Batman: The Brave And The Bold #18 Talkback (Spoilers)

[James Harvey]

Jumping out of your TV and into your comics comes Batman: The Brave and The Bold! Each month, The Dark Knight Detective faces challenges that only he can solve – with a little help from his DC Universe pals! Thrill as Batman visits new places and old friends! Chill as he chases down the most powerful villains in the DCU, armed with only his Bat-gadgets and his wits!

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #18

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Written by: Landry Walker
Art by: Eric Jones
Cover by: Eric Jones

Batman learns what "Life on Mars" is all about when he teams up with the mysterious Martian Manhunter in order to prevent an invasion from the red planet!

Comments?

[Dreyfus]

This was a really fun book. The first story, Life On Mars, was actually included in the DC Kids Mega Sampler for Free Comic Book Day, so if you want to you can preview the series for free. It was a team-up between Batman and the Martian Manhunter as they search for the evil white martian General Ma'alefa'ak. Since he and J'onn J'onzz are the only survivors from Mars, his goal was to bring his people back and create a new martian civilization on Earth. Of course Batman and J'onn would not allow that to happen, so they foil his scheme in the typical fashion. This story ends with Ma'alefa'ak seemingly blowing himself up, but little does Batman know that he will return.

The second story, All in the Mind, opens with Batman on his way to investigate a break-in at Kord Industries. Everything seemed normal, but something was wrong with Batman. Ever since his encounter with General Ma'alefa'ak, he's felt strangely feverish. Soon after he pays a visit to Dr. Fate, who probes his mind and discovers that Ma'alefa'ak had hidden himself within Batman's psyche. Ma'alefa'ak then reveals himself and takes over Batman's body as Fate attempts to recite one of his incantations. Just when it looked like he was done for, Batman was able to fight back and tell Fate to use his helmet in order to contain Ma'alefa'ak. Once Fate's helmet was on his head, Batman then entered the mental plane where he defeated Ma'alefa'ak handily. Dr. Fate banishes Ma'alefa'ak to his Orb of Fate, where he will remain imprisoned.