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The Golden Age Flash gets some deserved attention in Brave and Bold #13 when he teams up with Batman. Jay Garrick is one of the few people who can put Bruce Wayne in his place, which he does several times in this story. I love this panel with Garrick running alongside the Batboat, after rejecting Batman's offer for a ride: "No thanks, I'll provide my own transportation!" Jerry Ordway's art is really nice in this issue, and I will envy the collector who gets to buy this particular page. Garrick talks to Wayne about being a mentor to several DC heroes and asks him if he would ever let Dick or Tim take over as Batman. The answer is a cold NO. But certain signs are pointing to the Batman RIP storyline, that Bruce Wayne might stop being Batman for a while and let one of his sidekicks take over.
Mark Waid was recently interviewed on Word Balloon about a number of topics, one of them being his Brave and Bold run. He was pleased with how it turned out, but their attempts to plugin popular guest stars misfired. Waid thought the new Blue Beetle in issue #2 would be a big draw, and his final issue features Superman and Catwoman--who just had her own series canceled! With this series, his recent Flash run, and his Legion of Super-Heroes team that looks to be pushed aside for the Levitz-Giffen era, Waid is the Peter Parker of the DC Universe. But you just can't help but love the guy for trying his best. Nuff said.
