Neal Adams — Jailbreak

Brave and Bold #81, January 1969

Here’s a splashy Neal Adams page from his fourth overall Batman story. 

As always, Neal’s facial emotions are spot on. I love Bork’s smug face, Commissioner Gordon’s shocked expression, and Batman’s frustration with the entire situation. The body language on all the characters on the page also adds drama to the storytelling.

Vince Colletta was the first inker on the story, and Neal wasn’t happy with the results so he and Dick Giordano re-inked some of it. You can see some corrections on this page, and others in the story, when viewing scans of the original art.

Neal Adams Batman from the Silver Age — Definitely pleased to own this one. 

A little whiteout never hurt anyone.