Kirby's Kids Super Special: Neal Adams 2025 Celebration - Ra's al Ghul Part ONE
Batman (1940-2011) #232
https://www.amazon.com/Batman-1940-2011-232-Dennis-ONeil-ebook/dp/B01BL2NSNQ/
Batman (1940-2011) #243
https://www.amazon.com/Batman-1940-2011-243-Dennis-ONeil-ebook/dp/B01BL2NSLS/
Batman (1940-2011) #244
https://www.amazon.com/Batman-1940-2011-244-Dennis-ONeil-ebook/dp/B01BL2NSMM
Batman Vs. Ra's Al Ghul (2019-)
https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Vs-Ras-Ghul-2019-ebook/dp/B09NL82QYZ/
NEAL ADAMS 2025 CELEBRATION SELECTIONS:
1st Quarter: February
Batman vol.1; #232, 243-244
1st appearance of Ra’s Al Ghul
Batman vs. Ra’s Al Ghul (vol.1; #1-6) 2019-2021
Written/drawn by Neal Adams & it’s his last published story before his death in 2022
2nd Quarter: May
X-Men (vol.1; #56-63) 1969
#57-59: Sentinels
#60-61: Sauron
#62-63: Savage Lands
The Avengers (vol.1; #93-96) 1971
3rd Quarter: July
Batman vol.1; #251 “The Joker’s Five-Way Revenge”
This issue is historically significant for the following reasons:
It marks the Joker's return to his violent roots. After having been portrayed as a mass murderer during the early years of the Golden Age, the Joker was reduced to being an annoying prankster during the late years of the Golden Age and in his scarce appearances during the Silver Age. With this story, many elements of the Joker's original portrayal were updated and still remain to the present day, a constant feature in the development of the character.
This story also makes relevant the fact that criminals like the Joker are held in an unnamed mental hospital for the criminally insane. While some Golden Age stories also mentioned mental hospitals for the Joker and other villains, the idea had been largely forgotten during the entire Silver Age and the concept is first revisited in this issue. Arkham Asylumwould make its first official appearance as Arkham Hospital in Batman #258, only seven issues after this one.
This issue also marks the permanent return of Batman's Rogues Gallery after several years of absence.
Batman: Stacked Cards "Trumping the Joker"
This is a mini book and record set published by Power Records and how Angus was introduced to Neal Adams as a kid.
Strange Adventures (vol.1; #206-#211
Adam’s may not have created Deadman but he started drawing him in his 2nd comic & helped define Deadman
The 1st story & all of the Adams stories were reprinted in 1985 as a 7-issue series
Superman vs. Muhammad Ali (1978)
4th Quarter: November
Fantastic Four: Antithesis (vol.1; #1-4) 2020 Mark Waid & Adams
Dark Horse Presents (vol.2; #1-3, 5-8) 2011-2013
This is Adams’ story, “Blood”
Neal Adams has created the first animated 3-D cover in comics, using lenticular lenses. Blood spins and fires as his blood symbiont shoots from his body toward the reader.
Spectre (vol.1; #2-5) 1967-1968
These issues don’t make a continual arc
In issue #2 there is a text page titled "Spectre interviews Neal Adams", which is used as a funny introduction of Adams into the art chores of the title.
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Batman vol.1; #234 “Half An Evil”
This is the first appearance of the Bronze Age Two-Face, who would remain the same for the most part during the modern continuity.
Batman vol.1; #237 “Night of the Reaper!”
Harlan Ellison is co-writer
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