COMIC BOOK COVER GALLERY: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, Part 3: Issues acquired new in the '60s and early '70s

A little earlier than originally planned: Today's Comic Book Cover Gallery presents the third piece of a four-part retrospective of The Brave And The Bold. Part 1 reviewed B & Bs I acquired as back issues, Part 2 covered [HAR!] coverless issues reunited with their long-lost fronts, and this week and next week address issues I acquired new.

My first issue of B & B was the Batman-Hawkman free-for-all pictured above: The Brave And The Bold # 70 (February-March 1967). It was (with World's Finest Comics # 164 and the Archie Comics/Radio Comics superhero book Mighty Comics # 43) one of three new comics I discovered at home, presumably in late '66, presumably purchased by my Dad or by one of my older siblings. 

I don't think I personally plucked an issue of B & B off a spinner rack or display shelf until The Brave And The Bold # 78 (June-July 1968). Many, many more would follow, enough MORE! that it seemed best to split this into two separate posts. 

Across the four parts of this Brave And Bold cover gallery, we'll be sticking exclusively to the '60s-'80s era of acquisition I've established for these galleries. The selections include books I bought new, back issues I acquired after the fact (but within the timeline), and B-stock contraband originally purchased without their covers. These aren't actual photos of comics in my collection; most images are courtesy of the Grand Comics Database, which is grand indeed. But I did have each and every one of 'em at some point in time.

NEXT WEEK: The epic conclusion! B & B seeing you!

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