Batman Family No. 19 Cover by Michael Wm Kaluta

Batman Family stands out among the late 1970s Batman books. The last few issues, oversized dollar comics, featured the work of Michael Golden, Jim Starlin, Marshall Rogers, P. Craig Russell, and this fellow, Michael Wm. Kaluta. The published version pulls most of the artwork off the black plate for a white-out day scene. I wondered what the exact opposite might look like. Here’s a recoloured version.


Batman Family 19 Cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta

The published version.

Batman Family 19 Cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta

Kaluta’s rough.

Batman Family 19 Cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta

Scan of original art.

Comic art restoration by Scott Dutton

Cleaned-up art.

Comic book logos by Scott Dutton

Re-created trade dress added.

Comic book colouring by Scott Dutton

New colour version.


Mr. Kaluta saw the new version on facebook, and commented, “I love this new color!!! Thank you for posting!”

Made my day.


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