The Brave and the Bold, Vol. 1 #169 (1980) Newsstand Edition
7.5 VERY FINE -
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Newsstand Edition
Angel Of Mercy, Angel Of Death / The Council Calls for Death
"Batman and Zatanna: Angel of Mercy, Angel of Death!": Batman suspects a faith-healer called Angela Marcy from being a fraud and from murder, but Zatanna decides to prove Batman wrong. When the people that have been formerly "cured" by the miracles of Marcy start becoming ill once again, Zatanna admits that there is more than meets the eye and she works with Batman to find the truth behind Marcy's miracles. Batman and Zatanna arrange a plan of action, but their attempts of learning the truth are thwarted when a mob boss becomes interested in being healed from a rare heart disease by Marcy and he has her kidnapped along with Zatanna. When Batman tries to intervene, he is attacked by a mysterious man and knocked unconscious. When Batman recovers, he finds himself locked inside a crypt, the same place where the mob boss has taken Zatanna and Marcy. When the faith-healer is unable to cure the criminal, Batman breaks free and attacks the thugs, allowing Zatanna to use her magic. They capture all the thugs, except for the mob boss, who dies from a heart attack after watching Batman in action. At that moment, Marcy's assistant reveals that he used placebos on all of Marcy's cases, which was what his friend and Marcy's father's desire. When the case is cleared, Marcy gives up her faith-healing services. Nemesis: The Council Calls for Death": The Council convenes a meeting to learn of the menace of Nemesis, and, during the process, reveals the truth about Ben Marshall's murder.
Release Date: 1980
Angel Of Mercy, Angel Of Death / The Council Calls for Death
"Batman and Zatanna: Angel of Mercy, Angel of Death!": Batman suspects a faith-healer called Angela Marcy from being a fraud and from murder, but Zatanna decides to prove Batman wrong. When the people that have been formerly "cured" by the miracles of Marcy start becoming ill once again, Zatanna admits that there is more than meets the eye and she works with Batman to find the truth behind Marcy's miracles. Batman and Zatanna arrange a plan of action, but their attempts of learning the truth are thwarted when a mob boss becomes interested in being healed from a rare heart disease by Marcy and he has her kidnapped along with Zatanna. When Batman tries to intervene, he is attacked by a mysterious man and knocked unconscious. When Batman recovers, he finds himself locked inside a crypt, the same place where the mob boss has taken Zatanna and Marcy. When the faith-healer is unable to cure the criminal, Batman breaks free and attacks the thugs, allowing Zatanna to use her magic. They capture all the thugs, except for the mob boss, who dies from a heart attack after watching Batman in action. At that moment, Marcy's assistant reveals that he used placebos on all of Marcy's cases, which was what his friend and Marcy's father's desire. When the case is cleared, Marcy gives up her faith-healing services. Nemesis: The Council Calls for Death": The Council convenes a meeting to learn of the menace of Nemesis, and, during the process, reveals the truth about Ben Marshall's murder.
Release Date: 1980
THE HIGH GRADES (Investment Quality)
- 9.9 – 10.0 MINT: Near perfect. No discernible defects.
- 9.8 NM/MT: High-end; negligible stress or bindery tears.
- 9.6 NM+: Nearly perfect; very minor surface wear.
- 9.4 NM: Standard high-grade; minor corner blunting.
- 9.2 NM-: Excellent; small stress lines (no color break).
- 9.0 VF/NM: Great eye appeal; minor spine stress.
THE MID GRADES (Collector Quality)
- 8.5 VF+: Clean copy; small amount of wear/creasing.
- 8.0 VF: Very attractive; minor surface wear or foxing.
- 7.5 VF-: Slight accumulation of defects; minor blunting.
- 7.0 FN/VF: Solid copy; minor creases or color breaks.
- 6.0 FN: Average mid-grade; small spine splits or tears.
- 5.0 VG/FN: Significant wear; small pieces may be missing.
THE LOW GRADES (Reader Quality)
- 4.0 VG: Average used copy; heavy creasing or scuffing.
- 3.0 GD/VG: Heavily read; major creases or staple rust.
- 2.0 GD: Well-worn; covers may be detached but present.
- 1.0 FR: Heavily damaged; large chunks missing.
- 0.5 PR: Fragile; missing pages or severe degradation.
Our raw grading is an opinion based on 30+ years of experience. We do not guarantee a specific numeric grade from 3rd party services (CGC/CBCS) but strive for maximum accuracy.
