Batman Detective Comics #437 art by Jim Aparo

DC Comics November 1973

Jim Aparo Batman artwork fromDetective Comics #437: whatever Aparo learned from the Neal Adams style, he went with it into his own direction. For example, dramatic foreshortening of perspective is a traditional Neal Adams gimmick, but if you look at the bottom panel to this page here, Aparo uses the technique of foreshortening within the story line, versus stand-alone 'pin-up' style where usually Neal Adams would have the Batman figure alone. The economy of this as a storytelling tool (versus a pause and look at Batman's muscles, or pose) is a great enhancement to the forward motion of the story.

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