Comic Title: Brave & the Bold #116
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1974
On Sale Date: September 17, 1974 Newsstand Date September 17, 1974
Source: Comic Reader, #110

Copyright Date September 17, 1974
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1974

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 96
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "In the Coils of Copperhead"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)
Wonder Woman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Bob Brown

Reprinted From:
Brave and the Bold #78 (1968)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #202; next appearance in Justice League of America #63)
• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Action Comics #365; next appearance in Justice League of America #63)

Guest Star(s)

• Batgirl (last appearance in Detective Comics #375; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #176)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #176)

Villain(s)

• Copperhead (next appearance in Secret Society of Super-Villains #1)
• Several unidentified crooks (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• The mayor of Gotham City (no further appearances)
• A foreign queen (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Copperhead, a new crook, gives Batman a difficult time by striking without warning. The mayor of Gotham is anxious to have the thief captured and pressures both Batman and Commissioner Gordon. Batman decides to trap Copperhead using the Golden Casque of Montezuma as bait.

Batman requests the help of Wonder Woman and Batgirl. The female heroes pretend to fight over Batman's affections distracting him from crime fighting. When Copperhead thinks Batman is occupied, he goes after the Casque. Wonder Woman and Batgirl carry things too far though, and the crooks succeeds.

The three heroes then follow a tracking device Batman placed on the Casque. Wonder Woman catches Copperhead first, but she is defeated. Batgirl meets a similar fate. Batman finally reaches the crook and defeats him, but the Caped Crusader is poisoned in the process. Batgirl recovers in time to give Batman the anti-venom and save his life.