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: "The Striped Pants War"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)
Sgt. Rock (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Nicholas Peter Cardy

Reprinted From:
Brave & the Bold #96 (1971)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #411; next appearance in Flash #207)
• Sgt. Rock (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #84; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #108)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #202; next appearance in Batman #232)

Villain(s)

• Companeros De La Muerte (A South American terrorist organization; Carlos named; no further appearances)
• Abbot Carlyle (secretary to the ambassador; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Adams (the U.S. ambassador to a South American country; no further appearances)
• The President of the United States (no further appearances)
• The Secretary of State (no further appearances)
• El Presidente (leader of a South American country; no further appearances)
• Angel Camacho (a boy training to be a matador; no further appearances)

Comments:
Rock claims to be a 30-year military veteran in this story. He also mentions fighting in Korea. His previous meeting with Bruce Wayne and Batman are both mentioned in this story.

Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne is contacted by the Secretary of State to assume the role of ambassador to a South American nation. The current ambassador was kidnapped by the Companeros De La Muerte, a terrorist group who are holding him for ransom. After Bruce accepts the appointment, he arrives in South America. He meets Sgt. Rock at the embassy. Rock was overseeing security when Ambassador Adams was kidnapped.

While Bruce handles diplomatic matters, Batman begins the search for Adams. He is targeted by assassins twice. Rock is nearby both times. When a bug is found in Bruce's rooms, further evidence points to Rock as a traitor.

Meanwhile, a young boy delivers a lead to the whereabouts of the ambassador. Batman follows the kidnappers back to the a secret room inside the U.S. embassy. Rock has followed and together they rescue Adams. Rock clears his name and the real traitor is revealed to by Abbot Carlyle, the ambassador's secretary.