The Brave And The Bold
(1955)
Vol. 1
The Brave And The Bold
(1955-1983)
The Brave And The Bold (Vol. 1) #1 (1955)
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The Brave And The Bold (Vol. 1) #200 (1983)
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The first volume of the series ran for 200 issues, from September 1955 to July 1983.
Originally, The Brave And The Bold was an anthology series featuring adventure tales from past ages with characters such as the Silent Knight, Viking Prince, Golden Gladiator, and Robin Hood.
With issue #25, the series was reinvented as a try-out title for new characters and concepts, starting with the Suicide Squad created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru.
Issues #45-#49 were devoted to "Strange Sports Stories" combining sport and science-fiction in tales such as "Challenge of the Headless Baseball Team" and "The Man Who Drove Through Time." Strange Sports Stories was later resurrected briefly as a DC Comics title in its own right in 1973, but lasted only six issues.
The series was changed to a team-up title between established characters with issue #50.
Starting with issue #59, The Brave And The Bold became a Batman team-up book more often, with the Caped Crusader as the book's main focus. This was due to the popularity of the Batman television series with Adam West and Burt Ward. After issue #74, The Brave And The Bold was exclusively a Batman team-up title, until it ended with issue #200 (in 1983).
Originally, The Brave And The Bold was an anthology series featuring adventure tales from past ages with characters such as the Silent Knight, Viking Prince, Golden Gladiator, and Robin Hood.
With issue #25, the series was reinvented as a try-out title for new characters and concepts, starting with the Suicide Squad created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru.
- Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert created a new version of Hawkman in issue #34 (February-March 1961) with the character receiving his own title three years later.
- Editor Julius Schwartz hired Gardner Fox and artist Mike Sekowsky to create the Justice League of America. The team debuted in The Brave And The Bold #28 (Feb.-March 1960), and after two further appearances in the title, received its own series.
Issues #45-#49 were devoted to "Strange Sports Stories" combining sport and science-fiction in tales such as "Challenge of the Headless Baseball Team" and "The Man Who Drove Through Time." Strange Sports Stories was later resurrected briefly as a DC Comics title in its own right in 1973, but lasted only six issues.
- The teaming of Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad in issue #54 (June/July 1964) by writer Bob Haney and artist Bruno Premiani led to the creation of the Teen Titans. The three heroes subsequently appeared under the name "Teen Titans" in issue #60 (June/July 1965) by Haney and artist Nick Cardy and were joined by Wonder Woman's younger sister Wonder Girl in her first appearance.
- The Metamorpho character was created by Haney and artist Ramona Fradon in The Brave And The Bold #57 (December/January 1964-65).
The series was changed to a team-up title between established characters with issue #50.
Starting with issue #59, The Brave And The Bold became a Batman team-up book more often, with the Caped Crusader as the book's main focus. This was due to the popularity of the Batman television series with Adam West and Burt Ward. After issue #74, The Brave And The Bold was exclusively a Batman team-up title, until it ended with issue #200 (in 1983).
Collected Editions
The series has never been collected completely, but a lot of issues can be found in various collected editions:
Showcase Presents
DC Archive Editions
Omnibus
- The Viking Prince (Joe Kubert) collects The Brave and the Bold #1-5 and 7-24.
Showcase Presents
- Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (Vol. 1) includes The Brave and the Bold #28–30;
- Showcase Presents: Hawkman: (Vol. 1) includes The Brave and the Bold #34–36, #42–44, and 51;
- Showcase Presents: Hawkman: (Vol. 2) includes The Brave and the Bold #70;
- Showcase Presents: Green Arrow (Vol. 1) includes The Brave and the Bold #50, #71, #85;
- Showcase Presents: Aquaman (Vol. 2) includes The Brave and the Bold #51;
- Showcase Presents: Aquaman (Vol. 3) includes The Brave and the Bold #73;
- Showcase Presents: Haunted Tank (Vol. 1) includes The Brave and the Bold #52;
- Showcase Presents: The Teen Titans (Vol. 1) includes The Brave and the Bold #54, #60;
- Showcase Presents: The Teen Titans (Vol. 2) includes The Brave and the Bold #83, #94;
- Showcase Presents: Metal Men (Vol. 1) includes The Brave and the Bold #55;
- Showcase Presents: Metal Men (Vol. 2) includes The Brave and the Bold #66;
- Showcase Presents: Metamorpho (Vol. 1) collects The Brave and the Bold #57-58, #66 & #68;
- Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold - The Batman Team-Ups:
- Vol. 1 collects The Brave and the Bold #59, #64, #67, #69–71, #74–87;
- Vol. 2 collects The Brave and the Bold #88–108;
- Vol. 3 collects The Brave and the Bold #109–134.
DC Archive Editions
- The Brave and the Bold Team-Up Archives (Vol. 1) collects The Brave and the Bold #50–56, #59;
- Black Canary Archives (Vol. 1) includes The Brave and the Bold #61–62;
- Showcase Presents: The Spectre (Vol. 1) includes The Brave and the Bold #72, 75, 116, 180, and 199;
- Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (Vol.) 1 collects The Brave and the Bold #98, 100–102, and 104–122;
- Tales of the Batman: Don Newton, includes The Brave and the Bold #153, 156 and 165;
- The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told includes The Brave and the Bold #197;
- Showcase Presents: Batman and the Outsiders (Vol. 1) includes a back-up story from The Brave and the Bold #200.
Omnibus
- Batman: The Brave & The Bold: The Bronze Age Omnibus, Vol. 1 (Collects The Brave & The Bold #87-122).
Vol. 2
The Brave and the Bold
(1991)
From December 1991 to June 1992, The Brave And The Bold returned as a 6-part mini-series featuring Green Arrow, The Question, and The Butcher.
The Brave And The Bold (Vol. 2) #1
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The Brave And The Bold (Vol. 2) #6
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Flash and Green Lantern:
The Brave and the Bold
(1999)
From October 1999 to March 2000, another 6-part mini-series titled The Brave & The Bold was published, this time starring The Flash and Green Lantern.
Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave & The Bold #1 (October 1999)
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Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave & The Bold #6 (March 2000)
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Collected Edition
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Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave & The Bold
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Annual (2001)
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The title ''The Brave & The Bold'' was used again in 2001 for The Brave And The Bold Annual #1, a one-shot special that reprinted selected Silver Age team-ups in the 1960s-style 80-Page Giant format.
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Vol. 3
The Brave And The Bold
(2007)
DC Comics resurrected the Brave And The Bold title as a second ongoing series in 2007, this time as a random team-up series, and not a Batman team-up series.
This series ran for 35 issues, from 2007 to 2010.
This series ran for 35 issues, from 2007 to 2010.
The Brave And The The Bold (Vol. 3) #1
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The Brave And The Bold (Vol. 3) #35
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Collected Editions
- The Brave And The Bold: The Lords of Luck (#1-6);
- The Brave And The Bold: The Book of Destiny (#7-12);
- The Brave And The Bold: Demons and Dragons (#13-16);
- The Brave And The Bold: Without Sin (#17-22);
- The Brave And The Bold: Milestone (#24-26 and stories from Milestone comics: Hardware #16, Static #12 and Xombi #6);
- The Brave And The Bold: Team-ups of The Brave And The Bold (#27-33).
Batman: The Brave & The Bold
(2009)
The 2009 Batman: The Brave And The Bold comic book series was based on the TV series of the same name.
The series ran for 22 issues, from January 2009 to October 2010.
The series ran for 22 issues, from January 2009 to October 2010.
Batman: The Brave & The Bold #1 (January 2009)
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Batman: The Brave & The Bold #22 (October 2010)
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A new volume titled The All-New Batman: The Brave & The Bold started in 2011. This iteration (inspired by the tv-series) ran for 16 issues, from November 2010 to February 2012.
The All New Batman: The Brave & The Bold #1 (November 2010)
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The All New Batman: The Brave & The Bold #16 (February 2012)
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Collected Editions
- Batman: The Brave And The Bold (Collects #1-6);
- Batman: The Brave And The Bold - The Fearsome Fang Strikes Again (Collects #7-12);
- Batman: The Brave And The Bold - Emerald Knight (Collects #13, 14, 16, 18, 19 and 21).
- The All-New Batman: The Brave And The Bold Vol. 1 (Collects #1-6);
- The All-New Batman: The Brave And The Bold - Help Wanted (Collects #7-12);
- The All-New Batman: The Brave And The Bold - Small Miracles (Collects #13-16 and Batman: The Brave And The Bold #15, 17).
