Batman: The Brave and the Bold is an American comic book series published by
DC Comics. It is based on the TV series of
the same name.
Issues
Characters/teams in bold did not appear in the TV series:
The Panic of the Composite Creature – After teaming up with
Aquaman to defeat Carapax, Batman and Power Girl fight a composite monster (under the control of
Lex Luthor) which is on a rampage in England.
Attack of the Virtual Villains – After teaming up with
Superman to take down the
Toyman, Batman and the
Blue Beetle fight the Thinker when
trolls and
ogres emerge from a video game and attack the real world.
Menace of the Time Thief – After teaming up with
Sugar and Spike to defeat
Felix Faust, Batman and Aquaman team up to stop Doctor Cyber when she plans to collapse the time stream.
The Case of the Fractured Fairy Tale – After teaming up with the
Haunted Tank to defeat the Key, Batman and
Captain Marvel team up to stop the Queen of Fables, who is abducting children.
The Secret of the Doomsday Design – After helping Olympian defeat
Circe, Batman helps the
Doom Patrol in fighting Mad Mod when he steals some of the
Doom Patrol's signature clothes in a plan to integrate them into "suits of doom". Beast Boy made an appearance as the member of Doom Patrol and
Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man makes a cameo appearance.
Batman Vs. The Yeti – After helping Rising Sun fight a gang of ninjas, Batman teams up with the Great Ten to fight an army of
yetis.
Attack of the Colossal Bat-Monster –
Hugo Strange has turned Batman into a giant monster that rampages through Gotham City. Now the
Green Arrow and the
Atom must stop the Bat-Monster, change it back to Batman, and defeat Hugo Strange.
The Fearsome Fangs Strike Again – After defeating the
Sportsmaster with the help of the
Huntress, Batman and Green Arrow team up to prevent the
Terrible Trio from obtaining a totem that will give them ultimate power.
Final Christmas – While stopping the
Calendar Man's latest scheme, Batman is teleported to Rann to help
Adam Strange save the universe, and Christmas, from imminent destruction at the hands of the Psions.
Night of the Batmen – When Batman breaks his leg during a mission with Angel and the Ape to apprehend some criminals,
Aquaman,
Captain Marvel,
Green Arrow, and
Plastic Man cover for Batman to stop Batman's enemies (like
Bane,
Killer Croc,
Deadshot, the
Penguin, the
Catwoman, and the
Joker) from taking the opportunity to commit crimes. This comic's story was adapted into an episode in the third season of the show, with some differences.
Captured by Mister Camera – After teaming up with
Plastic Man to take down the
Scarecrow, Batman teams up with
Huntress to battle Mr. Camera.
Egg Hunt or: The Evil of Egghead – Batman must rescue
Teen Titans members
Kid Flash, Wonder Girl and
Speedy from Nocturna. When Wonder Girl reveals that
Wonder Woman has been trying to contact her afterwards, Batman joins her to fight Egghead and Egg Fu.
The Menace Known as Robert – After teaming up with the Lady Blackhawks to take down King Rex and his Dinosaur Gang, Batman and
Hal Jordan team up to stop a creature that emits yellow energy and can mutate living things who calls himself Robert.
Atlantis Attacked – Batman teams up with
Aquaman when the
Ocean Master attacks Atlantis.
After issue #22, Batman: The Brave and the Bold was re-branded as The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold and started with a new #1. The title dropped The All-New as of #9.
Bottle of the Planets – After teaming up with the
Black Canary to defeat the
Joker,
Batman and
Superman shrink investigate a string of robberies inside the
Bottle City of Kandor and soon discover that the robberies are committed by Et-Rog.
Mirror, Mirror... – Batman and
Flash fight the
Mad Hatter and
Mirror Master in a mirror world. Printed over two issues in UK.
The Bride and the Bold – Batman and
Wonder Woman are apparently married, but this is caused by Aphrodite in order to make the two of them fall in love. Even though a wedding is set up, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the superhero guests have to deal with some supervillain wedding crashers.
Shadows & Light – The teaser features Batman helping the Teen Titans against the Time Trapper. At the start of his career, Batman ends up running into Gotham City's original protector
Green Lantern.
Under The Sea – Batman and Aquaman team-up to search for the artifact of the redeeming pirate Captain Fear's ghost and must overcome any obstacles, which also include
Black Manta and the
Fisherman.
3:10 To Thanagar – When Batman and
Hawkman take down a criminal, they must transfer the criminal to Thanagar while preventing the criminal's gang from freeing their leader.
Help Wanted – All Joe wanted was a job and ends up working for different villains (consisting of
Calculator,
Clock King,
Ocean Master, and
Toyman) where he has encounters with Batman, Superman, Green Arrow, and Aquaman.
Out of Time – Batman and Jonah Hex end up in 19th Century Gotham City.
Batman Dies at Dawn – After
Nightwing helps
Roy Harper defeat the Royal Flush Gang, he is teleported away by the
Phantom Stranger who has reached through space and time in order to gather everyone who has ever been called "Boy Wonder" like Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Carrie Kelley, and Damian Wayne. Due to Batman being wounded in Crime Alley due to a bad judgement call, the different Boy Wonders have to infiltrate the
League of Assassins' hideout in order to gain access to the Lazarus Pits.
No Exit – Mister Miracle ends up coming to the aid of Batman when he ends up in a death trap that he can't get out of. The trap was devised by DeSaad and Doctor Bedlam.
Love at First Mite (final issue) – On Valentine's Day,
Bat-Mite develops a crush on
Batgirl. Afterwards, Bat-Mite finds out that the comic is canceled and reflects on the team-ups he will never see (which include the Dingbats of Danger Street, Super-Turtle and the Space Cabbie). Batman reassures him by pointing out that he can still read the back issues.
Young Justice / Batman: The Brave and the Bold: Super Sampler
This was released for
Free Comic Book Day of 2011 and contained an exclusive story "Let Me Tell You About Bruce Wayne".
The story has Batman and the
Flash teaming up to put out fires started by
Heat Wave, who has teamed up with the
Firefly. While the fight is going on, there is a charity ball in Gotham City, where some Gothamites are discussing why Bruce Wayne has not shown up with a donation.
Collected editions
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2010-01-13[1]): (collects #1-6)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Fearsome Fang Strikes Again (2010-11-17[2]): (collects #7-12)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Emerald Knight (2011-05-25[3]): (collects #13, 14, 16, 18, 19 and 21)
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011-09-28[4]): (collects #1-6)
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Help Wanted (2012-08-22[5]): (collects #7-12)
The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Small Miracles (2013-03-13[6]): (collects #13-16 and Batman: The Brave and the Bold #15 and 17)
Young Justice/Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011-05-07):[7] released on Free Comic Book Day.
The UK version was published by Titan Magazines from March 2010 to August 2014, lasting for 55 issues.[8] It reprinted comic strips previously featured in the original American comic book but also added extra content including puzzles, profiles and other special features. Because of these extra features, the short opening scenes from the comic strips were sometimes cut. However, this did not affect the over-all story, as the opening scenes were usually unrelated to the main story. A free gift was also added. It was
Titan Magazines' third
Batman comic alongside Batman Legends and DC Universe Presents Batman Superman and was the first to be aimed at a younger audience.