Batman Family/Detective Comics?

[madmarva]

Can anyone tell me the issue number of Batman Family or Detective Comics, the pin-up below is from? It was on the back cover.



thanks

[The Toyroom]

Can anyone tell me the issue number of Batman Family or Detective Comics, the pin-up below is from? It was on the back cover.

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff419/madmarva/batmanfamily.jpg

thanks

'Tec #483

[madmarva]

Anthony, you are the man.

[The Toyroom]

Is it sad that I have that issue number memorized? It's the 40th anniversary issue...

[emeraldknight47]

I don't care what ANYONE says---those were the days when Batman was BATMAN. No all black suit. No armor. No giant feud with every other DC hero. Just one man in a gray-and-blue batsuit waging a war against the kind of criminal scum that killed his parents. Love it!!

And, after gawking at that picture, is it any wonder I had (and still have) a giant-arse crush on Batgirl!! I mean, she's the epitome of costumed hotness in that picture!!!

[aquatroy]

Neal Adams was at his best when inked by Dick Giordano.

Btw, I know that's not an Adam's illustration. Giordano's beautiful economy reminded me how much I liked him inking Adams.

[emeraldknight47]

Giordano was a fine artist in his own right and his inks could make almost anyone's pencils look fantastic because he knew when to say when. I don't imagine he would've been much of a proponent of all the digital inking and special effects todays inkers use. I remember the first time I saw his inks over some of Byrne's pencils at DC and I said "Terry who...?" (referring, of course, to long time Byrne inker extraordinaire Terry Austin.)

[MIB41]

LOVE Giordano. Most don't realize this, but he got his start at Charlton comics and illustrated a character that originally influenced the invention of the Batman. None other than the Phantom.

[Random Axe]

I think when it's all over and done, Giordano will go down as one of the top ten talents ever to work in the comics industry.

[emeraldknight47]

I think when it's all over and done, Giordano will go down as one of the top ten talents ever to work in the comics industry.

Without a doubt, Scott, without a doubt. He's already pretty much a legend.

[samurainoir]

It was Giordano who convinced DC to purchase the Charlton characters, assigned Aan Moore to write, then convinced Moore to create analogue characters after it was clear that Moore's proposal would make them unusable afterwards.

[torgospizza]

LOVE Giordano. Most don't realize this, but he got his start at Charlton comics...

One of my favorite drawings of his is from an old Charlton Bullseye ad featuring The Six Million Dollar Man. You can see it here. He was obviously working from photo reference--just as Adams did on SMDM--but there's something about how he did it. It was almost like Tim Bradstreet, but 35 years ago. If you can mentally block out the crappy coloring and print, it's really clear just how good the guy was.

[madmarva]

Great editor, penciler, inker and head honcho (can't remember what his title was under publisher Jenette Kahn).

As an inker or maybe a better term embellisher , he made every penciler look even better.

[bobws]

Is anyone else amazed that it only took 7 minutes for anthony to give the issue # here? he rocks comic trivia!

[madmarva]

Is anyone else amazed that it only took 7 minutes for anthony to give the issue # here? he rocks comic trivia!

If it was anyone else besides Anthony, I would've been surprised, although Samurainoir is also a fount of knowledge and true quick draw with posting art.