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Publishers / DC / The Brave and the Bold (1955) / #188
188July 1982
$0.60; 0.20 GBP

The Brave and the Bold #188

DC · July 1982 · on sale March 30, 1982

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Identification plate

Series
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue
#188
Publication date
July 1982
Key date
July 1982
On-sale date
March 30, 1982
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$0.60; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Grave as Wide as the Worldcover1pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Anthony TollinBatman; The Thorn; Nazis
1A Grave as Wide as the World! Part 1: A Moon for Madmen!comic story17script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Jim Aparo; inks: Jim Aparo; colors: Adrienne Roy; letters: Jim AparoBatman; The Thorn [Rose Forrest]; Ernst Kuller; David Phillips; Leah Daniels; Detective Sgt. Phil Forrest (flashback); Nazis
2Gladiator's Gauntlet!comic story8script: Cary Burkett; pencils: Dan Spiegle; inks: Dan Spiegle; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: Phil FelixNemesis; Jay Kingston; Marjorie Marshall; Irene Scarfield; Leonard Maddoks; Carl Sheffield; The Council
3-letters page1script: Dick Giordano

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0709893044007

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-4012-9282-9
2021On eBay ›

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