Batman No. 351 Cover: Colan or Colón?
Gene Colan was the penciller on Batman in 1982, and he did up a cover for No. 351, inked by Frank Giacoia. Perhaps wanting a larger, more active Batman, Ernie Colón and Dick Giordano were tasked to re-draw the figure. Here are both of them coloured up.
As published.
GENE COLAN AND FRANK GIACOIA
Scan from Heritage Auctions.
Cleaned-up art.
Re-created trade dress added.
Colour.
ERNIE COLÓN AND DICK GIORDANO
Scan from Heritage Auctions.
Cleaned-up art.
Re-created trade dress added.
Colour.
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Great job on all aspects here. I especially like your recolouring of the Batman trade dress to add more impact to the images.
As for which is better, I think that 351 is a classic cover, but I love the Colan figure in his version. It’s much more mysterious and atmospheric, especially the use of blacks around the mouth and eyes. Spooky!