Cover: Jim Aparo

The Brave and the Bold #156

Nov 1979 · DC · 0.40 USD

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“Corruption!”

In "Corruption!", Batman teams up with Doctor Fate when an unknown force corrupts Gotham’s police force, turning them against the city they swore to protect. Written by Cary Burkett and illustrated by Don Newton, with inks by Bob Smith and colors by Jerry Serpe, this 1979 issue explores a haunting mystery rooted in a dead officer’s unresolved injustice. The cover, by Jim Aparo, captures the tension of a city under siege from within.

writer Cary Burkett · artist Don Newton · inker Bob Smith · colorist Jerry Serpe · letterer Ben Oda · cover Jim Aparo

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Full credits

writer Cary Burkett

artist Don Newton

inker Bob Smith

colorist Jerry Serpe

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks Jim Aparo

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When a unknown power turns Gotham's police evil, Batman and Doctor Fate team-up to find to find that a deceased cop who was framed as being corrupt wants revenge from beyond the grave.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).