Brave and the Bold #111 Joker Page, Jim Aparo Artwork

"Part 3 - The Gates of Fear!"

There was an emphasis on the "Dark Knight Detective" aspect of Batman during the 1970s issues, and Bob Haney's scripts seem to have been influenced by the crime and police dramas of American TV of that era, along with such obvious pop-culture detritus like the Dirty Harry movies. While still featuring a punch-throwing Batman, the deductive maneuvers and procedures of solving puzzles had more prominence.

Jim Aparo Batman Comic Book Page

"Much as I hate it, I've got to take that laughing goon's insults - catching Slade's more important than pride!"

Jim Aparo Pages:

Batman, DC Comics

Batman 291 cover with Catwoman

Brave and the Bold, DC Comics

Brave and the Bold 105 - Batman and Wonder Woman

Brave and the Bold 107 - Black and White Page

Brave and the Bold 109 Cover - Batman and the Demon

Brave and the Bold 111 Cover - Batman and the Joker

Brave and the Bold 111 splash page

Brave and the Bold 111 Page 14 - Joker and the Gates of Fear

Brave and the Bold Manbat - Issue 117 - Cover - Batman and Manbat

Brave and the Bold Manbat - Issue 117 - Page 5

Brave and the Bold Manbat - Issue 117 - page 6

Brave and the Bold Manbat - Issue 117 - page 17 - Manbat

Brave and the Bold 178 - Batman and the Creeper

Brave and the Bold 160 - Supergirl

Detective Comics, DC Comics

Detective Comics 437

Detective Comics 437 page 5

Detective Comics 438

Detective Comics 444 - Cover - Bat-Murderer

Detective Comics 445 - Cover

Detective Comics 446 - Cover

Detective Comics 446 - Page

Adventure Comics, DC Comics

The Spectre from Adventure Comics 431

The Spectre from Adventure Comics 431 - The Valley of Death

Miscellaneus

Main Jim Aparo Page

New Jim Aparo Book Coming

Jim Aparo Book

New Jim Aparo collection coming from DC Comics. Hope it includes the run of Archie Goodwin-penned tales form the mid-seventies. Cover of the book (as advertised so far) is a recoloring of the art Aparo did for the cover of Brave and the Bold 111. See it at 1400 pixels here.

Pre-order at amazon here.

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