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Gerard Way’s Batman sketches. [x]

Injustice: Gods and Rich Mortals Among Us

I consider make up such as this an art form.

This Month in DC History

Arisia was introduced into the Green Lantern Corps. in 1981. Not only did this issue introduce Hal’s neighboring sector’s Green Lantern but also contained the first appearance of Nekron and a battle with the classic foe Krona.

What else happened in 1981?

• Detective Comics celebrated it’s 500th issue. The issue was filled to the brim with Batman stories, including a story where Batman travels to an alternate Earth to save his alternate parents so that the alternate Bruce Wayne would grow up with them. There were also stories that included Elongated Man and Hawkman.
• Vixen was introduced in Action Comics #521. She went toe to toe with Superman and proved her heroic intentions as she went up against fur traders in New Delhi. The comic also featured an odd pairing of Aquaman and the Atom.
• The 1940s were alive when Earth-2 went to war. The Justice Society wasn’t enough against the Axis powers so President Roosevelt formed an even bigger team called the All Star Squadron. The book was unfortunately snuffed out by the Crisis on Infinite Earths some time later.

This month in DC History

One of the best characters in DC History, Police Commissioner Gordon was introduced in Detective Comics 27 in 1939. This savvy officer of the law was a hit from the get go. It was only a matter of time that he would get a family consisting of one kick ass superheroine and one psychopath, cause everyone needs that black sheep, am I right? Some guy named Batman also was introduced but really Commissioner Gordon was the real star of the issue.

 What else happened in 1939?

• The first Superman title was released in June. It was a mixture of original material and reprints from earlier issues of Action Comics. Since his origin was told in Action Comics, it only took a few panels to recap it in Superman 1, hopefully something the movies can learn something from. (I’m looking at you Man of Steel. Keep it short.)
• The Sandman was introduced in a comic handed out at the New York World’s Fair and then moved into Adventure Comics #40. He wore is gas mask and trench coat and settled in for his long run in the superhero biz.
• All-American Comics started it’s run in April. it contained mostly newspaper reprints and puzzle pages but also had original material like “Scribbly” who was a boy cartoonist.

For this week and next week, I’ll be doing some DC Geography instead of the weekly DC History. Don’t worry the History lesson will continue in May. Source for the Geography Lessons is Atlas of the DC Universe. Check it out because I’m only covering about 9 states.

• Kansas- Smallville (Superman), Keystone City (The Flash, Jay & Wally)
• Delaware- Metropolis (Superman)
• New Jersey- Gotham City (Batman)
• Indiana- Fawcett City (Captain Marvel)
• Missouri- Central City (The Flash, Barry)

From Newsarama: Artist Jason Mark (via DesignTAXI.com) has taken DC Comics’ Batman villains into the past, letting us see what they’d look like if they were arrested in the 1920s.