The Brave and the Bold #75 is an issue of the series The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1968. It was published on November 24, 1967.
Synopsis for Batman and The Spectre: "In the Grasp of Shang-Zi!"
Celebrations (celebrating the "Year of the bat") in Gotham City's Chinatown are interrupted by the arrival of Shang-Zi, and ancient spirit who blocks off Chinatown from the rest of Gotham City with a mystical barrier, as part of a plan to reinstate his 1,000 year rule on the Earth. Trapped inside the city, Batman attempts to stop Shang-Zi, and is joined by the Spectre who was able to transverse through the barrier.
While the Spectre matches might and magic against Shang-Zi, Batman tracks down the source of Shang-Zi's power, a magical wheel, and smashes it with a batarang just as Shang-Zi was gaining the upper hand against the Spectre. With his source of power destroyed, Shang-Zi fades from existence and Chinatown is freed, and the people there resume their celebration.
Appearing in Batman and The Spectre: "In the Grasp of Shang-Zi!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Shahn-Zi (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Gotham City Police Department
- Bill Loo (Mayor of Chinatown) (Single appearance)
- Danny Loo (First appearance)
- Sammy (Single appearance)
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Notes
- Issue is reprinted in:
- Shahn-Zi and Danny Loo appear again in The Brave and the Bold #137.
- When Batman and Spectre last met (in Justice League of America #47), Spectre was an Earth-Two character, but no mention is made of this apparent "move" to Earth-One. The Spectre would continue to waffle between Earths before finally settling in Earth-One.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- The Spectre Recommended Reading
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1): Adventure Comics #431– #440
- Countdown to Mystery
- Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre (Volume 1)
- Day of Judgment
- Day of Vengeance
- Final Crisis: Revelations
- More Fun Comics (Volume 1)
- Spectre (Volume 1)
- Spectre (Volume 2)
- Spectre (Volume 3)
- Spectre (Volume 4)
- Tales of the Unexpected (Volume 2)
- Wrath of the Spectre (Volume 1)