Topages, Justin :: 1994 DC multi-pack COSTCO/SAM's CLUB

DC Showcase ‘94 #1

Artist: Kevin Nowlan (All)

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Title:	DC Showcase ‘94 #1
Artist:	Kevin Nowlan (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	135
Likes on CAF:	10 11
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	3/21/2025
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Description

I wasn’t really planning on doing much more than window shopping at OAX this year but after having a nice conversation with Kevin Nowlan I figured that was the time to ask about a cover he did 30 years ago for issue 1 of DC’s Showcase ‘94 series. He remembered doing the work but not where the original was so we ended up discussing doing a recreation and here is the result.

Having read it countless times, the cover image is seared into my memory. Depicting a man more or less, whose devilish grin needs no introduction but gets one anyways. Nowlan captures Jokers visage in a moment of fiendish thought, which is most of the time. Nowlan’s shadow and light work are industry renowned and shows us he hasn't lost a step having captured the original so well. Kevin joked that he feels he draws certain things better now than before, I replied that he was being hard on himself. Not to mention the hand-drawn “The Joker”, high quality draftsmanship! A few minor alterations aside, this piece is so close to the original that even if I never find it, I can still look at this fiendishly-well executed piece and smile!

The trade dress: Showcase, DC bullet and DC Universe logos are on an acetate overlay, then digitally applied to this image.

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	Justin Topages ( 6 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	September 2015
Last Login:	September 2025
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Country:	UNITED STATES
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Simon Ma
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 3/21/2025

Freaking fantastic. As good as if not better than the iconic original. Thank you for sharing.

Daryl R
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 3/21/2025

Sweet recreation Justin! You know how much I also loved that same crazy issue! Congrats!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/21/2025

In the time when Batman '89 was still in people's minds, villain-centric covers for a popular villain like Joker was getting more appreciated! Nowlan added a high class look to this recreation!

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 3/22/2025

really phenomenal job Kevin did on recreating his own cover, as good as it gets besides the original. congrats.

<> Shemp
Member Since 2003

1 - Posted on 3/23/2025

Sweet!

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