Detective Comics #49 — Neal Adams Variant

Detective Comics #31 collection

Detective Comics #49 — Neal Adams Variant

Neal Adams Variant

Detective Comics #49 — Neal Adams Variant. Adams redraws his Batman #227 cover using Joker, Harley Quinn and Batman. The artist interview confirms Brent Anderson inks and Laura Martin colors; DC 31 is the earlier lineage source, not this variant’s immediate model.

Cover artist
Neal Adams, Brent Anderson, Laura Martin
Publisher
DC Comics
Published
February 3, 2016
Cover characters
Joker, Harley Quinn, Batman (Bruce Wayne) · Additional identities under review
Homage to
Detective Comics #31
Research status
Verified
Homage type
Direct homage
Catalog ID
CL-DC31-0016

Edition details

Exclusive
No exclusive designation identified
Convention
No convention designation identified
Print Run
Not publicly confirmed
Format / Finish
Variant cover
Country / Language
US / English

Research notes and sources

Researched 2026-10-20. Giant Joker, Harley Quinn fleeing foreground, Batman charging from left. Adams redraws his Batman #227 cover using Joker, Harley Quinn and Batman. The artist interview confirms Brent Anderson inks and Laura Martin colors; DC 31 is the earlier lineage source, not this variant’s immediate model.

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