The Brave and the Bold: Wildcats - Part 3

The fall of 1972 and 1973 were pivitol years in the lives of each Ted Grant. It was at this time that they were tasked with Batman into tracking down long lost individuals missing for decades, so as to save their respective worlds with energy harnessing discoveries, as their planets' futures were at stake.

On Earth-Two in 1972, it began with a giant mysterious hand encircling the globe, with its creator threatening to use it to crush that world. Twice the Justice Society of America, including Wildcat, attempted to remove this threat without success. Enlisting the aid of the Justice League of America, including their Batman, from Earth-One... the JSA and the JLA traveled through time with the goal of retrieving the long missing Seven Soldiers of Victory. Decades previous, this team created a nebula rod that destroyed an alien adverary of theirs named the Nebula Man, but as a result they were seemingly erased from history as they were sent to seven distinct eras in the past. Wildcat and two others traveled to prehistoric times while Batman and his two partners journeyed to ancient Egypt. Retrieving these seven, also known as Law's Legionnaires, the teams were able to reconstruct the nebula rod that was used to destroy the nebula hand.

On Earth-One in 1973, it began when Ted Grant was embroiled in a controversy as his employer Tryton Oil was charges with theft of a break-through Miracle-2000 fuel additive that would avert the world's energy crisis. Together, Ted as Wildcat along with Batman (the same one who helped his counterpart the year previous) tracked down that additive's inventor, a chemist who had experienced amnesia for decades. Reunited with his son, this scientist's sculpture revealed that he was the rightful owner of this discovery, while the Tryton executives were brought to justice.

Interestingly, during this timeframe, Ted Grant of Earth-Two was still living off his wealth acquired from his time as a world heavyweight boxing champion. Grant's Gym, which he opened a few years before in order to train the next generation of young fighters, ended up closing down due to his returning to active membership in the Justice Society starting with this adventure. Although he had previously attended a team meeting due to the threat of Creator2, he did not participate. From this point forward, Wildcat would be heavily involved with his World's Greatest Superheroes.

As for the Ted Grant of Earth-One, his wealth as a world heavyweigh champion was lost when his version of Grant's Gym lost money due to lawsuits, gets in debt and was abandoned by friends due to his getting involved in trying to help underprivileged kids in his community. Without a Justice League of America to fall back on, Grant accepted the offer to become a vice president of public relations for Tryton Oil, a decision he now regretted.

Transitioning into the mid-1970s, the lives of each Ted Grant would take further dramatic twists and turns...