Comic art showcase 2 1974 comic art showcase 3 1975 comic art showcase winter supplement 1977 comic art gallery 1 1976 comic art gallery 2 1976 original art gallery 1978 roger mcclannen mailer 1979 russ cochrans comic art auction 1 1980 cartoon carnival 1982 original art gallery 1982 batman catalog 1989 comic art catalog. In a 2000 interview with jim amash for comic book artist magazine, mr. See more ideas about phantom comics, comics and comic books. I dont remember a single panel hes done but maybe its because im getting older and my sense of comic book aesthetics have changed a lot. The first comic book i ever possessed was a copy of the comic that came with the power records batman. Peter cannon, thunderbolt, is a fictional superhero character originally published by charlton comics. Deadman heads to the morgue to examine the corpse of the suicided sniper from. Top websites about comic book hall of fame san diego.
Jim aparo no notes gcb entry cbdb entry comicvine entry batman. Aug 28, 2019 shortly after the murder of robin jason todd in a death in the family by jim starlin and jim aparo, jack nicholson was tapped to play the joker for the 1989 batman, which adapted a variation of. You started later in life than the average comics artist, so lets start off with what you did before comics. The spectre volume comic vine arte dc comics, old comics, archie. Jul 22, 2005 in a 2000 interview with jim amash for comic book artist magazine, mr. Aparo august 24, 1932 july 19, 2005 was an american comic book artist best known for his 1960s and 1970s dc comics work, including on the characters batman, aquaman and the spectre. Starlin has made more money off dcs kgbeast than marvels thanos. The publisher released four magazinesized blackandwhite issues starting in september 1987. Giordano this unspectacular comic is part 2 and continues the story from last time. C jim aparo man, look at the beautiful aparo cover. Each pack is grouped around a particular character or theme, and there is no duplication within any pack. In his origin story, the spectre was jim corrigan, a police detective who was.
Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Jim aparo has been an overlooked talent who brought so much to batman with so many great panels, and little added touches that bring emotion and power to the work. Dec 09, 2016 by the late forties, he was paired with a wacky partner named percival popp. Jim aparo was an american comic book artist, known for his extensive work on major dc comics characters such as batman and aquaman. Robin meets manbat, which was given to me as a gift when i was three or four years old. Phantom rider screenshots, images and pictures comic vine. A comic booksized continuation, jim volume ii, with some color. Detective comics strictvfnm 1975 wythville pedigree tons of batman detective comics keep track of your comic book collection online with full comic details, cover images, and current market values. Top 10 spookiest comic book ghosts daily superheroes. Black lightning casts hosea chanchez as shakedown comic book. Every now and then, though, a batman comic cover comes along that manages to not only sell the story within, but complete the nearly impossible task of capturing batman.
James aparo, 72, comic book artist, is dead the new york times. He eventually landed a job with charlton comics in the late 1960s. When jim aparo became the chief artist for aquaman it was a major boost for this already great comic book. Aparos style was primarily in the tradition of his influential contemporary neal adams, striving for realistic renditions of his subject rather than caricature or exaggeration. From charlton to dcs aquaman, the brave and the bold, and other series work, he engaged me in his delightful illustrative world.
James aparo, 72, comic book artist, is dead the new york. Barr and illustrated by jim aparo later illustrated by alan davis. A death in the family, this story follows the activities of a serial killer who murders a numb many deaths of batman is a three part batman storyline written by john byrne and illustrated by jim aparo. Comic art showcase 1 1974 comic art showcase 2 1974 comic art showcase 3 1975 comic art showcase winter supplement 1977 comic art gallery 1 1976 comic art gallery 2 1976 original art gallery 1978 roger mcclannen mailer 1979 russ cochrans comic art auction 1 1980 cartoon carnival. Aparos style was primarily in the tradition of his influential contemporary neal adams. As well as the batman and manhunter stories, among the reprints is simon and kirby manhunter reprint from the 40s. As the 1960s were melting into the 1970s this comic book quickly rose up as one of the very best in the business. In very good condition with adhesive residue left by a missing pasteup logo and toning to the indicia box which has.
He is acclaimed for art on legendary batman stories a death in. Cover thumbnail for adventure comics dc, 1938 series. Katana comics whos who in comic book movies wikia fandom. Whats the real origin of the joker, dcs most misunderstood. My first memory of buying comic books was at a local 7eleven store, but that wasnt my first awareness of comic book characters or comic books. Aparo said that he had gone to hartford art school for a semester but was mostly selftaught. By the late forties, he was paired with a wacky partner named percival popp. A death in the family, this story follows the activities of a serial killer who murders a number of people dressed in batman costumes history. Aug 16, 2011 my first memory of buying comic books was at a local 7eleven store, but that wasnt my first awareness of comic book characters or comic books.
Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. An ambulance rus batman vol 1 433 is an issue of the series batman volume 1 with a cover date of may, 1989. Aparo august 24, 1932 july 19, 2005 was an american comic book artist best known for his 1960s and 1970s dc comics work, including on the characters batman, aquaman and the spectre contents. A death in the family part 1 of 4, script by jim starlin, pencils by jim aparo, inks by mike decarlo. The issues feature story opens with aquaman at the mercy of black manta and the fisherman. A police car screams across the gotham city streets, and parks in an alley to investigate a tip.
The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Jim aparo provides the cover for detective 440 aprilmay 1974. Joker escapes from arkham and batman chases him to the middle east where he runs across jason looking for one of the women he thinks is his mom. Jan 27, 2017 beach bum comics from the coast up in the beautiful pacific northwest, comes my personal comic book blog, primarily related to comic books, as well as movies, books and television. Jim aparo does his first work in detective comics with issue 437 oct.
Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection. Encrusted with gems, the mask comes with dire legends and warnings, which seems to come true, as people start getting killed. Kgbeast comics whos who in comic book movies wikia. He worked on several genres there, including superhero stories most notably, the phantom before being recruited by his editor dick giordano for a move to. Michael fleisher and jim aparo brought jimmy back to his roots as a oneman twilight zone. A selftaught artist, jim aparo first attempted to break into the industry in the early 1950s at the legendary e. Detective comics volume comic vine batman comic books. Well dc went and screwed that up with the conway book first, i think and changed the art and spine so that it does not match the first two jim aparo volumes nor all of the legends of the dark knight books previously published. Published in 1989 and shortly after the groundbreaking storyline batman. Shortly after the murder of robin jason todd in a death in the family by jim starlin and jim aparo, jack nicholson was tapped to play the joker for the 1989 batman, which adapted a.
Captain marvel marvel bronze age comic book cover art by jim starlin captain marvel 31 low graded dm for offers comics comic books marvel dc batman spiderman avengers iron man hulk i chose this cover because it shows relevance with avengers 4 and it displays captain marvel. Comic book value packs comic book value packs are a great way to pick up a lot of comics cheaply. Jim aparo worked on aquaman for dc and the phantom for charlton comics during the same period. Jim aparo comic art community gallery of comic art. Apr 01, 2012 jim aparo has been an overlooked talent who brought so much to batman with so many great panels, and little added touches that bring emotion and power to the work. Adventure comics the voice that doomed the spectre. The story centres around a giant mask on display at gothams museum.
He is acclaimed for art on legendary batman stories a death in the family and knightfall, and for a lengthy run on the brave and the bold. Curious that they did not reprint more of his tales during his run in this book. Batman 432 dead letter office comic book james owsley, jim aparo on. Image by greg fickas on dc comics in 2020 dc comic books. It began in 1980 citation needed as a selfpublished zine and was picked up by fantagraphics books in 1986 after cartoonist gil kane introduced woodring to fantagraphics coowner gary groth. Police responded to a call reporting the batmans death.
He continued to pursue a career in comic books and comic strips while working in advertising. The team was given its own comic, batman and the outsiders, which debuted in august 1983. Jan 24, 2017 among comic fans, starlin is better known for his more cosmiccentric creations like thanos, drax the destroyer, and gamora, all of whom he created for marvel comics during his initial stint there in the 70s. Dc comics promotional poster batman a lonely place of dying 1989. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your. Jason discovers that his real mother was really his stepmother, and his birth mother is still alive. See more ideas about black comics, comic book heroes and comic book characters. Starlin and aparos run on the title is perhaps best known for their death in the family arc, where robin jason todd was killed after fans voted for the characters demise in a phonein. Jim aparo august 24, 1932 july 19, 2005 was an american comic book artist best known for his 1960s and 1970s dc comics work, including on the characters batman, aquaman and the spectre. Ink over graphite on bristol board with an image area of 10 x. Nothing really amazing or awful here, were just getting the job done. He is acclaimed for art on legendary batman stories a. Jim aparo started his career in the field of advertising and newspaper comics, which he did for a short time before trying to enter the mainstream comic book field. The character has been owned by the estate of its creator, writerartist pete morisi, since his death in 2003.
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