Batman through the years

Dark Night Returns being a major reinvention of Batman made me wonder what the comics looked like before Frank Miller’s version. After some searching I found this site that put together a large image that takes a few issue covers from each decade Batman has been around and displays them along with a short description of the content and changes of each decade. Being around since the 1940s, there is a huge amount of Batman comics written and drawn by a number of different people. The covers provide a nice, quick way to see the differences in art style.

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  1. Great find! You’re absolutely correct that the covers provide a snapshot overview of changes to the character over time. They also hint at changes in overall art style and printing and publishing technology as well.

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