Batman and Sgt. Rock indeed star in "The Striped Pants War" by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy. When Ambassador Adams, the ambassador to a South American nation, is kidnapped, Bruce Wayne is contacted by the Secretary of State to assume the role. The Adams was kidnapped by the Companeros De La Muerte, a terrorist group that is holding him for ransom. Bruce accepts the appointment when he is introduced to his guardian for the trip, Batman. We later learn that Batman was actually Alfred in disguise.
Arriving in South America, Bruce is greeted by Abbot Carlyle, the First Secretary to the Embassy, who later introduces Bruce to Sgt. Rock at the embassy. Of course, they know one another from their adventure in Brave and Bold #84. 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 and both times Sgt. Rock is nearby. When a bug is found in Bruce's rooms, the bug's receiver is found in Rock's room, pointing even more fingers to Rock as a traitor.
Meanwhile, a young boy delivers a lead to the whereabouts of the ambassador, pointing out the truck used to kidnap him. Batman jumps to the roof of the truck and lets the kidnappers take him to the U.S. Embassy and a secret room inside. Rock has followed and together they rescue Adams and Rock clears his name. The actual traitor is revealed to be Abbot Carlyle, the ambassador's secretary. Reprinted in Showcase Presents: The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups Vol. 2 TPB (2008), Batman in the Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2017), and Batman in the Brave and the Bold: The Bronze Age Vol. 2 TPB (2019).
Edited by Murray Boltinoff.
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