History ComicBook / TheBraveAndTheBold

A new ''The Brave and the Bold'' series ran from 2007 to 2010, which removed Batman's ex officio status and returned to being a series where any combination of heroes could team up. The spirit of the Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Bob Haney original is arguably better carried on and very faithfully adapted by the animated series ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.

The original concept for ''The Brave and the Bold'' was an AnthologyComic of historical adventure stories, featuring the likes of Myth/RobinHood, the Viking Prince, and the Silent Knight. From issue #25 it became a try-out title for new potential series, beginning with the debut of the ComicBook/SuicideSquad, and going on to introduce the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica, Cave Carson, the Silver Age ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} and Hawkgirl, and "Strange Sports Stories", all of which went on to achieve at least occasional recurring status.[[note]]Even ''Strange Sports Stories'', which was a short-lived anthology series in the 1970s.[[/note]]

The tone of the team-up stories could vary considerably. Some were straightforward Batman stories (you wouldn't think a crossover between ''Batman'' and ''House of Mystery'' would work, but in #93 Denny O'Neil made it), but many, to put it bluntly, carried the torch for the kind of Silver Age wackiness that made [[Website/{{Superdickery}} Superdickery.com]] what it is today, into the Bronze Age. (Exhibit A: #108, in which Batman accidentally sells his soul to the Devil to save a child, then teams up with Sergeant Rock[[note]] With absolutely no explanation of why Rock is still a young-ish man in 1973[[/note]] who reveals the "Devil" is actually Hitler! But also actually the Devil!). Most of these (and the majority of the series, in fact) were written by "Zaney" Bob Haney, the man so famous for his cheeky defiance for continuity, common sense and logic that even his editors once claimed his stories might take place in their own alternate universe, "Earth-B(ob)". Needless to say, Haney's stories have developed their own fans, not hindered by the fact that he worked with Neal Adams and Jim Aparo doing career-best work.

* SuperDickery: Many instances, including the particularly unusual version in the page picture, where the villain ''threatens the artist'' to make him draw Rock shooting Batman, and thus, kill him.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Subverted, Issue #16 has Catwoman complaining about them, she longs to see a boy scout for a change. Then she bumps into Superman who heard everything she just said.

* CoveredInKisses: The cover to issue #16, a Superman-Catwoman team-up.

* SelfMadeOrphan: In a look at SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker's childhood in Issue #31, as a child the Joker burned down his house with his bickering parents inside. This being the Joker, [[MultipleChoicePast who knows how accurate the story is]].

A new ''The Brave and the Bold'' series ran from 2007 to 2010, which removed Batman's ex officio status and returned to being a series where any combination of heroes could team up. The spirit of the Silver/Bronze Age Bob Haney original is arguably better carried on by the animated series ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.

The original concept for ''The Brave and the Bold'' was an AnthologyComic of historical adventure stories, featuring the likes of Myth/RobinHood, the Viking Prince, and the Silent Knight. From issue #25 it became a try-out title for new potential series, beginning with the debut of the ComicBook/SuicideSquad, and going on to introduce the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica, Cave Carson, the Silver Age ComicBook/{{Hawkman}} and Hawkgirl, and "Strange Sports Stories", all of which went on to achieve at least occasional recurring status except for "Strange Sports Stories".

* Superdickery: Many instances, including the particularly unusual version in the page picture, where the villain ''threatens the artist'' to make him draw Rock shooting Batman, and thus, kill him.

The tone of the team-up stories could vary considerably. Some were straightforward Batman stories (you wouldn't think a crossover between ''Batman'' and ''House of Mystery'' would be one, but in #93 Denny O'Neil made it work), but many, to put it bluntly, carried the torch for the kind of Silver Age wackiness that made [[Website/{{Superdickery}} Superdickery.com]] what it is today into the Bronze Age. (Exhibit A: #108, in which Batman accidentally sells his soul to the Devil to save a child, then teams up with Sergeant Rock[[note]] With absolutely no explanation of why Rock is still a young-ish man in 1973[[/note]] who reveals the "Devil" is actually Hitler! But also actually the Devil!). Most of these (and the majority of the series, in fact) were written by "Zaney" Bob Haney, the man so famous for his cheeky defiance for continuity, common sense and logic that even his editors once claimed his stories might take place in their own alternate universe, "Earth-B(ob)". Needless to say, Haney's stories have developed their own fans, not hindered by the fact that he worked with Neal Adams and Jim Aparo doing career-best work.

!!The Silver Age version of the comic provides examples of:

[[caption-width-right:300:Issue #124, where the villains attack Batman by attacking the comic's writer and artist... Just a normal day for Batman]]

The tone of the team-up stories could vary considerably. Some were straightforward Batman stories (you wouldn't think a crossover between ''Batman'' and ''House of Mystery'' would be one, but in #93 Denny O'Neil made it work), but many, to put it bluntly, carried the torch for the kind of Silver Age wackiness that made [[Website/{{Superdickery}} Superdickery.com]] what it is today into the Bronze Age. (Exhibit A: #108, in which Batman accidentally sells his soul to the Devil to save a child, then teams up with Sergeant Rock[[note]] With absolutely no explanation of why Rock is still a young-ish man in 1973[[/note]] who reveals the Devil is actually Hitler!). Most of these (and the majority of the series, in fact) were written by "Zaney" Bob Haney, the man so famous for his cheeky defiance for continuity, common sense or logic that even his editors once claimed his stories might take place in their own "Earth-B(ob)"

A new ''The Brave and the Bold'' series ran from 2007 to 2010, which removed Batman's ex officio status and returned to being a series where any combination of heroes could team up. The spirit of the Silver Age original is arguably better carried on by the animated series ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.

The tone of the team-up stories could vary considerably. Some were very good (you wouldn't think a crossover between ''Batman'' and ''House of Mystery'' would be one, but in #93 Denny O'Neil made it work), but many, to put it bluntly, carried the torch for the kind of Silver Age wackiness that made [[Website/{{Superdickery}} Superdickery.com]] what it is today into the Bronze Age. (Exhibit A: #108, in which Batman accidentally sells his soul to the Devil to save a child, then teams up with Sergeant Rock[[note]] With absolutely no explanation of why Rock is still a young-ish man in 1973[[/note]] who reveals the Devil is actually Hitler!). Most of these (and the majority of the series, in fact) were written by "Zaney" Bob Haney, the man so famous for his cheeky defiance for continuity, common sense or logic that even his editors once claimed his stories might take place in their own "Earth-B(ob)"

The quality of the team-up stories varied considerably. Some were very good (you wouldn't think a crossover between ''Batman'' and ''House of Mystery'' would be one, but in #93 Denny O'Neil made it work), and some were, to put it bluntly, the kind of Silver Age potboilers that made [[Website/{{Superdickery}} Superdickery.com]] what it is today (Exhibit A: #108, in which Batman accidentally sells his soul to the Devil).

* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: Issue #31 had {{the Atom}} literally shrinking down inside of the Joker's brain at the request of some scientists. He is given a tour through [[MultipleChoicePast what may or may not be]] Joker's childhood after accidentally walking through the wrong synapses and absorbing some memories.

''The Brave and the Bold'' was a Creator/DCComics [[TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] comic book series that ran from 1955 to 1983. It is best known for its incarnation as a superhero team-up comic, in which various DC superheroes joined forces with each other (but mostly with Batman) to fight menaces too big to face alone.

The original concept for ''The Brave and the Bold'' was an AnthologyComic of historical adventure stories, featuring the likes of RobinHood, the Viking Prince, and the Silent Knight. From issue #25 it became a try-out title for new potential series, beginning with the debut of the SuicideSquad, and going on to introduce the JusticeLeagueOfAmerica, Cave Carson, the Silver Age {{Hawkman}} and Hawkgirl, and "Strange Sports Stories", all of which went on to achieve at least occasional recurring status except for "Strange Sports Stories".

It became a team-up comic with issue #50, which featured an alliance between GreenArrow and the MartianManhunter. (Although with occasional lapses back into being a try-out title, such as #57, the debut of ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}.) Issue #54 featured a team-up between ComicBook/{{Robin}}, [[TheFlash Kid Flash]] and [[Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} Aqualad]], which led a few issues later to the formation of the Comicbook/TeenTitans. Franchise/{{Batman}} appeared in the title for the first time in #59, teaming up with Franchise/GreenLantern, and from #67 on, he was in every single issue. The series ended with its 200th issue, a double-sized special featuring a team-up between Batman and ... [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Batman]].

* BackForTheDead: Issue #187, "Whatever Happened to What's'ername?", features a team-up with the MetalMen and the return of a character who had fallen victim to ChuckCunninghamSyndrome in ''Metal Men'' over a decade earlier. Three guesses what happens to What's'ername in the end.

It became a team-up comic with issue #50, which featured an alliance between GreenArrow and the MartianManhunter. (Although with occasional lapses back into being a try-out title, such as #57, the debut of ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}.) Issue #54 featured a team-up between ComicBook/{{Robin}}, [[TheFlash Kid Flash]] and [[Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} Aqualad]], which led a few issues later to the formation of the Comicbook/TeenTitans. Franchise/{{Batman}} appeared in the title for the first time in #59, teaming up with Franchise/GreenLantern, and from #67 on, he was in every single issue. The series ended with its 200th issue, a double-sized special featuring a team-up between Batman and ... [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Batman]].

* SelfMadeOrphan: The Joker, according to issue #31.

* MuggedForDisguise: Issue #166 has a female mercenary being hired to impersonate BlackCanary. The real Black Canary is held bound and gagged in her undies while the impostor dons the heroine's trademark fishnet outfit in order to fool Batman.

* {{Prequel}}: Issue #33 is a prequel to ''TheKillingJoke''.

* ClearMyName: Played with in #59, as Time Commander claims he escaped jail to prove he was convicted in his civilian identity of a crime he did not commit, going so far as to claim he's "a modern [[Literature/TheCountOfMonteChristo Edmond Dantes]]." He steadily maintains his desire to be cleared of that crime throughout the story, but we never learn if he was actually innocent. His crimes as the Time Commander that didn't have anything to do with clearing his name render it a moot point.

It became a team-up comic with issue #50, which featured an alliance between GreenArrow and the MartianManhunter. (Although with occasional lapses back into being a try-out title, such as #57, the debut of ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}.) Issue #54 featured a team-up between ComicBook/{{Robin}}, [[TheFlash Kid Flash]] and [[Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} Aqualad]], which led a few issues later to the formation of the Comicbook/TeenTitans. {{Batman}} appeared in the title for the first time in #59, teaming up with Comicbook/GreenLantern, and from #67 on, he was in every single issue. The series ended with its 200th issue, a double-sized special featuring a team-up between Batman and ... [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Batman]].

* Blackhawk: Blackhawk and his team met the Boy Commandos for a team-up involving keeping an Egyptian orb of power away from the Nazis and someone named "Megistus." [[spoiler: Brooklyn manages to figure out how to stop them (put the staff with the Orb in the Chest of Sorrows to trigger all the traps in the pyramid they were in), and is given a Blackhawk cap to replace his lost bowler.]]

* DialHForHero: A crossover issue with the Metal Men has a stunned-in-battle Robby Reed lend the dial to Tin to become "Manbot the Mighty" in order to defeat a more-resilient Monster created by "Megistus."

It became a team-up comic with issue #50, which featured an alliance between GreenArrow and the MartianManhunter. (Although with occasional lapses back into being a try-out title, such as #57, the debut of ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}.) Issue #54 featured a team-up between [[{{Batman}} Robin]], [[TheFlash Kid Flash]] and [[Comicbook/{{Aquaman}} Aqualad]], which led a few issues later to the formation of the Comicbook/TeenTitans. {{Batman}} appeared in the title for the first time in #59, teaming up with Comicbook/GreenLantern, and from #67 on, he was in every single issue. The series ended with its 200th issue, a double-sized special featuring a team-up between Batman and ... [[TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Batman]].