The Brave and the Bold #79 (1968) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series)
Issue: #79
Publication date: August-September 1968
Key date: 1968-08-00
On-sale date: 1968-06-25
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Full-Length Story (1968).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Track of the Hook!	cover	1	pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Batman, Boston Brand, Deadman, Bruce Wayne
1	The Track of the Hook	comic story	22.67	script: Bob Haney; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams; letters: Ben Oda	Batman, Boston Brand, Deadman, Commissioner James Gordon, Rama Kushna, Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne
2	-	letters page	1	script: Murray Boltinoff

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Super-Team Family #2	1975	On eBay ›
Deadman #5	1985	On eBay ›
Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams #1 ISBN 1-4012-0041-9	2003	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups #1 ISBN 1-4012-1209-3	2007	On eBay ›
The Deadman Collection #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-849-7	2002	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #7879 of 200#80 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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