Jim aparo was an american comic book artist, known for his extensive work on major dc comics characters such as batman and aquaman. In my lifetime, i think its fair to say batman has overtaken superman as the biggest superhero on the planet, and certainly the biggest in dc comics. A tribute to the iconic stylings of jim aparo broken frontier. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. He worked on every batman book dc comics had at the time, and was a. Ink over graphite on dc bristol board with an image area of 10. Cover art by jim aparo when we left off last week, batman, robin.
Before comics, i worked in an advertising agency in west hartford, connecticut, about five or six miles from where im living now. See more ideas about batman comics, batman comic books, comic covers. See more ideas about comics, comic books and comic books art. Tom, a great article and isnt this the 75th year anniversary of batman. 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. Jim aparo 1932 july 19, 2005 was an american comic book artist best known for his work on various batman stories for dc comics. Drawn to superheroes connecticut history a cthumanities project. Batman comic cover, batman comic book cover, batman. Jim aparo, an appreciation cgc comic book collectors. He is acclaimed for art on legendary batman stories a death in. Sep 20, 2018 explore janmicchs board jim aparo batman a. See more ideas about batman, comic books and comic art. What comic book fan can forget the first time we see batman carrying the battered, bloodied body of.
I grew up with superman, batman, and captain marvel. This collection reprints stories from the following comic book issues. With only one semester of art school, he became a comic book legend, illustrating. Born in 1932, aparo grew up as a comicbook fan in new britain. Aparo 1 was an american comic book artist best known for his 1960s and 1970s dc comics work, including on the characters batman, aquaman and. He is acclaimed for art on legendary batman stories a. Postcard art of vintage dc comics batman june 1980 batman comic books, batman comics. A stunning right hook on a powerful splash page autographed for neal best wishes jim aparo in the lower margin. Legends of the dark knight jim aparo vol 2 collected. Jim aparo batman unpublished inventory splash page 14 original art dc, c.