Comic Title: Showcase Presents:The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups Vol. 2 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: December 28, 2007 Direct Market Date December 26, 2007
Source: Previews, Vol. 17 #10 (#226)

Direct Market Date December 28, 2007
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Friday, December 28, 2007

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 520
Editor: Bob Harras

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Count Ten ...and Die"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Bob Haney
Penciller: Irving H. Novick
Inker: Michael Esposito

Reprinted From:
Brave & the Bold #88 (1970)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #191; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #99)
• Wildcat (first Earth-1 appearance; see comment; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #97)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Batman #219; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #89)

Villain(s)

• Koslov the Hammer (no further appearances)
• Kurt Schimmerling (a freelance spy; no further appearances)
• A group of foreign spies (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Two actors (pretending to be muggers; no further appearances)
• Major Sanderson and his fellow officer (military intelligence officers; no further appearances)
• Several competitors at the World Youth Games (no further appearances)

Comments:
This is the first appearance of the Earth-1 Wildcat. The original Wildcat existed on Earth-2 and was a semi-regular member of the Justice Society. This story clearly takes place on Earth-1 since Batman's costume possesses the yellow oval on his chest symbol. Therefore unless Wildcat was moving between Earths on a regular basis, this must be his Earth-1 counterpart. There is further evidence of this in the story which suggests that Ted Grant is well-known as a former heavyweight champ.

Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne locates and approaches former heavyweight champ Ted Grant to coach a boxing team for the World Youth Games. Ted is down on his luck and has lost his confidence. Only when it appears Bruce is being mugged, does Ted agree to be a coach.

Bruce and Ted fly to Vienna where the games are too be held. Ted is reintroduced to Koslov, a former contender to whom Ted never gave a title shot. Koslov mocks Ted, who eventually agrees to a match.

Meanwhile, Batman makes contact with military intelligence who ask him to find a freelance spy who is planning to sell the plans to a space station. Agents from a foreign power capture Batman.

While fighting, Koslov tells Ted to take a dive or his countrymen will kill Batman. When the stadium suffers a power outage, Ted grabs Koslov and forces him to lead the way to Batman. He rescues the Caped Crusader, then returns to the ring. Ted finishes the match with a win, and Batman retrieves the plans from the spy.