A BIRTHDAY SALUTE to one of comics’ greats — born 103 years ago, on Jan. 1, 1922…
The late, great Jerry Robinson was one of Gotham City’s architects, co-creating the Joker and Robin, and involved with the development of the Caped Crusader’s world in its earliest stages, first showing up in December 1939’s Detective Comics #36 (to the best of my knowledge).
He eventually moved on to other pastures, including political cartoons, comic strips, commercial art and creators’ rights. There are also a number of comic-book covers out there outside the realm of Batman or DC Comics.
So for a curve ball birthday salute this year, dig 13 JERRY ROBINSON COVERS THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH BATMAN.
Dates below are publication dates.
Issue #2, Spark Publications, 1946
Issue #19, Atlas, 1953
Issue #4, Atlas, 1954
Issue #5, Atlas, 1952
Issue #51, Atlas, 1953
Issue #4, Atlas, 1952
Issue #6, Atlas, 1952
Issue #3, Atlas, 1953
Issue #8, Atlas, 1952
Issue #6, Atlas, 1952
Issue #13, Atlas, 1952
Issue #10, Atlas, 1952
Issue #1, Spark, 1946. Possible Mort Meskin inks.
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MORE
— PAUL KUPPERBERG: My 13 Favorite JERRY ROBINSON Creations. Click here.
— 13 GREAT ILLUSTRATIONS: A JERRY ROBINSON Birthday Celebration — 2023 Edition. Click here.
January 1, 2025
Jerry is my favorite Golden Age artist. So important to the DNA of BATMAN.
January 1, 2025
Interesting, Atomman’s costume is very similer to that of Catain Atom. Are they related?
January 1, 2025
Hmmm…that Atoman costume looks mysteriously similar to the that of Firestorm. I believe the Nuclear Man might need to tip his flame to his ancestor.
January 2, 2025
Yeah, for a second I thought it WAS Firestorm!
January 2, 2025
“Men’s Adventure” 19 makes me pine for a time where Jerry Robinson could let loose with a gritty War comic!