The prolific inker turns 93…
Joe Giella — born June 27, 1928 — was not only one of comics’ busiest inkers in the Silver Age, he remains the world’s oldest living Batman artist.
But it’s been a few years since we did a 13 COVERS birthday salute featuring Giella’s work on the Dynamic Duo, so we return to Gotham this year. (Most of the covers were pencilled by Carmine Infantino. Oh, and links to The Flash and Green Lantern are below.)
Groovy.
Infantino pencils
Sheldon Moldoff pencils
Infantino
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MORE
— 13 COVERS: A JOE GIELLA Birthday Celebration — 2020 Edition: THE FLASH. Click here.
— 13 COVERS: A JOE GIELLA Birthday Celebration — 2019 Edition: GREEN LANTERN. Click here.
June 27, 2021
Those are some classic covers. Pure fun escapism.
June 27, 2021
Happy birthday to Mr. Giella. I have all of these books and also all of the other Infantino Batman covers in my collection. They’re all so beautiful.
June 27, 2021
Enjoyed Mr. Giella’s Phantom work too! Happy Birthday!
June 28, 2021
Happy birthday, Mr. Giella!
June 28, 2021
I wish they still made covers that looked this colorful and exciting.
June 28, 2021
A bastion of DC’s Silver Age, and beyond. Happy birthday!