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10 Silver Age Batman covers

Posted on December 8, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

The so-called Silver Age of Comic Books, starting in the mid-1950s and lasting until around 1970, was a deliriously fun era. It produced plenty of odd, colorful stories with simplistic yet creative visuals just begging to become pop art fodder. … Continue reading →

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Lying in Batman’s arms

Posted on October 13, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Last month, I suggested that this New Teen Titans cover, with Dick Grayson lying unconscious in some monster’s arms, was probably one of many movie poster homages done by Batman-related comics: Regardless of what truly inspired artist Jerry Bingham, however, … Continue reading →

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Covers with movie homages

Posted on September 22, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Back when I listed 10 great Catwoman covers, I regrettably didn’t include this homage to the poster for the awesome crime movie Bullitt:           That image was part of a cool stunt DC pulled a few months ago, in which … Continue reading →

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12 slapstick Batman covers

Posted on August 3, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

It’s been a while since I last browsed through the Grand Comics Database in search for neat cover patterns like Batman’s encounters with angry animals or his freaky sartorial choices. So today I bring you a dozen covers with the … Continue reading →

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10 great Catwoman covers

Posted on June 25, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

The thing about Catwoman is that, even though she has starred in plenty of cool stories, she has often been settled with lame art. Notably, many of her covers are little more than anatomically dubious cheesecake… so I figured it was … Continue reading →

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10 covers where Batman tries bizarre costumes

Posted on April 30, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

As a fan of covers that jump at the reader, I’ve been trying to figure out what kind of themes provide cool visuals. For example, I really dig covers where it looks like Batman is about to get shot. Another … Continue reading →

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10 covers with Batman attacked by animals

Posted on April 8, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

Batman comics have given the world plenty of awesome covers, whether by cleverly playing with their logo or by featuring terrifying depictions of the Joker (well, most of the time anyway). What is astonishing about Bat-covers, though, is not how … Continue reading →

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Gunning for Batman – part 2

Posted on February 2, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

While Batman getting shot at may by itself generate some kick-ass covers, over the years several artists have gone out of their way to make such a premise even more rock and roll. A recurrent strategy has been to come … Continue reading →

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Gunning for Batman – part 1

Posted on January 26, 2015 by I.M. Baytor

In the past, I have expressed my passion for covers that feature the Joker at his most creepy and surreal, as well as covers with some kind of visual twist involving their logo. But just in case you think I’m … Continue reading →

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More covers that play with the logo

Posted on December 1, 2014 by I.M. Baytor

Ok, I’ll call it: as far as Batman-related covers go, nothing will ever beat Lucha Libre #774. And yet, many have tried, some have even come close. Last week I wrote about my soft spot for covers that have fun … Continue reading →

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