DESPOP TUESDAYS!
We’re always looking for an excuse to do a story on Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson’s 1966 Batman and Robin rooftop pin-up. And now we have another one!
Dig our pal Des Taylor’s version, which places the classic tableau in the 1980s (inspired by the art of Jim Aparo):
Here’s the original, by the way…
… and Des’ original ’66 homage piece, which we’ve already shown off:
I can totally see doing this for all sorts of other Bat-eras.
Y’hear that, Des? Y’HEAR THAT?
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DES TAYLOR is the man behind creator-owned comic properties Scarlett Couture, The Vesha Valentine Story, The Trouble With Katie Rogers and a new property in the works The Blue Lotus Strikes. His client list includes DC Comics, La Perla, FHM, Cosmopolitan, Universal Music, ITV Studios America and many more. When he’s not working on his own properties or churning out commissions, Des spends his spare time… working some more, hating Arsenal and raising his two baby daughters, Scarlett and Leia-May.
October 7, 2025
Now that we have “Spider-Man vs. Superman” off the wish list, I’d love for them to republish a “facsimile” of the classic “30s to 70s” edition. I’d love to have fresh copies of that one for sure. Old copies go for $30+ on eBay all the time so you know there’s a market of some sort.
October 7, 2025
I was such a daft kid I expected that book to have all the stories from four decades.
October 7, 2025
My grandparents bought me my copy at the Hallmark store at the Westland Mall back in the day for the promise of “always eating my vegetables”. I tried. I honestly tried. They paid $10 for my copy. I used to just drool over the pages with the particular decade’s covers. I would dream about owning all of them. So many great memories tied to that book.
October 8, 2025
First thing that popped in my mind when I saw that picture was “Batman from the 30s to the 70s” 😀 . I never did have a copy, but the city library had one, and I’ve always wanted this. A friend had “Superman from the 30s to the 70s”, which I borrowed and read, but I was never a big fan of Superman.
October 9, 2025
How about doing facsimiles of the individual issues featured in the book, and have a slipcase (and booklet with the extra pages) to hold all the comics?
October 7, 2025
Mine mine all mine well the original inks I own both or Des rooftop pieces…stay tuned I will be giving it my vintage pinup treatment…..
October 7, 2025
Wow. And Wow.