A colorful time in Gotham…
The late, great Carmine Infantino was born 97 years ago on May 24, 1925. To this day, he remains on my Mount Rushmore of Batman artists.
Why? Well, aside from the obvious, his covers starring the Caped Crusader just plain make me happy. No matter how dramatic the image is, there is something inherently cheerful about the vast majority of them and I could look at them forever.
Several years ago, I went out on a limb and ranked Infantino’s TOP 13 BATMAN COVERS. You can check it out here but for this year’s 13 COVERS salute, I chose to pick from the many covers that didn’t make that list. The groovy thing is that you can pretty much argue for any one of these to have been included.
Oh, and while you’re celebrating the birthday of one of the all-time greats, check out Paul Kupperberg’s column MY 13 FAVORITE COLLABORATIONS WITH CARMINE INFANTINO. It’s a real kick.
Right on.
Joe Giella inks
Murphy Anderson inks
Giella inks
Anderson inks
Giella inks
Giella inks
Giella inks
Giella inks
Anderson inks
Anderson inks
Anderson inks
Anderson inks
Anderson inks
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MORE
— CARMINE INFANTINO’s 13 Greatest BATMAN Covers — RANKED. Click here.
— PAUL KUPPERBERG: My 13 Favorite Collaborations With CARMINE INFANTINO. Click here.
May 24, 2022
Great stuff!
May 24, 2022
These are all great. I didn’t appreciate Infantio when I was a kid but this stuff is awesome. Really love the covers with the Batmobile coming at him and the scarecrow .
May 24, 2022
Happy birthday to the late Mr. Infantino.
May 24, 2022
Go Go Checks rule! So easily identifiable as the most enjoyable era of my childhood. At least Carmine knew that his work was appreciated in his lifetime…
May 25, 2022
These are all classics in my book. Pretty sure I’ve copies of each one.