EXCLUSIVE! A fitting tribute to one of the all-time greats…
DC in September will release a startling seven Facsimile Editions. A lot of them deserve their own spotlight, so make sure you check out the links at the bottom of this post. You will be so glad you did.
One of those issues is 1969’s DC Special #5, which was devoted to the work of the great Joe Kubert. Not just that, DC is pairing the Facsimile with a special retrospective comic, in celebration of the late artist’s centennial — Joe Kubert: 100 Years — A Life in Covers #1.
Dig the solicitation info for each, to be released officially by DC later Thursday:
Not final cover
JOE KUBERT: 100 YEARS – A LIFE IN COVERS #1
Art and cover by JOE KUBERT
Foil variant cover by JOE KUBERT
The greatest covers by one of DC’s most legendary artists! In honor of what would have been his 100th birthday, DC Comics proudly presents a centennial celebration of the cover art of Joe Kubert. Take a journey through some of the most iconic DC covers from a career that spanned multiple eras, including covers from The Brave and the Bold, House of Mystery, Sgt. Rock, Ragman, and more!
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $7.99 US (foil)
ON SALE 9/16/26
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DC SPECIAL #5 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by JOE KUBERT, ROBERT KANIGHER, GARDNER FOX, and BOB HANEY
Art and cover by JOE KUBERT
Foil variant cover by JOE KUBERT ($9.99 US)
Artist jam variant cover by ADAM KUBERT, ANDY KUBERT, EMMA KUBERT, and others ($7.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($7.99 US)
Four of his own favorite works are presented for your approval by the master himself, Joe Kubert! Featuring an artist jam homage variant cover in honor of Joe’s 100th birthday with art by his family and students — including Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert, Emma Kubert, Amanda Conner, Steve Lieber, and more! A must-have for any fan!
$6.99 US | 64 pages
ON SALE 9/16/26
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Buncha thoughts:
— Both issues will be released two days before Kubert’s centennial. He was born Sept. 18, 1926.
— DC did not release the final version of the cover for Joe Kubert: 100 Years — A Life in Covers #1, or the variants for DC Special #5. We’ll have our eyes open.
— This is a wonderful move by DC. Kubert was not only a great artist and writer, but his legacy was built around his role as an educator and founder of The Kubert School. (I attended Saturday classes in high school.)
— Obligatory Price Comparison: An unslabbed, high-grade original DC Special #5 recently sold on eBay for $24.
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MORE
— DC COMICS to Offer SEVEN Facsimile Editions in SEPTEMBER. Click here.
–– 1942’s Landmark BATMAN #11 to Get Facsimile Edition — Finally! Click here.
— DC to Re-Release the BATMAN #251 Facsimile Edition — This Time With Foil and Sketch Variants. Click here.
— 1960’s SUPERMAN #141: One of the Man of Steel’s Greatest to Be Released as a Facsimile Edition. Click here.
June 18, 2026
I’ve been saying for years that Kubert, Cardy, and Adams all deserve nice hardcover collections of all their covers. I think his would probably be quite a bit larger than the other two combined though!
they really missed an opportunity to do a 100 page super spectacular special of 100 of his covers for his hundredth birthday though.
June 18, 2026
Very nice. I will get this for sure. No library of comic history is complete without a focus on Joe’s work!