DC Comics Unveils Covers For Batman’s Nemesis The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Spectacular #1 Celebration! Checklist! Jim Lee & Art Adams MIA?

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DC Comics Unveils Covers For Batman’s Nemesis Joker 100-Page Spectacular #1 80th Anniversary Celebration! Checklist!

DC Comics reports:

      Celebrate Eight Decades of Chaos, Mischief, and Mayhem with Sinister ‘The Joker 80th’ Decade Variant Covers!

      The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 Celebrates Eight Decades of Chaos, Mischief, and Mayhem with Sinister Decade Variant Covers!

      On April 29, DC will celebrate The Joker’s 80th anniversary with a landmark one-shot, The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1. Since his first appearance in April 1940, The Joker has become one of the most iconic and compelling characters in comic books and all of popular culture. Time and time again, his drive to sow discord and chaos has made him more than a match for Batman and his mission to protect the citizens of Gotham City.

      As The Joker marks eight decades of criminal madness, fans can celebrate with a one-of-a-kind collectible tribute comic book with stories by Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo, Paul Dini, Denny O’Neil, Scott Snyder, Tom Taylor, Jock, José Luis García-López, Mikel Janín, James Tynion IV, Riley Rossmo, and more. The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, with a chilling main cover by Greg Capullo, will feature decade variants by:

      1940s variant cover by Arthur Adams (not actual cover)

      1950s variant cover by David Finch and Steve Firchow

      1960s variant cover by Francesco Mattina

      1970s variant cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams (not actual cover)

      1980s variant cover by Bill Sienkiewicz

      1990s variant cover by Gabriele Dell’Otto

      2000s variant cover by Lee Bermejo

      2010s variant cover by Jock

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