In honor of Bob Dylan's 75th Birthday today, I decided to feature seventy-five comic book references to Bob Dylan, whether it is a story named after a song of his, him appearing in the actual comic (or the cover) or him being mentioned in the comic itself (this is basically just the same bit I did for his 70th birthday, just with 5 more references, plus I explained all of he references this time, for those of you who don't know Dylan songs that well)!

Enjoy!

From around 2009, comic book artists (including Dave McKean!) illustrate Dylan songs...



From Darkstars #17, a reference to Dylan's song "All Along the Watchtower"...



From Ghost Rider #3, a reference to Dylan's song "Wheels on Fire"....



From G.I. Joe #2, the introduction of Kwinn the Eskimo, a reference to Dylan's song "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn")...



From Mad Magazine #111....



From Marvel Team-Up #122, a reference to Dylan's song "A Simple Twist of Fate"...



From Salvation Run #6, an offbeat reference to the lyrics of "All Along the Watchtower" ("'There must be some way out of here,' said the joker to the thief")....



(To learn the origin of the reference, read here)

From Stormwatch Volume 2 #1, a reference to Dylan's song, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall"...



From Stormwatch Volume 2 #11, a reference to both a lyric from Dylan's song, "Like a Rolling Stone" and also the name of a documentary film about Dylan....



From Thunderbolts #78, a reference to another lyric from Dylan's song, "Like a Rolling Stone"...



From Watchmen #1, a lyric from Dylan's "Desolation Row"...



Also from Watchmen #1, more lyrics from "Desolation Row"....



From Betty and Veronica #163, a reference to Dylan's song, "The Times They Are a-Changin'"....



From Fantastic Four #291, a reference to Dylan's song, "The Times They Are a-Changin'"...



From 1970, the first independent comic book produced entirely by women, led by Trina Robbins and Barbara "Willy" Mendes, a reference to Dylan's song, "It Ain't Me Babe"...



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From Nightwing #140, a reference to Dylan's song "Positively Fourth Street"...



From 2000 A.D. #597, a reference to Dylan's song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"...



From Justice League of America (Volume 2) #43, a reference to Dylan's song "All Along the Watchtower"...



From RASL #1, our hero realizes he's n the wrong dimension when he sees that Dylan is credited by his real name on the album cover to Blonde on Blonde...



From Watchmen #10, a reference to Dylan's song "All Along the Watchtower"...



Also from Watchmen #10, more lyrics from "All Along the Watchtower"...



From a poster by Jaime Hernandez for Bob Dylan's awesome short-lived radio show (not technically a comic, but it totally counts)...



From the mid-1980s (as suggested by reader Matthew Johnson), an ad for Batman and the Outsiders...



From Superman #279, we see Bob Dylan and Joan Baez....



From later in Superman #279, Dylan performs "Visions of Johanna"....



From Not Brand Echh #10, Dylan is one of many celebrities of the era being lampooned...



From National Lampoon in 1972...



From Excalibur Volume 1 #26, a reference to Dylan's song, "The Times They Are a-Changin'"...



From Marvel Adventures: Avengers, a reference to Dylan's song, "The Times They Are a-Changin'"...



From the cover to Doctor Who: New Adventures of the Eighth Doctor #1, an homage to the Dylan album cover, "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan "



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From 1974 National Lampoon, sequel to their earlier Zimmerman parody piece, drawn by Neal Adams!...



Rock 'N' Roll Comics #50-52...







From Watchmen #11, a reference to Dylan's song, "The Times They Are a-Changin'"...



From RASL #2, our hero realizes he's in the right dimension when someone else recognizes the name Bob Dylan...



From The Mighty #3, a reference to the Dylan song "Dirge" (I count this as a Dylan reference since writer Peter Tomasi frequently cites Dylan references, including the next two story titles for The Mighty)...



From The Mighty #5, a reference to the Dylan album, "World Gone Wrong" (also a song, but I think being the name of an album is more notable)...



From The Mighty #10, a reference to the Dylan song "Gates of Eden"...



From Mad Magazine #394...



From Jack Staff #3, a reference to the Dylan song, "All Along the Watchtower"...



From Grimjack #15, a reference to the Dylan song, "Wheels on Fire"...



From Excalibur Volume 2 #4, a reference to Dylan's song, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall"...



From Amazing Spider-Man Annual #11...



From Archie's Joke Book Magazine #116...



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From Chronicles of Wormwood #3, a reference to Dylan's song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"...



From Catwoman Volume 1 #49, a reference to a lyric from Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone"...



From Fantastic Four #532, a reference to the Dylan song "I Shall Be Released"...



From Automatic Kafka #7, a reference to the Dylan song, "Wheels on Fire"...



From L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 #44, a reference to Dylan's song, "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall"...



From Mad Magazine #364...



From Mad Magazine #392...



From Mad Magazine #420...



From Mad Magazine #476...



From The Power of Shazam #20, a reference to the Dylan song "Shelter from the Storm" (I took "Shelter for the Storm"s on a case by case basis - since there was a clear Dylan deference a few issues later, I figured it was safe to call this one a Dylan reference, as well)...



From Uncanny X-Men #397, a reference to a lyric ("A Complete Unknown") from Dylan's song "Like a Rolling Stone"......



From The Power of Shazam #25, a reference to Dylan's song, "The Times They Are a-Changin'"...



From The Programme #2, a reference to Dylan's song, "The Times They Are a-Changin'"...



From The Worst of Mad #9...



From Swamp Thing #72, a reference to a lyric ("gargles in the rat race choir") from Dylan's song "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)"...



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From Mad Magazine #105...



From Mad Magazine #420...



From Outlaw Nation #3, a reference to a lyric ("Too Much Force") from the Dylan song "Tangled Up in Blue"...



From Outlaw Nation #4, a reference to a lyric ("Careless Love") from the Dylan "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" (yes, there is a song called "Careless Love," Dylan even did a duet with Johnny Cash on it once, but I think with the three issues in a row all being Dylan lyric references that it is fair enough to count this as a Dylan reference, especially since "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" is off of the same album as "Tangled Up in Blue")...



From Outlaw Nation #5, a reference to a lyric ("Need to Be Nervous") from the Dylan song "Tombstone Blues"....



From Solar, Man of the Atom #45, a reference to the Dylan song, "All Along the Watchtower"...



From Soulsearchers and Company #46, a reference to the Dylan song, "All Along the Watchtower"...



From Ultimate Adventures #1, a reference to the Dylan song "It Ain't Me Babe"...



From Ultimate Adventures #6, this is just the name of a Dylan song...



From Wolverine #155, a reference to the Dylan song, "All Along the Watchtower"...



From X-Man #63, a reference to both a lyric from Dylan's song, "Like a Rolling Stone" and also the name of a documentary film about Dylan....



From X-Men/WildC.A.Ts: Silver Age...



From Phoebe and the Pigeon People #1, a performance of the Dylan song "Just Like a Woman"...



From New Mutants #36, a reference to Dylan's song, "The Times They Are a-Changin'"...



From Umbrella Academy: Dallas #3, Dylan as God...



That's the seventy-five!

Happy Birthday, Bob!