Fire & Water Team-Up: Brave and the Bold #184

The Helena Wayne Huntress blog and podcast’s Diane joins Siskoid to cover Fire and Water Network Patreon poll Christmas winner, The Brave and the Bold #184 with Batman and the Earth-2 Huntress. It’s Mike Barr’s and Jim Aparo’s “The Batman’s Last Christmas!”, with lots of Crisis talk thrown in for good measure, because it’s what Christmas Eve is all about, isn’t it?

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Helena Wayne 40th Anniversary: The Brave and the Bold #184

THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #184
Written by MIKE W. BARR
Art by JIM APARO
Cover by JIM APARO
Bruce Wayne's Christmas visit from Earth-2 Huntress Helena Wayne is ruined when, during a mission, he discovers that his father was a filthy criminal! After a crisis of conscience and deciding to give up being Batman, Huntress helps him dig up the truth and holiday cheer abounds! It's a heartwarming tale no matter WHAT world you're from.
MARCH 01 | RATED T | $0.60 | PRINT

The Best of The Huntress: The Brave and the Bold #184 Review

Title: The Brave and the Bold #184
Story: The Batman's Last Christmas
Characters: Huntress (Helena Wayne), Batman
Creators: Mike W. Barr (writer), Jim Aparo (artist)
Publication Date: March 1982
Available In: Print

Summary: The story opens with Batman doing the Father Christmas gig by anonymously dropping off some toys at a local orphanage, which brings smiles to the children residing there. Meanwhile, in another part of Gotham, Commissioner Gordon waits alongside the Bat-signal for Batman to arrive. His officer is sceptical of the likelihood of his showing up that night and is quickly silenced by Batman's timely arrival.

Once inside, the commissioner informs Batman of the high chance he'll be released of his position by the newly elected mayor, Hamilton Hill. Batman reassures him that he has nothing to worry about as he has outlived worse administrations before. Gordon then informs Batman of some stolen records that were supposed to be turned over to the police by an unnamed accountant, and has named local crime boss, "Spurs" Sanders, as the perpetrator. Batman goes out in search of the gunsel who retrieved the records for Sanders and tracks down a man in a Santa suit.