DC Comics knows how to celebrate an anniversary. In recent years both Action Comics and Detective Comics have celebrated landmark 1000th issues. The Dark Knight himself, Batman, has celebrated his 80th birthday and most recently Wonder Woman celebrated its 750th issue.
Coming up in 2020 we have the 80th anniversaries for two of Batman’s biggest foes: The Joker and Catwoman. Both characters are celebrating their anniversary with 100-page spectacular’s and now DC has debuted artwork for character masks which will be available in comic book stores for both characters.
Which Joker’s face will you wear this April for #TheJoker80? And which iconic image of Catwoman will you use to celebrate #Catwoman80?
For the Catwoman masks, scheduled to arrive in stores the same day as the Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-page Super Spectacular #1 on April 15, Ryan Sook reinterpreted the work of these superstar artists:
- Bruce Timm
- Jim Aparo
- Darwyn Cooke
- Joëlle Jones
For The Joker masks, scheduled to arrive in stores the same day as the The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-page Super Spectacular #1 on April 29, Ryan Sook reinterpreted the work of these superstar artists:
- Bruce Timm
- Frank Miller
- Neal Adams
- Greg Capullo
The Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 is a 100-Page, Prestige format one-shot comic book retailing for $9.99 and available at local comics retailers and digital retailers on April 15, 2020. The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 is a 100-page, Prestige format one-shot comic book retailing for $9.99 and available at local comics retailers and digital retailers on April 29, 2020.
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