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5. Detective Comics v1 #476 featuring Batman, 1978 - The Joker continues his killing spree, insistent on copyrighting the world's fish supply that now bears his demonic face. A minimal yet effective Marshall Rogers cover sets the tone. From top to bottom, the Batman's cape widens to reveal not only the Joker's victims, but the story title as well. Inside, deftly sequenced panels reside within perfectly designed layouts. Rogers' employs many visual devices to enhance storytelling, such as the dripping panel border on the opening rain-soaked scene. Near the story's end, the clash between Batman and the Joker opens up to a stunning climax (see interior page below). Due to this and other scenes, the Joker-fish story is regarded as one of Rogers' finest works. This story was later reprinted in Shadow of the Batman #4 and the Batman Strange Apparitions trade paperback. This is 9 of 13 Detective Comics issues by Rogers. /// Top 10 Rogers comics / Rogers gallery
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Rogers cover pencils (Terry Austin inks) = ****
"The Sign Of The Joker" Rogers story pencils (Terry Austin inks) 17 pages = *****
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Detective Comics #476 - Marshall Rogers art & cover
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2 comments:
the fun factoid here: the three guys on the ground below the Batman on the cover are Roger, englehart and Austin.
Also, you list the cover credits as being rogers pencils and inks when it is rogers and austin on the cover and the interior.
That's funny. Thanks for the info on the cover. You're right about the credits as well, and have corrected them.
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