CATALOG RECORD

The Brave and the Bold #173

DC · Series began 1955 · April 1981

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Dates

Cover date: April 1981
On sale: January 22, 1981
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #173 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition50¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893044004
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UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
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Publisher’s description

A Guardian of the Universe comes to Earth to recruit Batman to help him learn which Guardian is an impostor, and to restore Hal Jordan's memories of being Green Lantern.

Reprinted in

Nemesis (1982), Adventure (1983), Legends of the Dark Knight: Jim Aparo (2012), Tales of the Batman: Gerry Conway (2017), Batman: The Brave and the Bold - The Bronze Age Omnibus (2017)