by Joe Desris (Introduction) and various (Abbeville Press Inc 1993)
ISBN: 1-5585-9643-7
Here’s a wonderful little item that any traditional comic book collector, and especially comic art fan, would consider an invaluable possession and all-around ‘Good Thing’. Measuring a diminutive 11.4 x 9.9 x 2.3 cm, this 320-page mini-book features all those magical Batman covers from Detective Comics #27 up to and including issue #300.
It’s a long-running debate whether our artform is primarily artistic or literary in nature (my vote is both and neither) but it’s hard to deny the effect these garish, stylish Eye-Grabbers have on us. And so very often a single picture does tell the story.
So come see The Dynamic Duo, The Penguin, The Joker, sundry thugs, malcontents and ne’er-do-wells, plus all the other paraphernalia of the Batman Legend as they blast their way into the world consciousness via these astounding examples of point-of-sale magic.
Once you’ve seen them you’re going to want them all…
© 1993 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.