In honor of the seventy-fifth anniversary of Batman, we’re doing four straight months of polls having to do with Batman. Future installments will deal with Batman creators, villains and stories, but this month will be about Batman covers.
Here are your picks for the 75 Greatest Batman covers of all-time. Click on any cover to go to the discussion about that batch of covers.
Art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris (1948)
74. Swamp Thing #7
Art by Bernie Wrightson (1973)
73. Batman #205
Art by Irv Novick (1968)
72. Detective Comics #577
Art by Todd McFarlane and Pablo Marcos (1987)
71. Arkham Asylum
Art by Dave McKean (2004 - 15th anniversary Edition)
70. Batman #242
Art by Michael Kaluta (1972)
69. Batman #8
Art by Fred Ray and Jerry Robinson (1941)
68. Batman #452
Art by Mike Mignola and George Pratt (1990)
67. Detective Comics #168
Art by Lew Schwartz and George Roussos (1950)
66. Detective Comics #575
Art by Alan Davis and Paul Neary (1987)
65. Gotham by Gaslight: An Alternative History of the Batman
Art by Mike Mignola (1989)
64. Detective Comics #345
Art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella (1965)
63. The Brave and the Bold #124
Art by Jim Aparo (1975)
62. The Untold Legend of Batman #3
Art by Josè Luis Garcia-Lopez and Dick Giordano (1980)
61. Detective Comics #400
Art by Neal Adams (1970)
60. Detective Comics #367
Art by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson (1967)
59. Batman #171
Art by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson (1965)
58. Detective Comics #359
Art by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson (1966)
57. Batman #217
Art by Neal Adams (1969)
56. Detective Comics #399
Art by Neal Adams (1970)
Art by Bob Kane (1939)
54. Batman #666
Art by Andy Kubert (2007)
53. Batman #237
Art by Neal Adams (1971)
52. Batman #183
Art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella (1966)
51. Batman #321
Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (1979)
50. Detective Comics #241
Art by Sheldon Moldoff (1956)
49. Batman #686
Art by Andy Kubert (2009)
48. Batman #189
Art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella (1966)
47. Detective Comics #474
Art by Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin (1977)
46. Batman #612
Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams (2003)
Art by David Mazzucchelli (1987)
44. Batman #231
Art by Neal Adams (1971)
43. Limited Collectors' Edition #C-51
Art by Neal Adams (1977)
42. Detective Comics #366
Art by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson (1967)
41. Death in the Family TPB
Art by Jim Aparo (1988)
40. Batman #423
Art by Todd McFarlane (1988)
39. Batman #11
Art by Fred Ray and Jerry Robinson (1942)
38. The Brave and the Bold #93
Art by Neal Adams (1969)
37. Legends of the Dark Knight #50
Art by Brian Bolland and Rachel Birkett (1993)
36. Detective Comics #590
Art by Norm Breyfogle (1988)
Art by Kelley Jones (1993)
34. Batman #291
Art by Jim Aparo (1977)
33. Batman #300
Art by Dick Giordano (1978)
32. Detective Comics #69
Art by Jerry Robinson (1942)
31. Batman #676
Art by Alex Ross (2008)
30. Detective Comics #475
Art by Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin (1977)
29. Detective Comics #871
Art by Jock (2010)
28. Batman: The Dark Knight #4 (The Dark Knight Falls)
Art by Frank Miller (1986)
27. Batman #241
Art by Neal Adams and Bernie Wrightson (1972)
26. Batman #428
Art by Mike Mignola (1988)
Art by David Mazzucchelli (1986)
24. Batman #608 (Second Print)
Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams (2002)
23. Batman and Robin #1
Art by Frank Quitely (2009)
22. Batman #400
Art by Bill Sienkiewicz (1986)
21. Batman #232
Art by Neal Adams (1971)
Art by Walter Simonson (1983)
19. Batman #407
Art by David Mazzucchelli (1987)
18. Batman #497
Art by Kelley Jones (1993)
17. Detective Comics #38
Art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson (1940)
16. Batman #194
Art by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson (1967)
15. Detective Comics #880
Art by Jock (2011)
14. Batman: The Dark Knight #2 (The Dark Knight Triumphant)
Art by Frank Miller (1986)
13. Batman #156
Art by Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris (1963)
12. Detective Comics #476
Art by Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin (1978)
11. Batman #227
Art by Neal Adams (1969)
Art by Dick Giordano (1975)
9. Batman #9
Art by Fred Ray and Jerry Robinson (1941)
8. Batman #1
Art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson (1940)
7. Batman: The Killing Joke
Art by Brian Bolland (1988)
6. Batman #244
Art by Neal Adams (1972)
Art by Bob Kane (1939)
4. Detective Comics #27
Art by Bob Kane (1939)
3. Batman #251
Art by Neal Adams (1973)
2. Batman #404
Art by David Mazzucchelli (1986)
1. Batman: The Dark Knight #1 (The Dark Knight Returns)
Art by Frank Miller (1986)
A bunch of you asked for #100-76, so as a special BONUS, I'll show you #100-76 on the next two pages. If you just want the Top 75, then you're done. If you'd like to see more, go to the next two pages!
100. Batman #677
Art by Alex Ross (2008)
99. Detective Comics #472
Art by Marshall Rogers and Terry Austin (1977)
98. Batman #451
Art by Norm Breyfogle (1990)
97. Batman #31
Art by Dick Sprang (1945)
96. Detective Comics #699
Art by Graham Nolan (1998)
95. Batman #10
Art by Fred Ray and Jerry Robinson (1942)
94. Batman: The Dark Knight #3 (Hunt the Dark Knight)
Art by Frank Miller (1986)
93. Batman #122
Art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye (1958)
92. Batman #668
Art by J.H. Williams III (2007)
91. Batman #619
Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams (2003)
90. Batman #123
Art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye (1958)
89. Detective Comics #570
Art by Alan Davis and Paul Neary (1986)
Go to the next page for #88-76!
88. Detective Comics #451
Art by Dick Giordano (1975)
87. Batman #245
Art by Neal Adams (1972)
86. Swamp Thing #53
Art by Stephen Bissette (1986)
85. Detective Comics #408
Art by Neal Adams (1970)
84. Batman: The Long Halloween #1
Art by Tim Sale (1996)
83. Batman: War on Crime
Art by Alex Ross (1999)
82. Batman #246
Art by Neal Adams and Dick Giordano (1972)
81. DC Special Series #27
Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (1981)
80. Batman #324
Art by Jim Aparo (1980)
79. Detective Comics #583
Art by Mike Mignola (1987)
78. Batman #686
Art by Alex Ross (2009)
77. Batman: Black and White #4
Art by Alex Toth (1996)
76. Batman #608
Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams (2002)