''The Brave and the Bold'' is a

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series published by

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as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by a reprint miniseries in 1988, two original miniseries in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing anthology title in 2007 and 2023. The focus of the series has varied over time, and it sometimes featured team-ups of characters from across the

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, from 1965-1983 it was exclusively a Batman team-up book.

Publication history

Volume 1

The first volume of the series ran for 200 issues from August/September 1955 to July 1983. Originally, ''The Brave and the Bold'' was an

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series featuring adventure tales from past ages with characters such as the Silent Knight, the Viking Prince, the Golden Gladiator, and

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. With issue #25, the series was reinvented as a try-out title for new characters and concepts, starting with the

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created by writer

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and artist

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Gardner Fox Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (May 20, 1911 – December 24, 1986) was an American writer known best for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. He is estimated to have written more than 4,000 comics stories, including 1,500 for DC ...

and

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created a new version of

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in issue #34 (February–March 1961) with the character receiving his own title three years later. Editor

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hired Gardner Fox and artist

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to create the

Justice League of America The Justice League, or Justice League of America (JLA), is a group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in '' The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). Writer Gardner Fox conceived t ...

. The team debuted in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (February–March 1960), and after two further appearances in the title received its own series. Issues #45 through #49 (Dec. 1962/Jan. 1963 through Aug./Sept. 1963) were devoted to "Strange Sports Stories", combining sport and science-fiction in tales such as "Challenge of the Headless Baseball Team" and "The Man Who Drove Through Time". Ten years later, in 1973, ''Strange Sports Stories'' was resurrected as a DC Comics title in its own right, but it lasted only six issues. The series was changed yet again with issue #50 as a team-up title between established characters. Starting with issue #59 ''The Brave and the Bold'' became, more specifically, a

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team-up book with the Caped Crusader as the book's main focus. This was due to the popularity of the ''Batman'' television series. After issue #74, ''The Brave and the Bold'' was exclusively a Batman team-up title until it ended with issue #200. The teaming of Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad in issue #54 (June - July 1964) by writer Bob Haney and artist Bruno Premiani led to the creation of the

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. The three heroes subsequently appeared under the name "Teen Titans" in issue #60 (June–July 1965) by Haney and artist

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and were joined by

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's younger sister Wonder Girl in her first appearance. The Metamorpho character was created by Haney and artist Ramona Fradon in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #57 (December 1964–January 1965). The title was the first to feature

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' version of Batman, generating fan interest that led to Adams' style defining the modern Batman image to this day. In addition, Adams updated

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's visual appearance by designing a new costume for the character in issue #85 (August–September 1969). The primary artist for the second half of the run was

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, starting with #98 (October - November 1971). Haney frequently disregarded continuity by scripting stories which contradicted DC's

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or by writing major heroes in an out-of-character fashion. Issue #100 (Feb.-March 1972) featured Batman and "4 Famous Co-Stars" (

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, Green Arrow,

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, and Robin) in a story by Haney and Aparo. Issues #112 (April - May 1974) to #117 (Feb.-March 1975) of the series were in the '' 100 Page Super Spectacular'' format. The character

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, also known as Thomas Tresser, debuted in an eight-page backup story in issue #166 (September 1980) written by Cary Burkett and drawn by Dan Spiegle. The Tresser character was created by Burkett in 1979, and named for an actor with whom Burkett was rooming in New Hampshire. Alan Brennert wrote four issues of ''The Brave and the Bold'' featuring Batman teaming with the Creeper, Hawk and Dove, the Robin of Earth-Two, and the

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. The title's final issue featured a team-up of the Batmen of Earth-One and

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and included a preview of '' Batman and the Outsiders'', the title that replaced ''The Brave and the Bold'' on DC's schedule and became Aparo's next regular assignment.

Full list of issues

Volume 2

In December 1991 - June 1992, ''The Brave and the Bold'' returned as a six-issue

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featuring

, the

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, and the Butcher. The miniseries was written by

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and

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''Flash and Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold''

A six-issue miniseries was published from October 1999 - March 2000 starring the Flash and

titled ''Flash and Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold''. This miniseries was written by Mark Waid and Tom Peyer with art by Barry Kitson and

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. A trade paperback of this mini-series was published in 2001 (). The title was used again in 2001 for ''The Brave and the Bold Annual'' #1 (1969), a one-shot special that reprinted selected Silver Age team-ups. The book was designed in the 1960s-style " 80-Page Giant" format as if it were an actual annual issue of the original run of the title, which did not have an annual in 1969.

Volume 3

DC resurrected the ''Brave and the Bold'' title as another ongoing series in April 2007. Deciding that it would be a random team-up series, and not a Batman team-up series, the first writer was Mark Waid, who remained on the title for its first 16 issues. The first arc, "The Lords of Luck", involved Batman in a team-up with

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. The story depicted the characters joining forces with various other characters in tracking down the book of

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, with appearances by

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, Lobo, Blue Beetle, the Legion of Super Heroes, Adam Strange, and the Challengers of the Unknown. The second arc picked up threads from the first, but mainly focused on self-contained stories. After Waid's departure,

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took over for a two-part storyline, involving Supergirl and

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battling the son of Triumph, while David Hine and Doug Braithwaite did a four-issue arc on the series featuring Hal Jordan and the Phantom Stranger. Following this,

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wrote issue #23, featuring Booster Gold and Magog. Like Wolfman's run, this era was prominent for its team-ups between DC heroes and the characters of

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. Writer Matt Wayne and artist Howard Porter collaborated on a team-up between Static and Black Lightning, and Adam Beechen and Roger Robinson wrote another featuring Hardware and Blue Beetle. The final Milestone issue was a team-up between Xombi and the Spectre, by John Rozum and Scott Hampton. In September 2009, the title was taken over by

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and artist Jesus Saiz with issue #27, which featured a team-up between Batman and Dial H For Hero. Similar to the Milestone issues, it was intended for Straczynski's run on the series to showcase the Red Circle Comics characters licensed from

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. This idea was ultimately scrapped. Following the first issue, Straczynski wrote team-ups between:

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and Blackhawk; the Joker and the

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; Hal Jordan and

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; Batman and Brother Power;

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and Etrigan; and

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, and

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, which served as a companion piece to

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's '' Batman: The Killing Joke'' graphic novel.

''Batman: The Brave and the Bold Volume 1''

DC published a 22 issue comic book adaptation of the animated series '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' from 2009-2010. In 2010 it was followed by a 16 issue series titled ''All New Batman: The Brave and the Bold'.''

Batman and Wonder Woman

In 2018, DC released a limited series starring Batman and Wonder Woman.

''The Doomed and the Damned''

In October 2020, DC released an 80-Page Giant called ''The Doomed and the Damned''.

''Batman: The Brave and the Bold Volume 2''

In May 2023, DC Comics released a fourth volume of the anthology series in entitled ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'', as a part of the " Dawn of DC" initiative. The series includes stories centered around Batman and other

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-based characters, in addition other DC Universe superheroes. The first issue is 64-pages and features four stories by creators including Tom King, Mitch Gerads, Guillem March, Gabriel Hardman, Dan Mora, and Rob Williams.

Collected editions

* ''Batman: The Brave and the Bold—The Bronze Age Omnibus'' ** Vol. 1 collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #74-109. 904 pages, January 2017, ** Vol. 2 collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #110-156. 776 pages, September 2018, ** Vol. 3 collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #157-200. 904 pages, September 2021, * '' The Viking Prince by

'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #1-5 and 7-24, 296 pages, July 2010, * ''The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #3, 288 pages, October 1990, * ''Justice League Of America: A Celebration Of 60 Years'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #28, 464 pages, April 2020, * ''

Showcase Presents ''Showcase Presents'' is a line (comics), line of black-and-white paperback books that were published by DC Comics (from 2005 - 2016) at an average rate of two per month. Much like Marvel Comics' ''Essential Marvel'' volumes, each book usually incl ...

'' Volume 1 includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28–30, 544 pages, December 2005, * ''

: The Silver Age'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #25–27 and #37–39, 336 pages, July 2016, * ''The Hawkman Archives Vol. 1'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #34, 35, 36, 42, 43 and 44, 240 pages, May 2000, * ''Hawkman'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #34, 35, 36, 42, 43 and 44, 160 pages, January 1991, * ''Showcase Presents:

'' ** ''Volume 1'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #34–36, #42–44, and 51, 560 pages, March 2007, ** ''Volume 2'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #70, 560 pages, August 2008, * ''Showcase Presents:

'' Volume 1 includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #50, #71, #85, 528 pages, January 2006, * ''The Brave and the Bold Team-Up Archives'' Volume 1 collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #50–56, #59, 224 pages, June 2005, * ''Showcase Presents:

'' ** ''Volume 2'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #51, 528 pages, January 2008, ** ''Volume 3'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #73, 448 pages, February 2009, * ''Showcase Presents: Haunted Tank'' Volume 1 includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #52, 560 pages, May 2006, * ''The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #53, 54 and 178, 288 pages, October 1989, * ''Silver Age Teen Titans Archives Vol. 1'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #54 and 60, 204 pages, August 2003, * ''Teen Titans: A Celebration Of 50 Years'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #54, 400 pages, November 2014, * ''Showcase Presents: The Teen Titans'' ** ''Volume 1'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #54 and #60, 528 pages, April 2006, ** ''Volume 2'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #83 and #94, 512 pages, October 2007, * ''Showcase Presents:

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'' ** ''Volume 1'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #55, 528 pages, September 2007, ** ''Volume 2'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #66, 528 pages, September 2008, * ''Showcase Presents: Metamorpho'' Volume 1 collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #57–58, #66, and #68, 560 pages, October 2005, * ''Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold – The Batman Team-Ups'' ** ''Volume 1'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #59, #64, #67, #69–71, #74–87, 528 pages, January 2007, ** ''Volume 2'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #88–108, 528 pages, December 2007, ** ''Volume 3'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #109–134, 520 pages, December 2008, * ''Crisis On Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups Vol. 1'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #61, 224 pages, December 2005, * ''Crisis On Multiple Earths: The Team-Ups Vol. 2'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #62, 200 pages, March 2007, * ''

Archives'' Volume 1 includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #61–62, 224 pages, December 2000, * ''Showcase Presents: The Spectre'' Volume 1 includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #72, 75, 116, 180, and 199, 616 pages, April 2012, * ''The Spectre: The Wrath of the Spectre Omnibus'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #72, 75, 116, 180, and 199; 680 pages, September 2020, * ''Showcase Presents: Batgirl Vol. 1'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #78, 548 pages, July 2007, * ''Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 1'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84 and 85, 240 pages, September 2003, * ''

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Omnibus'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #79, 86, 104, and 133; 944 pages, December 2020, * ''Green Arrow: A Celebration Of 75 Years'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #85, 500 pages, June 2016, * ''Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams Vol. 2'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #86 and 93, 236 pages, June 2004, * ''Diana Prince: Wonder Woman Vol. 2'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #87, 208 pages, July 2008, * ''Batman/Wildcat'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #88, 97, 110, 118 and 127, 278 pages, May 2017, * ''Showcase Presents: The Phantom Stranger Vol. 2'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #89 and 98, 496 pages, March 2008, * '' The Phantom Stranger Omnibus'' collects #89, 98, and 145; 1,184 pages, May 2022, * ''Legends of the Dark Knight:

'' ** ''Volume'' 1 collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #98, 100–102, and 104–122, 512 pages, April 2012, ** ''Volume'' 2 collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #123-145 and 147–151, 528 pages, October 2013, ** ''Volume'' 3 collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' #152, 154–178, 180–182, 552 pages, September 2017, * ''Diana Prince: Wonder Woman Vol. 4'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #105, 175 pages, February 2009, * ''Two-Face: A Celebration Of 75 Years'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #106, 384 pages, November 2017, * ''The Greatest Joker Stories Ever Told'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #111, 288 pages, December 1988, * '' Joker: The Bronze Age Omnibus'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #111, 118, 129-130, 141, 191; 832 pages, August 2019, * ''Batman: The Strange Deaths of Batman'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #115, 160 pages, January 2009, * ''Tales of the Batman: Don Newton'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #153, 156 and 165, 360 pages, December 2011, * ''Tales of the Batman:

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'' Volume 1 includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #158, 161, 171–174; 464 pages, July 2017, * ''Batman Arkham:

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'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #159, March 2019, 232 pages, * ''Batman: King Tut's Tomb'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #164 and 171, 126 pages, February 2010, * ''Legends of the Dark Knight:

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'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #164 and 171, November 2021, 472 pages, * ''Tales Of The Batman: Marv Wolfman Vol. 1'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #167, 392 pages, March 2020, * ''Tales Of The Batman: Carmine Infantino'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #172, 183, 190 and 194; 517 pages, May 2014, * ''Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Vol. 2'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #176, 448 pages, January 2020, * ''Tales of the Batman: Alan Brennert'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #178, 181–182, 197; 208 pages, July 2016, * ''Batman: Secrets of the

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'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #182, 192 pages, August 2007, * ''Batman Arkham:

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'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #183, 296 pages, May 2015, * ''Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 2'' includes ''The Brave And The Bold'' #184, 208 pages, February 2007, * ''The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #197, 360 pages, December 1988, * ''DC Through the 80s: The End of Eras'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' #200, 520 pages, December 2020, * ''Showcase Presents: Batman and the Outsiders'' Volume 1 includes the backup story from ''The Brave and the Bold'' #200, 552 pages, September 2007, * ''Batman and the Outsiders'' Volume 1 includes the backup story from ''The Brave and the Bold'' #200, 368 pages, February 2017, * ''The Brave and the Bold'' ** ''Volume 1: The Lords of Luck'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' vol. 3 #1–6, 160 pages, December 2007, ** ''Volume 2: The Book of Destiny'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' vol. 3 #7–12, 160 pages, August 2008, ** ''Volume 3: Demons and Dragons'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' vol. 3 #13–16; ''The Brave and the Bold'' #181; ''

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'' vol. 2 #107; and '' Impulse'' #17, 168 pages, April 2009, ** ''Volume 4: Without Sin'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' vol. 3 #17–22, 144 pages, July 2009, ** ''Volume 5: Milestone'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' vol. 3 #24–26; '' Hardware'' #16; '' Static'' #12; and '' Xombi'' #6, 160 pages, February 2010, ** ''Team-Ups of the Brave and the Bold'' collects ''The Brave and the Bold'' vol. 3 #27–33, 176 pages, August 2011, * '' Booster Gold: Volume 4: Day of Death'' includes ''The Brave and the Bold'' vol. 3 #23, 160 pages, April 2010,

Awards

The series won Alley Awards in 1962 for "Best Single Comic Book Cover" (#42 by

), in 1965 for "Best Comic Book Cover" (#61 by Murphy Anderson), and in 1968 for "Best Full-Length Story" ("Track of the Hook" in #79 by Bob Haney and

). Issue #28 of the third series (the Flash and Blackhawk team-up) was nominated for an

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for " Best Single Issue (Or One-Shot)" in 2010.

In other media

''The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure''

An episode of '' The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure'' was titled "The Brain, the Brave and the Bold", in which

battles a

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named the "

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''Justice League''

''The Brave and the Bold'' was used as the title for a two-part episode of the first season of ''

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''. The title refers to the Flash (Wally West) and Green Lantern (John Stewart) characters in connection to the second mini-series featuring

and

in the roles.

''Batman: The Brave and the Bold''

An animated series based on the ''Brave and the Bold'' concept aired from November 14, 2008, to November 18, 2011. The series features Batman teaming with various characters of the DC Universe, much like the first volume of the ongoing series. The tone of the series is markedly lighter than the previous '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and '' The Batman''. Major characters who appeared in the series include: ;Heroes Adam Strange,

, the

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, Black Lightning, Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, the Bronze Tiger, Captain Marvel,

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, the Flash,

, the

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Guy Gardner Guy Gardner may refer to: * Guy Gardner (astronaut) (born 1948), United States Air Force officer and former astronaut * Guy Gardner (character) Guy Darrin Gardner, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American ...

, the Hawk and Dove,

, the Huntress,

Jay Garrick Jason Peter "Jay" Garrick is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the first character known as the Flash. The character first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (January 1940), created by writer Gardner Fox and ...

Jonah Hex Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the r ...

, Kamandi,

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, Metamorpho, OMAC,

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, the

, Red Tornado, Vixen, Wildcat,

, and

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. ;Villains Black Adam, Black Manta,

Calendar Man The Calendar Man (Julian Gregory Day) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, as an List of Batman family enemies, enemy of the superhero Batman, belonging to the collective of adversaries that make up Batman's ...

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, Clock King, Despero, the Gentleman Ghost, Gorilla Grodd, the Joker, Kanjar Ro, Kite Man,

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, Major Disaster, Morgaine Le Fey, the Music Meister,

Ocean Master Ocean Master is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy and debuted in ''Aquaman'' #29 (September 1966). Although the character is one of the most enduring and ...

, Shrapnel, the

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, the Terrible Trio, the Weeper, and Zebra-Man.

Arrowverse

* The eighth episode of ''

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s third season is titled "The Brave and the Bold". The episode is a crossover with ''

'' and features a team-up of the title characters of both series. * In the crossover "

Crisis on Infinite Earths ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' is a 1985 to 1986 American comic book fictional crossover, crossover series published by DC Comics. Written by Marv Wolfman and penciller, pencilled by George Pérez, it was first released as a 12-issue limited ser ...

", Lex Luthor calls the team up with him and Marv Novu/The Monitor as "The Brave and The Bold".

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