Publishers are creating a market by allowing variant covers to exist, and there is obvious demand for them among collectors andor speculators. Top 60 most valuable comic books from the modern age. I remember seeing it as a wall book at a comics kiosk at the late, lamented u. Here at comic basics weve assembled a comprehensive list of the 100 most industry changing comic book covers of all time. Originally, the series was a 96 page quarterly anthology, with the two stars of each issue being batman and superman. See more ideas about batman, batman comics, comic book covers. This is our collection of comic covers illustrated by neal adams. Top 10 shocking comic book covers that changed everything. Its also his best known and most widely homaged piece.
Here are your picks for the 75 greatest batman covers of alltime. In fact, i originally missed the boat on this series. This was the first issue of the series to be titled worlds finest comics, the title it would retain for the next 45 years. Some of batmans enemies include penguin, twoface, riddler, poison ivy, mister freeze, scarecrow, bane and ras al ghul. This list contains some of the more obvious covers amazing fantasy, brave and the bold, action comics, etc. The issue was previously solicited as having a variant, but the content. If you needed a book to sell, you got neal to do the cover.
But the best comic book covers are more than a mere minibillboard meant to sell a product. Back in 1942, few could have predicted that the cover of a random batman issue would go on to become so iconic. Like the rest of the united states, national comics, publishers of dc comics, fully embraced their patriotic duty during world war ii, helping sell war bonds and pumping up the military to the folks back home with propaganda covers. The dark knight returns be recognized as phenomenal, and as one of the most iconic comic book covers period, let alone batman comics. Batman s best covers last updated by on aug 18, 2014 07. Click on any cover to go to the discussion about that batch of covers. Batman is dc comics biggest superhero, we sifted through 80 years of the dark knight to give you the best graphic novels to read to understand the caped crusaders appeal. Jan 25, 2019 this 1941 comic was the second issue of dc comics then called nationals book that contained both superman and batman stories in it. Mar 27, 2017 comic book artists have been especially able to work well with shadows with the character, as his distinctive looks really pops when it is in silhouette. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue data. But, damn, how can you deny this grand cover, which manages to confidently straddle the line between batman s image as a nocturnal avenger and the.
Jul 12, 2019 book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. May 01, 2018 the 25 most iconic comic book covers of all time 26 images for more on your favorite comic book heroes, check out our roundup of the craziest retcons marvel and dc have ever made. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Aug 28, 2015 anyway, whether a cover is disliked because of the art, the layout, the company or philosophical stances right now somewhere in italy, milos neck hairs are standing up, there are literally thousands upon thousands of comic book covers from which this article could draw upon. He has also illustrated stunning covers for dc comics titles including batman, nightwing, catwoman as well as interior art for swamp thing and john constantine, hellblazer from vertigo. A selection of some of unintentionally funny batman covers from the detective comics. The style is perhaps best described as batman by way of salvador dali. This is a tag video started by colten atkins to show off your top 10 batman covers.
Index status cover scan status 1198 covers for 715 issues available. Sep 01, 2019 comic books use their covers to drawn in readers from marvel to dc and beyond, but sometimes things go too far. When superheroes became more unpopular during the 1950s, the comic was shortened and other characters disappeared, leaving. Though far simpler than some of batmans other greatest covers, the content speaks for itself. During this period, batman has taken many forms wearing several different costumes, and adopting various styles of appearance. Future installments will deal with batman creators, villains and stories, but this month will be about batman covers. Here are the top 30 most ridiculous batman comic book covers. Get the best deals on modern age batman comics when you shop the largest online selection at. Index status cover scan status 1196 covers for 715 issues available.
The top ten batman covers from each era part 1 the golden. This week we are going to break down what we believe to be the best batman covers from each era of comic book history so expect this to be broken into four different parts encompassing. This cover by jim lee, scott williams, and alex sinclair, however, is the perfect image of batman. With that out of the way, here are the 25 best and most influential batman graphic novels of all time. Jason serafino is a contributing writer at complex who covers movies, tv, and comic books. Vintage batman comic book price guide for issues from to find out what yours are worth today. To top it off, he was able to add the book s cast without making the cover feel cluttered. Dc comics batman has been a fixture of dc comics for almost 80 years now. Comic book cover art is its own specialized form of entertainment. Check out the below list of 49 of the most popular comic book covers to date. May 1, 2020 only the best neal adams comic book covers ever published.
Batman comic book covers becoming limited edition posters. Of course, for many years, batman covers were as bright as any other comic book heroes, but as the 1970s rolled around, the covers became dark and more distinctive again. Theyre an artistic statement unto themselves, with some of the best pushing the boundaries of graphic design, controversial subject matter, cultural significance or starting a stylistic trend for better or worse. Top 10 most iconic comic book covers watchmojo blog. The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of all time. The top ten batman covers from each era part 2 the silver. Here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. These are the fifteen best batman world war ii covers, including the cover date of each release. After making a triumphant return in the earliest issues of the prestige format series, batman. To satisfy your superhero and artistic fancy, lets take a look at some of the best comic book covers, as well as how you can go about creating your own comic book cover. Its usually too austere and seems to deny the fact that beyond the cover there is a comic book inside. Volume 1 001200 201400 401600 6017 annuals volume 2 annuals volume 3 annuals specials see also detective comicscovers, legends of the dark knightcovers, shadow of the batcovers, gotham knights covers, list of batman titles, variant covers. Gotham is always best with snow falling and the icy chill of death on the wind. In honor of the seventyfifth anniversary of batman, were doing four straight months of polls having to do with batman.
A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on. A big thank you to our facebook followers for helping find all the covers. If you find an issue in the database that is not shown here, please edit that issue adding neal adams as one of the cover artists. Mar 22, 2014 future installments will deal with batman creators, villains and stories, but this month will be about batman covers. The claws give him the scary demonlike quality so many covers imbue, while the scattering leaves give a sense of the chilly atmosphere. One of the best known ridiculous batcovers, this super silly supermancentric cover comes from the golden age batsupes mashup comic and the mind of win mortimer. This is not a list of the best covers, but the ones that have become a big part of comic book history. Certainly one the greatest comic artists to ever pick up a pencil, neal delivered great cover after great cover. Batman appears on some of the most famous comic book covers of alltime, but which ones are his most iconic. The greatest comic book covers of the dark knight by neil gaiman, brad meltzer, alex ross and frank miller 2005, hardcover, revised at the best online prices at ebay. But, instead of just a bunch of cool batman art, this show will be comprised of 18 memorable batman comic book covers from history, blown up and recreated as limitededition screen printed posters.
Jock is the pseudonym of british comics artist mark simpson, best known for his work with andy diggle on the cult british comic 2000 ad and vertigos the losers. Batman comic book covers for all batman comic books for sale. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic covers and comic books. America daredevil fantastic four flash green lantern hulk. Cbr senior writer brian cronin has been writing professionally about comic books for over a dozen years now at cbr primarily with his comics. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics. It remains one of the most straightforward and iconic covers in the series, relying on shadow and darkness to drive home the point almost as if robin was the last. Volume 1 001200 201400 401600 6017 annuals volume 2 annuals volume 3 annuals specials see also detective comicscovers, legends of the dark knightcovers, shadow of the batcovers, gotham knightscovers, list of batman titles, variant covers. Back over here, youll remember that i began this count with 25 of the most wellknown comic covers in existence. The greatest superhero comic book covers of all time. The greatest comic book covers of the dark knight at. Because i am terrible at ranking things, ive just put them in chronological order. The best comic book covers of 2017 by john martin 122517 12. This batman comics price guide will help you to value all the early issues of batman comics, the series which began in 1940.
The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of all. If dc had done more covers like this in the 60s marvel might not have buried them. The top 25 best batman comics and graphic novels ign. He does not hold any superpowers, as opposed to the likes of superman or green lantern. See more ideas about comic book covers, comics and dc comics.
Epic comic book collection garage sale haul silver age bronze age key issue video duration. Catwoman covers from the golden age these are all the comics that catwoman appeared on the cover from batman 001 the cat to detective comics 211 the jungle cat queen. Comics 476 high grade joker story cover 1978 batman m rogers art batman comic books. Top rated lists for krakoa 151 items super random amazing list 35 items barbarians and warlords 180 items krakoas hall of fame 59 items my favorite characters 150 items top 150 covers of the. Batmans trademark symbols are his batcave, the bat car known as the batmobile, the batplane aka batwing, as well as the bat symbol. Mar 26, 2020 more classic and contemporary comic book covers and art of the dc universe vol ii check out vol i. Now, its time to present 26 of the absolute best comic book covers of all time. Early batman covers were impressively willing to break the fourth wall on more than one occasion, and this robinson cover is one of the more interesting attempts at this approach sadly, the first page of the comic did not feature penguin on it, thats the sort of thing that comic book publishers would not be able to coordinate until decades later. It just so happens there are a number of covers i like more. The dark knight made his debut all the way back in 1939, making a huge impression as he spread his wings across the cover. See more ideas about comic covers, batman comics and batman. I like comic covers to look like actual comic book art with black line work, dynamic action scenes, captions, dialogue balloonsthe works. Theres nothing necessarily complicated about this cover.
These are the comics that belong on any batfans shelf. The top ten batman covers from each era part 2 the. The 25 most iconic comic book covers of all time ign. Batman comics top 30 most ridiculous covers movie moron. Batman comic books covers, scans of batman comic books. Its easily one of the best batman covers well ever witness. Sometimes batmans comic art doesnt always line up with his reputation as a brooding dark knight. Vintage batman comic book price guide for issues from to find out.
Mar 16, 2020 with that out of the way, here are the 25 best and most influential batman graphic novels of all time. Worlds finest comics, published by dc from 1941 to 1986, was initially titles worlds best comics. One of the best known ridiculous batcovers, this super silly supermancentric cover comes from the golden age batsupes mashup comic. Sep 06, 2017 the comic was promoted as a companion piece to millers legendary the dark knight returns, and mcfarlanes cover which shows batman and spawn flying across a lightingfilled sky is a. Batman and detective were practically horror comics during much of the early 70s and this issue and cover are prime examples. There are plenty of incredible covers including some personal favorites missing from this list. Apr 07, 2015 generally speakingwith few exceptionsim not a big fan of the painted cover on a comic book. But which are the best and coolest comic book covers in the history of comics. After searching for the best and most iconic comic books covers ever made, and continually coming up short, i took it upon myself to create my own list. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The aforementioned 1960s batman tv series was based on the batman comic books of the era, and this trade paperback collects various stories from the era that inspired the series, including the introduction of batgirl, who soon debuted in the third season of the tv series as played by the late, great yvonne craig.