Superman-Batman Heft 8 (April 1976)

After a long blogging break, I'm posting a bunch of German reprint editions of DC Comics today. This here is a reprint of 1974's The Brave and the Bold #114 by Bob Haney & Jim Aparo published in a Superman series that was later conjoined with Batman by its publisher, Ehapa Verlag GMBH. Since this isn't a 100 Page reprint-packed edition, the cover art is rendered full bleed, instead of the shrunken version on the original U.S. edition. The story starts on the inside front color, which unlike what we'd expect domestically, is in full vibrant cover. Actually, this edition is what they call "self-cover," meaning all the pages are the same stock. The paper is thinner and flimsier than the U.S. version, but also glossy in a way we'd rarely see before the 21st Century. There's only one full page advertisement, for some sort of kid-friendly Kodak camera.

I already talked about Aquaman elsewhere today, and this is a Tiny Titan blog, so know that the back-up feature was "Up Pops the Atom" from 1973's Action Comics #430. The German version drops inker Dick Giordano from the credits, only offering Elliot S! Maggin & Dick Dillin. Those colors really pop in this version, and dig those crazy fan art submissions from the inside back cover!