Kresh demands three million dollars and the release of Monk Devlin, Batman and Black Canary disguise themselves as a pilot and flight attendant to stop the crooks from flying into South America; However, due to the crooks machinations, the plane crashes and Batman and the Black Canary must stop the two crooks and recover the three million dollars when a local bandit also tries to get possession of it. Letter from comics writer and editor Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Night Batman Sold His Soul!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When trying to save a hostage boy, Batman is shot with a bullet and left for dead, however he is saved by a shadowed behind whom Batman believes is the devil and that his life is in forfeit; However, after running into Sgt. Rock once more, Rock explains that the mystery being who saved his life is really Adolf Hitler, who has survived all these years and is still behind hunted by Sgt. Rock; Batman and Rock then team up to track down Hitler, although the two manage to destroy his operations, Hitler manages to make his escape, much to Rock's frustration. Letter from comics writer and editor Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Gotham Bay, Be My Grave!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; At the construction site of a new bridge across Gotham Harbor, a horribly burned man rises from the site and begins attacking sailors across Gotham Harbor, in spite of Batman's best efforts to stop the creature; The series of bizarre murders also attracts the attention of Jason Blood (AKA Etrigan the Demon), who told of the situation by his colleagues; After they leave, he struggles with wanting to come to terms with Glenda about his feelings. However, he's visited by Merlin who asks the Demon to go and see him at Tintagel the next day; While in pursuit of the monster, the Demon is captured by Batman, and he, Matthews, and Randu are forced to reveal to Batman the Demon's double identity. Letter to the editor from comic editor Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Nick Cardy. "A Very Special Spy!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman is at a race to advertise the Miracle-2000 formula, a new pollution free fuel source being developed by Tryton Corporation,as a guest of Ted Grant who has made a new living as the companies spokesman; However, the event is interrupted when a man jumps into the path of the racing cars; Batman pulls him back, and it turns out to be Peter Voss, the son of the late Hans Voss; He claims that the Miracle-2000 formula was stolen from his fathers lost works, and that he will do whatever it takes to stop the commercialization of his father's formula as his father wanted it to be free to the world; Curious about the accusations, and with the help of Ted's connections to the company, Batman questions the owner of the Tryton Corp. Letter from comics writer and editor Bob Rozakis. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

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Last 20-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death Has the Last Laugh," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When an entire family is murdered with the Joker's modus operandi, Batman vows that his old foe has gone too far and that he'll make him pay for the crime that he's committed; However, upon his search for the Joker, Batman realizes that something was off about the dead bodies - none of them had the signature Joker-grin of his usual murder victims; Batman runs back to the morgue where the bodies were taken and finds that they suddenly do have grins; Going after the only person left alone with them, Batman is knocked out from behind as they make their getaway; Batman continues to search for the Joker and gets a lead from an underworld crime boss that brings him to the Sultan health spa, where the Joker is trying to kill a crook named Slade. Letter from comics writer and editor Bob Rozakis and Duffy Vohland. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

100-page giant. Cover art by Jim Aparo, Howard Purcell, Irv Novick, and Gil Kane. "The Impossible Escape," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; The Gotham Police and Batman are called to the Gotham Art Museum to stop a bunch of heavily armed thieves from stealing an ancient Hotep statue which is believed to contain the secret of everlasting life; They are also met by Inspector Siyad an inspector of the Egyptian police, who claims the statue was stolen from his country and sold illegally; Batman is asked to investigate the legitimacy of the purchase, and at the same time see if the old legends about the statue are true; While in France, Mr. Miracle puts on a show where he escapes from the top of the Eiffel Tower during a lightning storm without getting struck by lightning. Reprint back-up stories: "Fury of the Exiled Creature," script by Bob Haney, art by Howard Purcell; An outcast of Atlantis, Tyros finds a gem that turns him into a powerful creature, and uses that power to take over Atlantis. "The Three Flaming Dooms!" starring Silent Knight, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick. "The Tick-Tock Traps of the Time Commander," script by Bob Haney, pencils by Ramona Fradon, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Green Lantern must capture the Time Commander. Statement of ownership - average print run 367,667; average paid circulation 189,355. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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100-page giant. Cover art by Jim Aparo, Joe Kubert, and George Papp. "The 50-Story Killer!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; After winning the election, the new mayor of Gotham City forces Batman to retire in favor of instating the Metal Men as his replacement under the idea that the six robots could better defend Gotham City; Indignant, Batman refuses to retire; However, after Batman bungles a truck robbery (which is stopped by the Metal Men), the mayor is forced to place a court order preventing Batman from acting in the city. Deciding to accept reality, Batman decides that he should retire and resume his daily life as Bruce Wayne. Reprint back-up stories: "The World's Three Most Dangerous Arrows," script by France Herron, art by George Papp; After Oliver and Roy Harper get x-rays as part of a community drive, he learns from the x-ray lab that the photos indicate a radium burn on a small but vital part of his body, and that he has only a month to live; Feeling he has nothing to lose, Green Arrow decides to use three imperfect and potentially deadly arrows to fight crime. "Creature of a Thousand Shapes!" starring Hawkman and Hawkgirl, script by Gardner Fox, art by Joe Kubert. Double Clues #1 puzzle by Bob Rozakis. "The Man Who Conquered the Challengers," script by Ed Herron, art by Bob Brown. "The Figurehead of the Burning Sea!" starring Viking Prince, script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert. One-page Aparo self-portrait and autobiography. One-page Haney autobiography with inset photo. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Jim Aparo, George Roussos, and Nick Cardy. "Last Jet to Gotham," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Called to Gotham Airport when word that mobster Joe Angel is trying to sneak back into the country, Batman and Commissioner Gordon are at the ready to capture him when he lands; However, the airplane mysteriously crashes into the ocean when it's caught in a water-spout; Batman calls his ally Aquaman for help. Reprint back-up stories: "The Perilous Capers of the Terrible Teen," script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; The Titans fight The Ant, a teenage costume criminal. The Brave and the Bold Rebus puzzle by Bob Rozakis. "Wanted - the Capsule Master!" (reprinted from Brave and the Bold 50), script by Bob Haney, art by George Roussos; Green Arrow, Speedy and the Martian Manhunter must stop Vulkor from re-assembling a weapon that he plans to use to take over Earth and Mars. "The Charge of the Sea Soldiers!", script by Jack Miller, art by Jim Mooney; Aquaman and Aqualad stop Professor Enos Snark who is supplying pirates with technology to help them to rob ships. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Jim Aparo, Bob Brown, and Murphy Anderson. "The Corpse That Wouldn't Die!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; 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. Reprint back-up stories: "The Three Clues to Sorcery," pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Bob Brown; A mad professor, and his men, kidnap June Robbins in order to have the Challengers collect three different mystical stones; However, the Challengers turn the tables when they use the power of the stones to overpower the kidnappers and rescue June. "Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!" starring Hourman, Dr. Fate, and Green Lantern (Alan Scott), script by Gardner Fox, art by Murphy Anderson. "Origin of the Viking Prince!" (from Brave and Bold 23), script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert. "The Case of the Innocent Thief" starring the Atom, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Jim Aparo, Nick Cardy, Bob Brown (insets), and George Tuska. "Grasp of the Killer Cult," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; 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. Reprint back-up stories: "The Dimensional Caper!" (from Teen Titans 16), script by Bob Haney, art by Nick Cardy; The Titans prevent an invasion from another dimension that occupies the same space as Chet Walters' school. A word puzzle to reveal the identity of Batman's co-star in the next issue by Bob Rozakis, art by Nick Cardy. "Knight for a Day!" (from Brave and Bold 2), script by Robert Kanigher, art by Irv Novick; 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 traveling through the Forest Perilous, but as the Silent Knight he surmounts all obstacles. "In the Coils of Copperhead!" (from B&B 78), starring Batman, Wonder Woman, and Batgirl, script by Bob Haney, art by Bob Brown. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Last 100-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo, Nick Cardy, and Joe Kubert. "Nightmare Without End," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; As Batman muses over a poster of his old war buddy Sgt. Rock, he is attacked by mysterious men and taken aboard a plane; He soon realizes that his kidnappers are really Sgt. Rock's old unit, Easy Company, come to seek Batman's help. "Trail of the Black Falcon!" (from Brave and Bold 24), script by Bob Haney, art by Joe Kubert; During a voyage, King Rikk's vessel enters a pirate trap!; Jon and his beloved Asa follow his father's falcon, Reya the Black, to the Pirate's Den where Jon takes up arms against the pirate crew. "1001 Ways to Defeat Green Arrow!" (from Adventure 174), script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp. Super-Heroes - Super-Warriors! article by Allan Asherman, art by Joe Shuster (Superman panels) and Neal Adams (Batman & Sgt. Rock cover); Describes what Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman (with Sgt. Rock), and Captain Marvel Jr. did during World War II. "Code Name: Mockingbird!" (from Secret Six 1) starring the Secret Six, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Frank Springer. "The Menace from Inner Space" (from Blackhawk 194) starring Blackhawk, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Charles Cuidera. Letter to the editor from writer Arlen Schumer. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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First 25-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "May the Best Man Die!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; In Sparta Prison, Batman and Commissioner Gordon try to talk a prisoner named Dubek into talking about his former employer the Joker or risk staying in solitary confinement, to which Dubek refuses; The Joker, knowing that eventually his former stooge may crack, decides to put a plan in motion to silence him; When Ted Grant puts on a boxing match for the prison, Dubek is picked to be the best prisoner fight the fight; The Joker puts a rare tropical disease into Dubek's water bucket; This also succeeds in infecting all the other prisoners, and a doctor gives them 72 hours to live. Hostess snack cakes ad starring Batman and the Mummy. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Bring Back Killer Krag," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When crime boss Dolph Rossi puts a hit out on a man named Moran, Batman and Commissioner Gordon provide him protection. This proves to be no easy task as the top hit man Killer Krag is the man hired to kill Moran; Watching Moran at a horse race, they fail to prevent his assassination when Krag disguises himself as a jockey at the horse track; They also fail in stopping Krag from escaping to the island nation of Santa Cruz; Kirk Langstrom uses his formula to become the Man-Bat; As Batman deals with the dangers getting into the island including sharks and superstitious natives. Man-Bat uses his grotesque appearance to convince the islanders that he's a bat-god. Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Statement of ownership - average print run 380,640; average paid circulation 190,100. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Giant-size issue. Cover by Jim Aparo. "This Earth Is Mine," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Kamandi is fleeing an army of Ape Men lead by a strange new animal named Captain Bat (really Batman , posing as an animal); When Batman chases Kamandi away from the others he allows the boy to escape; Kamandi tames a wild horse and ends up riding to Mount Rushmore, where he seeks cover behind a radiation belt that the animals believe are gods that require to be fed; The mountain is surrounded by a strange radiation belt that the animals cannot cross; Inside a cave, Kamandi is shocked to find that there are other humans hiding out there. Reprint back-up story: "Plunder the Pentagon" starring the Secret Six, script by E. Nelson Bridwell (plot) and Joe Gill (dialogue), art by Frank Springer; Mockingbird gives August, Carlo and Lili instructions that they are to steal top secret plans for the United States' newest jet fighter, the XB-107. Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Doomsday Express," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and the Metal Men have all agreed to take part in the train ride to celebrate America's Bicentennial; The train would have themed cars based on America's achievements over the past 200 years, and would also include copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America; Aboard the train with them are Charles Wing, Delores Lake and Ed Fox, curators for the train ride; The Metal Men decide to leave when they get a letter that suggests that their creator Doc Magnus may still be alive, and depart to follow up on it;Batman is left alone on the train with the others, who reveal themselves to be half-Native Americans, and they hijack the train in order to pressure the United States government into turning over the land to its rightful people. Minerva Menace! hostess snakes cakes ad with Shazam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Hour of the Beast," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman is shocked to find the Swamp Thing in Gotham City, put on display by carnival owner B.B. Riggs; Batman demands that the Swamp Thing be set free, but Riggs refuses. Gotham City meanwhile is suddenly swarmed by giant roots that have sprouted from the ground; These roots come from seeds that have been dumped in the city water supply and grow to alarming sizes once exposed to the air; During the chaos, the people of Gotham City blame the plants on the Swamp Thing, and the government uses this as a moment to try and capture him for examination; Batman gets in the middle and frees the Swamp Thing and asks for his help in dispelling the roots. Minerva Menace! hostess snakes cakes ad with Shazam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "How to Make a Super-Hero," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; After helping stop crooks from robbing a bank, Batman is asked to arrest Bruce Wayne, who is wanted for fraud and murder; Batman goes to Istanbul to capture Wayne, who is there to purchase the Neji, an expensive totem from the Kahari tribe of Africa; Wayne is there to purchase it to bring it back to it's native tribe that has erupted into violence. There he's confronted by Batman, who really turns out to be Plastic Man. The Captive Commissioner Hostess snack cakes ad with Batman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Small War of the Super Rifles," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When a shipment of the military's new M-76 rifle are stolen, Sgt. Rock is sent to track down the thieves; He teams up with Batman to track them down, but both are aided by Jim Aparo, Bob Haney and Murray Boltinoff, who write the story so the good guys win. The Captive Commissioner Hostess snack cakes ad with Batman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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Last 25-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Streets of Poison," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; With a growing drug problem in Gotham City, Batman asks his friend Barry Allen to examine a sample of the newest supply to determine if it has the "Chan Connection," the connection being that its origin point is a small Southeast Asian nation under the rule of General Lin Chan, who they are dealing with to pay a large sum to have his drug crop destroyed instead of made into illegal drugs; As Bruce Wayne and Barry Allen make plans to go to this country to make their deal as part of "Operation: Junk Pile," criminal Ruth Tuck manages to use her acrobatic skills to escape from prison. The Cup Cake Caper Hostess snack cakes ad with Shazam. Justice for All Includes Children public service announcement with Superman, art by Neal Adams. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

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First 30-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "What Lurks Below Buoy 13," script by Bob Haney, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Jim Aparo; While out trolling near international waters for crime, Batman stumbles upon an international incident: An Atlantean built satellite that can be used to detect submarines and ships at sea is collected by a whale troller and both the United States and the Soviet Union want to get a hold of it; Batman seeks out his old ally, Aquaman, to help him out; However, Aquaman seems to care little about the fate of the surface world and their "Cold War"; However, Batman convinces him to help out when he tells him that a foreign power could use the device to attack Atlantis as well; Batman and Aquaman work together to recover the device, and Batman convinces Aquaman to turn it over to the United Nations. Justice For All Includes Children 2 public service announcement with Superman. Minerva Menace! hostess snakes cakes ad with Shazam. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Dead Man's Quadrangle," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When Batman becomes aware of an illegal immigrant smuggler named El Zapatero who smuggles illegals into the country by any (and often fatal) means possible, Batman decides to investigate further and put it to an end; He learns that the rallying point is the island Key Allegro, part of what's called the Devil's Quadrangle; The Quadrangle is reputed to be cursed and many planes and ships have been lost at sea there; Further, the legend tells that one often hears distress calls from previously sunk vessels in the area. In spite of this, Batman decides to check things out and to see if his old friend Ted "Wild Cat" Grant - who now operates a health-spa on the island - knows anything about the illegals that El Zapatero smuggles through there. Superman Saves the Earth Hostess snack cakes ad. Justice for All Includes Children, 4 public service announcement, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Statement of ownership - average print run 358,000; average paid circulation 158,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death by the Ounce," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When the Shah of Karkan (an oil-rich ruler of a Mideastern Country) is coming to Gotham City to discuss oil trade agreements, Gotham police and Batman are called out for security because the Shah may become a target of Communist nations that are against the United States; While searching the area for any suspicious activity, the caped-crusader runs into his old ally Mister Miracle, who has just recently returned from New Genesis because he missed the fame of being an escape artist on Earth; After watching Miracle beat Houdini's record of being underwater with no breath, Batman realizes he's running late and departs. Justice for All Includes Children, 4 public service announcement, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. Superman Saves the Earth Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Claws of the Emperor Eagle," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; On his deathbed, ruined millionaire Victor Lasher sells the Emperor Eagle to Oliver Queen; Afterwards, the deed is attempted to be stolen by someone, however Queen stops the theft; Running into Batman, he tells the caped crusader the legends of the Emperor Eagle: That it was forged 2,000 years ago and was owned by powerful men: Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte even Adolf Hitler; Because these men met with epic failure while possessing the Emperor Eagle, the bird statue was considered to be cursed; Batman wonders why Oliver could want it, and all Oliver can tell him is that he wants to own the one thing that has defeated so many powerful men in history and conquer the legend; The next day, Oliver takes a flight to England to pick up the statue from Lasher's castle; On his way back to the States however, along the way by airplane, the plane is hijacked by the Joker and Two-Face; This forces Oliver to change into the Green Arrow. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death at Rainbow's End," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; With Batman left on a solar panel to be fried in the sun by Joker and Two-Face, Green Arrow and Atom have two choices: Save Batman, or reclaim the Emperor Eagle, which the two crooks have stolen; Green Arrow temporarily gives up his obsession to save Batman from death, allowing the two crooks to get ahead of them; Resuming their chase of Joker and Two-Face the three heroes get caught in a rock slide which seemingly kills Batman, and allows Joker and Two-Face to get away; Green Arrow and Atom are then soon captured by the descendants of the villagers who originally built the Emperor Eagle; They are currently building a duplicate of the Eagle and force the two heroes into helping them switch the new one with the original as the Joker and Two-Face sleep for the night. Twinkies and Kelp Hostess snack cakes ad with Aquaman. Justice for All Includes Children 7 public service announcement with Superman, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Add to cart CBCS 9.6 $100.00 View scans Paper: White Label #21-1EAEE22-113 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Take 7 Steps to... Wipe-Out," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; When the ambassador of Sudaria is murdered by a leopard, it attracts the attention of both Batman (who's on patrol) and Wonder Woman (who has been working for the United Nations); They stumble upon a plot by Catwoman to sell parts of a blue print to a new super-computer called Peter Rabbit over to a foreign power; When Batman and Wonder Woman foil her plot to turn over the final part of the blue print through an auction when Bruce Wayne tries to outbid the winner, she replaces the blueprint (hidden in a cat statue) with a bomb; When Catwoman is forced to leave the country when she's determined to be a Person Non Gratta, she is then chosen as Sudaria's ambassador to facilitate the rest of the transaction. The Cornered Clown Hostess snack cakes ad with the Joker. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Batman - Dragon Slayer??", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Richard helps out an old bum who turns out to be a very wealthy man who remembers Dragon in his will; Batman and Dragon hunt down The Stylist, a contract kung-fu killer. The Maltese Cup Cake Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. Justice for All Includes Children #9 public service announcement with Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Another Kind of Justice!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; In 1933, prohibition-era Gotham City had trouble stopping booze smuggler Turk Bannon and his boat the Jolly Marie; His partner Achille Lazlo has been taken under Bannon's wing; However, after their most successful rum-running, Lazlo kills Bannon in a bid to take over his rackets; Flash forward to the 1970ss; Commission Gordon has Batman out searching the waters of Gotham City in order to crush the drug combines that are using Dead Man's Reef to smuggle drugs into the city; After a drug bust, Batman decides it's time to take in its dealer: Achille Lazlo, even though Batman drove him into exile years prior; Tracking Achille Lazlo's location, Batman calls in an old friend, Deadman, to help him out on this case. That Dirty Beach Hostess snack cakes ad with Aquaman. Article by publisher Jenette Kahon about DC's Dollar Comics line with a black and white photo of Kahn. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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Last 30-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Demolishment!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Green Lantern defects to a European country and Batman is ordered to retrieve him; Batman is captured and subjected to torture, part of a process called The Demolishment, including spending days in a sensory deprivation tank that had test subject go mad within two days; He survives by repeating the name "Joe Chill" over and over as a mantra to maintain his sanity; Green Lantern's defection, of course, was a lie to obtain information on the Demolishment technique to train their agents to beat it; Seizing control of his ring, secreted in Vakla's office, Green Lantern escapes with the Batman to safety. The Maltese Cup Cake Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. Article by publisher Jenette Kahon about DC's Dollar Comics line with a black and white photo of Kahn. Article by Mike Gold on Mike Fleisher's writing career at DC, Collier Books, Seaboard (Atlas) and on the Little Orphan Annie strip. Statement of ownership--average print run 360,000; average paid circulation 151,000. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.30.

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First 35-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "More Than Human," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Ruby Ryder and Bruce Wayne open a 100-year-old time capsule, liberating a super-powerful robotic man named Jason Morgan who is destructive but devoted to Ruby; Ruby ends up taking control of Wayne Enterprises and Jason destroys Tin, and neither Batman nor the Metal Men are able to do anything about it. Hostess snack cakes ad with Green lantern with art by Dick Giodano/Neal Adams? 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Legacy of the Doomed!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Green Arrow joins Batman and the Metal Men in a plot to bring down Ruby Ryder and Jason Morgan. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Jim Aparo. "Hour of the Serpent," script by Bob Haney, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Bob McLeod; Shahn-Zi comes back to terrorize Gothams Chinatown, and Batman joins forces with the Demon to attempt to repel his assault. Cooky La Moo On Broadway Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Mile High Tombstone," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman teams with Mr. Miracle to rescue a lost archaeologist, but along the way they encounter an old enemy of Miracles in search of a crime computer. Cooky La Moo On Broadway Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. The Greatest Superman Story Ever Told article by Jenette Kahn. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Requiem for a Top Cop!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman attempts to protect Commissioner Gordon from a hitman who Hawkman reveals to be an interstellar bounty hunter trying to punish Gordon for a mysterious past crime. The Cuckoo Cuckoos Hostess snack cakes ad with The Penguin. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Dastardly Events Aboard the Hellship!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and Wonder Woman take on Dimitrios, a wealthy industrial spy who uses educated apes for henchmen and who has stolen a "solar cell" from an inventor. Mera Meets the Manta Men Hostess snack cakes ad. A Word About the Fight of the Century article by Jenette Kahn about Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Pay - or Die!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman, Black Canary, and Alfred Pennyworth team up to crack down on the Jokers insurance racket, which forces his investors to make exorbitant payments or be killed. Dilema Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. Statement of ownership - average print run 355,507; average paid circulation 147,912. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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Last 35-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Enigma of the Death-Ship," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman tries to uncover evidence to a drug kingpins identity in the log book of a sunken ship, but Aquaman inexplicably tries to prevent him from doing so. The Big Fall Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Profile on Roger McKenzie by Michael Catron. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

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44-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo. "Cast the First Stone," script by Bob Haney and Cary Burkett, art by Jim Aparo; Batman receives aid from the Creeper as he tries to corral a TV network news anchor who is the kingpin of a drug-smuggling ring. Article by publisher Jenette Kahn on recent price increases. "The Cat and the Canary Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Christopher Chance has to take on the identity of Amos Sharkey, a former loan-shark-gone-straight, who is also the very man that ordered the hit on his father years ago. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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44-page giant. Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Arrow of Eternity," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman and Green Arrow travel back in time to the Battle of Agincourt to find a magic arrow that can penetrate any substance. In Memoriam - Mort Weisinger 1915 – 1978. "The Symphony for the Devil Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Someone is trying to kill the famous conductor Andre DeVyne. Strip continues in Detective Comics #483. 44 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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First 40-cent cover price. Cover by Jim Aparo. "A Choice of Dooms!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman stops a diamond smuggling ring but the leader practices voodoo on his gang members and has an unusual way to prevent them from talking. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Secret That Saved a World!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Romeo Tanghal, inks by Frank McLaughlin; Batman teams up with the Unknown Soldier to stop a nazi spy from stealing plans to the atomic bomb. An Unbeatable Power! Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Death-Scream from the Sky!", script by Cary Burkett, art by Jim Aparo; The Wayne Foundation has sent a communications satellite into orbit, only to find that it has been equipped with a laser cannon that can be used to destroy whole cities and that the Children of Light, a terrorist group, is threatening to use it to destroy Gotham City unless their leader, Kahman Abhood, is released from custody; Batman investigates STAR Laboratories, where the satellite was manufactured, and finds an unconscious Supergirl there; He revives her and learns that, as Linda Danvers, Supergirl helped counsel student prodigy Josh Kimble, a part-time worker at STAR Labs. When he neared her, her powers faded; As Supergirl, she discovered him sabotaging the satellite, but was stripped of her powers by his presence and knocked out by an unseen attacker; Batman and Supergirl team up. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "The Night the Mob Stole Xmas!", script by Bob Haney, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Jim Aparo; Batman tries to get Plastic Man out of a case of holiday depression by having him lend a hand to busting a ring of illegal cigarette smugglers. Wonder Woman vs. the Cheetah Hostess snack cakes ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

Cover by Jim Aparo. "Look Homeward, Runaway," script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Batman enlists the Teen Titans to help him as undercover agents, infiltrating the Runaways, a gang of teenaged thieves under the control of a mysterious Fagin called The Man. The Ionic Storm Hostess snack cakes ad with Superman. Statement of ownership - average print run 368,255; average paid circulation 119,955. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. "Today Gotham... Tomorrow, the World!", script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo; Superman infiltrates the terrorist group, Battalion of Doom, in disguise to ferret out nuclear devices they have planted, but both Jimmy Olsen and Bruce Wayne are soon captured by the group. The Golden Treasure Hostess snack cakes ad with Wonder Woman. The letters page contains a checklist of issues 50-150. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.