DC; July 1977
Cover by Jim Aparo
Title: “More Than Human!”
Synopsis: A robotic humanoid from a time capsule means trouble for Batman – and perhaps death for one of the Metal Men!
Writer: Bob Haney
Penciler: Jim Aparo
Inker: Aparo
Review: This one has everything you’d expect from a Bob Haney issue of The Brave & the Bold: a contrived reason for a superhero team-up, with a time capsule, robots, a nefarious villainess, double dealings, and more than one confusing plot twist. But there’s also something unusual about this story: It’s a two-parter! And this reviewer doesn’t have the next issue! Oh, the horror! Still, this is a really fun issue, and Jim Aparo’s art is quite wonderful. His work on this series is strong throughout, but earlier issues like this one are often a notch above.
Grade: B+
Cool factor: Jim Aparo and the Metal Men.
Character quotable: “Wish I could be neutral, about her – I can’t help … liking her!” – inner monologue from Bruce Wayne, right after chastising Ruby Ryder for her “ambition, nastiness and sheer arrogance!”
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