The Brave and the Bold #174
DC Comics
United States.
- Published
- May 1981
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.50 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/35304
Credits
- Editing
- Paul Levitz (credited)
Issue contents
Cover
Chaos at the Court of the Cosmos!
(Batman; Green Lantern)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Batman; Green Lantern
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Guardians of the Universe
Credits
- Art
- Jim Aparo [as Aparpo]
- Colours
- Tatjana Wood
Synopsis
A gigantic green knight on horseback leaps from the Central Power Battery.
Notes
Color credit provided by Anthony Tollin.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Johnson Smith Co.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for toys and novelties.
On inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman; Green Lantern
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- J-7077
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro; Guardians of the Universe; Old Timer; Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (flashback); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (flashback); The Green Lantern Corps [Malet Dasim; Chaselon; The Green Man; others unnamed]
Credits
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Art
- Jim Aparo (credited)
- Colours
- Adrienne Roy (credited)
- Letters
- Jim Aparo
Synopsis
Batman has Green Lantern enlist the aid of The Old Timer, now a mortal on the planet Maltus, to help discern which of the Guardians is actually Sinestro in disguise, who has tapped into the Central Power Battery.
Notes
Story continued from The Brave and the Bold #173.
References Green Lantern #76-#81.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Bubble Yum
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for bubble gum.
On first page between pages 4-5 of Green Lantern story.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Sea-Monkeys
Credits
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for Sea-Monkeys from Transcience Corporation.
On second page between pages 4-5 of Green Lantern story.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Green Arrow; Hostess Fruit Pies
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow
Synopsis
Green Arrow saves a cable car from falling when its cable snaps, and makes sure the kids inside have Hostess Fruit Pies to eat while they await rescue.
Notes
Advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies from Continental Baking Company in comic strip format.
Between pages 8-9 of Green Lantern story.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Grit
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for sales people for Grit newspapers.
On top of page between pages 13-14 of Green Lantern story.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Mike Marvel
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for body building book.
On bottom of page between pages 13-14 of Green Lantern story.
8Featuring
- Feature
- DC Comics
- Characters
- Superman; Tommy; Carol Fein
Synopsis
Superman's favorite newsstand is sold out of his favorite comics, but DC's Carol Fein gets him a subscription.
Notes
House ad for subscriptions to DC Comics.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Nemesis
- Genre
- Adventure
- Code
- J-7223
- Characters
- Nemesis; Michael Bochus; Valerie Foxworth; Noel Chesterton; Rod; Holt; Lord Peter
Credits
- Script
- Cary Burkett (credited)
- Art
- Dan Spiegle (credited)
- Colours
- Gene D'Angelo (credited)
- Letters
- John Costanza (credited)
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Nemesis (Murray, 1982?) ([October 1982?]) — Knight’s Gambit!
Synopsis
Nemesis escapes a Scotland Yard agent, digs up a clue about who captured Sir Robert, and is attacked by men who have kidnapped Valerie Foxworth.
Notes
Continued from Green Lantern #173; continued in Green Lantern #175.
10Featuring
- Characters
- Charles Atlas
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ads in classified format for high school rings, novelties, body building, comics, martial arts training, the March of Dimes, and more.
Between pages 4-5 of Nemesis story.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Brave & Bold Mailbag
- Code
- L-733
Credits
- Script
- Paul Levitz [as PL] (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Letters from Neil Ahlquist and Jeff DeMos.
12Credits
- Script
- Arthur Gutowitz (treasurer)
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Average copies distributed past 12 months: 109,180. Actual copies of latest issue distributed: 98,353.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Olympic Sales Club
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for sales people for greeting cards and gifts.
On inside back cover.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Donruss Baseball Cards
Credits
- Pencils
- ?
(photo) - Inks
- ?
? (photo) - Colours
- ?
? (photo) - Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for baseball cards for 1981 season, showing cards of Mike Schmidt and George Brett.
On back cover.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.