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Issue Details

Issue #115
Published October-November 1974
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.60 USD
Pages 100
Editing Murray Boltinoff; Paul Levitz (assistant)

Cover Details - "The Corpse That Wouldn't Die"

Characters Batman; Atom; Challengers of the Unknown (inset); Solomon Grundy (inset); Doctor Fate (inset); Hourman (inset)
Genre superhero
Pencils Jim Aparo; Bob Brown; Murphy Anderson
Inks Jim Aparo; Bob Brown; Murphy Anderson
Reprinted in Läderlappen (Semic Press AB, 1976 series) #4/1978 [main image only]; in Showcase Presents The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-ups (DC, 2007 series) #3

1 page splash story "The Brave and the Bold Presents"

Characters Batman; The Atom
Script Paul Levitz
Pencils Neal Adams (Batman), Gil Kane (Atom)
Inks Neal Adams (Batman), Murphy Anderson (Atom)

20 page Batman; Atom story "The Corpse That Wouldn't Die!"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Commissioner Jim Gordon; Mr. Manton; Mrs. Manton; Howard Manton; Debbie Manton; Bugsy Cathcart; Army Eddie
Synopsis 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.
Genre superhero
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Jim Aparo
Inks Jim Aparo
Letters Jim Aparo
Reprinted in Läderlappen (Semic Press AB, 1976 series) #4/1978; in Showcase Presents The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-ups (DC, 2007 series) #3; in Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]

13 page Challengers of the Unknown story "The Three Clues to Sorcery"

Characters Challengers of the Unknown
Genre adventure
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown
Reprinted from Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #12 (February-March 1960)

23 page Doctor Fate & Hourman story "Solomon Grundy Goes on a Rampage!"

Characters Hourman; Dr. Fate; Solomon Grundy; Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Murphy Anderson
Inks Murphy Anderson
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Credits for script, pencils, inks and edits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].
Reprinted from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #55 (March-April 1965)

13 page Viking Prince story "The Origin of the Viking Prince!"

Characters The Viking Prince
Script Bob Haney
Pencils Joe Kubert
Inks Joe Kubert
Reprinted from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #23 (April-May 1959)

1 page Doctor Fate & Hourman story "What Made Them Tick?"

Characters Dr. Fate; Hourman
Genre superhero
Script Paul Levitz
Pencils Howard Sherman (Dr. Fate); Bernard Baily (Hourman)
Inks Howard Sherman (Dr. Fate), Bernard Baily (Hourman)
Notes Dr. Fate art from More Fun Comics #55; Hourman panels from Adventure Comics #48

10 page Atom story "The Case of the Innocent Thief"

Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Gil Kane
Inks Murphy Anderson
Reprinted from Atom (DC, 1962 series) #4 (December 1962-January 1963)