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The Brave and the Bold, #200 Direct

Published: July 1983

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The Brave and the Bold #200

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Issue Contents:
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Batman (Earth 1)
  • Batman (Earth 2)
  • Robin (Earth 2)
Credits
Story Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Smell of Brimstone, Stench of Death!
Story 1 40 pages superhero
Storyline

The story explains how 2 different personas for Brimstone exist: Both aware somehow of each others' existences on a spiritual level. In 1955, on Earth-2, Brimstone's defeated by Batman and sent to prison, but later transfers his 'spiritual' essence to his doppelganger on Earth-1 in 1983 to restart his criminal empire. He learns of a Batman on this world, but is also defeated here by him. When his essence returns to its own body, it is a vegetable by this time, trapping him there for the rest of his natural life, while his 'good' Earth-1 counterpart is unaware of what happened.

Characters
  • Batman (flashback-1955)
  • Brimstone [Nicholas Lucien]
  • Commissioner Gordon (flashback-1955)
  • Robin (flashback-1955)
  • Joker (present
  • cameo)
  • Pinstripe (flashback- 1955)
  • Jojo (flashback- 1955)
  • Warden Craddock (present)
  • Dr. Lincoln (present) (all Earth-2)
  • Batman
  • Dr. Joan Lincoln
  • Samuel Bridgeman Night
  • Carlotta Hernandez
  • Rabbi David Kline
  • Commissioner James Gordon
  • Alfred Pennyworth
  • Brimstone [Nicholas Lucien] (spirit only)
  • Nicholas Lucien
  • The Demons (street gang)
  • Clarisse
  • (all Earth-1 in the present)
Credits
Story Notes

Story was divided into several parts. Part 1 - 1p - Starter-Page with an illustration of Batman I and Batman II Part 2 - 2p - Prologue Part 3 - 16p - Part 1 : Fire and Brimstone Part 4 - 4p - Interlude: 1983 Part 5 - 15p - Part 2: Hell on Earth Part 6 - 2p - Epilogue Last appearance of the Earth-2 Joker

Story 2 1 page

"Jan. 28th, Stratford, CT, 4:00 a.m."

Storyline

Dick Giordano takes the reader through a typical day, minute by minute, of a comic book executive editor.

Credits
Story Notes

Between pages 19-20 of main story.

Bat-Mite Speaks His Mind
Story 3 1 page superhero
Storyline

An editorial posed by Bat-Mite to the editors as to why he wasn't included in this issue, and that he should get his own series, before he's "erased" off the page by an artist. Bat-Mite then comments that it wasn't funny as to his "erasure."

Characters
  • Bat-Mite
Story Notes

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Batman and the Outsiders
Story 4 1 page superhero
Credits
Story Notes

"Cover" of the Special Batman and the Outsiders Preview. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

Introducing: Batman and the Outsiders
Story 5 14 pages superhero
Storyline

In Gotham, a group of terrorists attacks a hospital holding their leader Miklos. The fanatics intend to kill themselves and as many others as they can. James Gordon gets quick help from Batman and his new team of superheroes, the Outsiders, who take down the terrorists.

Characters
  • The Outsiders [Batman [Bruce Wayne]
  • Geo-Force [Brion Markov] (introduction)
  • Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]
  • Metamorpho [Rex Mason]
  • Katana [Tatsu Yamashiro] (introduction)
  • Halo [Gabrielle Doe] (introduction)]
  • Commissioner Gordon
  • Miklos (villain)
  • Simon (villain, death)
  • Haggarty (police officer)
Credits
Story Notes

This story introduces the Outsiders, whose book co-starring Batman replaced The Brave and the Bold on the schedule following The Brave and the Bold #200. Story title from "cover."

Move Out!
Story 6 1 page war
Characters
  • Sgt. Rock
Credits
Story Notes

Advertisement for Sgt. Rock toy military vehicles and weapons from Remco. Letters credit from Todd Klein.

You’ve Met Batman and the Outsiders But You Still Don’t Know Their Awesome Origin!
Story 7 1 page superhero
Credits
Story Notes

Ad for Batman and the Outsiders #1 including black & white cover reproduction. Letters credit from Todd Klein.