Brave and the Bold #156 (Nov. 1979)

Dear Editor,

I'll be honest with you, I'm not a huge Batman fan. At times, particularly around Commissioner Gordon, he seems a little too well adjusted to be dressed as a bat. Then I read Brave and the Bold #156.

This did have some of that smiling—"Gordon's my buddy"—Batman in it. But, it also had him duking it out with people and scaring stoolies. Now that is a Batman I can get behind.

I guess Dr. Fate was in the issue too. But, that part was kind of forgettable. It was like Batman and Fate were on parallel train tracks—they were going to the same place but barely interacted. Maybe next B&B Batman can interact with his partner for more than two pages?

Thanks for the good read though. If you stay on this course you might gain a faithful reader.

Your almost fan,
Jeff King
Pittsburgh, PA

The Brave and the Bold #133 (Apr. 1977)

Dear Editor,

I had a lot of fun reading B&B #133. I don't normally pick up the title but I wanted to check out Deadman. I love how his possessions seem to creep everybody out but Batman.

It is kind of shocking that Deadman practically killed that guy. I guess you could argue that he didn't know how the crime boss would react but, I don't know. I mean, he was walking into a crime boss's bedroom carrying a gun and saying some pretty creepy things. It's not that surprising that the guy he was possessing got shot.

But it does have me interested to read more B&B and more Deadman.

Thanks,
Jeff King
Pittsburgh, PA

The Brave and the Bold #28 (Mar. 1960)

Dear Editor,

First, thanks for making the 1992 reprint of The Brave and the Bold #28. If you hadn't I'm not sure I would have been able to read this story.

I enjoyed the story. I must say that it feels very campy now. Was it originally written that way? I mean look at the character of the hipster Snapper. I have a hard time believing anybody actually talked that, with all those "ville"-s: "Antsville," "Tranceville," and "Speedsville." Isn't it a bit much?

Also, I would have liked to see more of what the world would have been like if Starro had taken over. It would have been neat to see how the League handled a world of mind controlled people.

That brings me to the best part of this story—Justice League of America. This is a fantastic team up. I love how there wasn't an origin story. It was just there. I want to read more!

Thanks,
Jeff King
Pittsburgh, PA