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The Brave and the Bold #173

DC · Series began 1955 · April 1981

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Dates

Cover date: April 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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Creators

pencils: Jim Aparo, Curt Swan, Dan Spiegleinks: Jim Aparo, Vince Colletta, Dan Spieglecolors: Tatjana Wood, Adrienne Roy, Gene D'Angeloscript: Gerry Conway, Cary Burkett, Paul Levitzletters: Jim Aparo, John Costanza

Stories

One of Us Is Not One of Us! · 17 pages
A Guardian of the Universe reaches out to Batman to use his detective skills to determine which of the Guardians has been replaced by an imposter, and why no Green Lanterns will answer the Guardians call.
Knight's Gambit! · 8 pages

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.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatman

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)