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The Brave and the Bold, #116

Published: December 1974-January 1975

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The Brave and the Bold #116

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Issue Contents:
Grasp of the Killer Cult
1 page superhero
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Cover includes small reproductions of the covers to Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #16 by Nick Cardy and The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #78 by Bob Brown, and headshots of Deadman by George Tuska and the Silent Knight by Irv Novick from unidentified sources. Colors credit provided by Anthony Tollin.

The Brave and the Bold Presents
Story 1 1 page superhero
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  • Batman
  • Spectre
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Page composed of a Batman figure from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #92 and a Spectre figure from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #435.

Grasp of the Killer Cult
Story 2 20 pages superhero
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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.

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Told in three parts. Part 1 - Streets of Fear (6 pages). Part 2 - The Tooth of Kali (7 pages). Part 3 - Judgment of a Goddess (7 pages).

The Dimensional Caper!
Story 3 23 pages superhero
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The Titans prevent an invasion from another dimension that occupies the same space as Chet Walters' school.

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Told in three chapters. Bottom 1/3 of last page of each chapter 1 and 2 are house ads for other DC Comics. Bottom 1/2 of last page of chapter 3 is a puzzle.

Double Clues #3
Story 4 1 page
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A word puzzle to reveal the identity of Batman's co-star in the next issue.

Characters
  • Robin [Dick Grayson]
  • Wonder Woman (vignette)
  • Batgirl [Barbara Gordon] (vignette)
  • Wonder Girl [Donna Troy] (vignette)
  • Spectre (vignette)
  • Batman (vignette)
  • Kid Flash [Wally West]
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Story Notes

Lower half of final page of Sequence 3. Answers in Sequence 6. The Wonder Girl figure (upper body only) is taken from the cover of Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #23. The Spectre (head only) from the cover of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #432. The rest are currently unidentified.

Knight for a Day!
Story 5 8 pages historical
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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.

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Story 6 0 pages

"Readers, here are the answers..."

Storyline

Answers to Double Clues #3.

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  • Batman
  • Sgt. Rock
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Story Notes

Bottom third of last page of Sequence 5. The source of the Batman and Sgt. Rock figures are currently unidentified.

Story 7 2 pages
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Story 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.

Heroes Who Wouldn't Die!
Story 8 3 pages superhero
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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.

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The sources of the vignettes are as follows: Robotman [Paul Dennis] from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #7, Gay Ghost from Comic Cavalcade (DC, 1942 series) #4, Deadman from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #205, the Ghost Patrol from an unidentified issue of Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series), and Robotman [Cliff Steele] from either My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #80 or Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #100 (the two original panels are identical). One of the Batman figures is from the cover of Batman (DC, 1940 series) #238; the other two are unidentified, though one comes from a 1960's-era pin-up.

In the Coils of Copperhead!
Story 9 22 pages superhero
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Batman's pursuit of a new villain is complicated by both Wonder Woman and Batgirl falling in love with the Caped Crusader.

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This story is divided into three chapters, the last page of each being two-thirds story/art and one-third DC house ad.

The Many Lives of the Spectre
Story 10 2 pages superhero
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Batman fills in the readers on the background of his co-star this issue, the Spectre. Spectre artwork for this feature is taken from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #53 [top tier (art only) from last page of Spectre story], Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #60 [cover illustration (art only)], Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #83 [cover illustrations (art only)], and Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #5 (November-December 1973) [from the cover, two of three vertical panels]. The Batman vignette is from an unidentified source.