From 1986, this house ad was the first piece we saw from what was going to become a classic Batman storyline by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli.
In the wake of Crisis on Infinite Earths and Miller’s The Dark Knight, DC wanted a tougher, grittier Batman in his ongoing titles. They tapped Miller and Mazzucchelli after their just-completed Born Again storyline for Marvel’s Daredevil.
Year One is still an important part of Batman’s mythos today.
Scan of the original art.
Re-created black & white ad.
Original colour re-created.
A cover with one of my favourite Batman logos. It first appeared on No. 220.
Second cover version.
Third cover version.
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It’s difficult to put into words how perfect this is.