Comic Title: Brave & the Bold #172
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1981
On Sale Date: December 23, 1980 Copyright Date December 23, 1980
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1980

Newsstand Date December 23, 1980
Source: Comic Reader, #186

Newsstand Date December 22, 1980
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #49

Shipping Date December 2, 1980
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #49

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Paul Levitz

Title: "Darkness and Dark Fire"
Pages: 17

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)
Firestorm (of Earth-1)

Writer: Gerry Conway
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Steve Mitchell
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Adrienne Roy

Reprinted In:
Tales of the Batman:Carmine Infantino HC (2014)
Tales of the Batman:Gerry Conway Vol. 1 HC (2017)
Batman in the Brave and the Bold:The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Justice League of America #188; next appearance in Detective Comics #500)
• Firestorm (last appearance in Flash #296; next appearance in Justice League of America #189)
• Martin Stein (last appearance in Flash #296; next appearance in Justice League of America #189)

Supporting Character(s)

• Jason Bard (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #165; next appearance in Detective Comics #500)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Justice League of America (last appearance in Justice League of America #188; next appearance in Justice League of America #189)
• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #517; next appearance in Super Friends #42)
• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Super Friends #41; next appearance in Super Friends #42)
• Flash (last appearance in Justice League of America #188; next appearance in Flash #296)
• Red Tornado (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #268; next appearance in Justice League of America #189)