Comic Title: Brave and the Bold #59
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1965
On Sale Date: February 25, 1965 Newsstand Date February 25, 1965
Source: House Ad, Star Spangled War Stories #120, Page 30

Copyright Date February 25, 1965
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1965

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: George Kashdan

Title: "The Tick-Tock Traps of the Time Commander"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan of Earth-1)

Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Ramona Fradon
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Brave & the Bold #112 (1974)
Brave and the Bold Team-Up Archives Vol. 1 HC (2005)
Showcase Presents the Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups Vol. 1 TPB (2007)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #148; next appearance in Detective Comics #338)
• Green Lantern (last appearance in Green Lantern #35; next appearance in Green Lantern #36)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #337; next appearance in Detective Comics #338)
• Carol Ferris (last appearance in Green Lantern #35; next appearance in Green Lantern #36)

Villain(s)

• Time Commander (John Starr; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #69)

Other Character(s)

• The Gotham City Council and mayor (no further appearances)

Comments:
Alfred is erroneously mentioned as being on vacation rather than presumed dead in this story.

Green Lantern learns Batman's secret identity in this story, but uses his power ring to remove the knowledge from his own mind.

Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne attends a lecture by escaped convict John Starr. Starr claims to be innocent and provides the public with proof. Later Starr turns up at Wayne Manor and reveals that he has learned Batman's secret identity. Starr possesses an hourglass with properties that allow it to warp time. Batman agrees to help clear his name.

Green Lantern receives a message from Batman that reveals his secret identity. He travels to Gotham, where he finds Batman injured. GL uses his ring to restore Batman to health, then leaves. He returns moments later to retrieve a lost watch, only to discover that Batman has gone bad. Batman uses Starr's hourglass to defeat GL.

Green Lantern returns to Wayne Manor where he finds Bruce Wayne. Having learned Batman's secret, he questions Bruce and learns that the Batman he fought was an imposter. The real Batman and GL then battle their foe John Starr, the Time Commander.

The Time Commander eliminates the heroes by sending Batman into the future and Green Lantern into the past. GL is able to learn Starr's secret of time control and contacts Batman in the future with his power ring. Working together, they are able to defeat the Time Commander and return themselves to the proper time period.