DC Comics announced two new one-shots with work by some of the company’s biggest talent to celebrate the 80th anniversaries of Catwoman and the Joker in April.

The Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, releasing April 15 and retailing for $9.99, features multiple stores including one in honor of artist Darwyn Cooke, Catwoman tangling with an exotic cat collector, a wannabe thief, a mystery involving alternate continuities, and some Bat/Cat fun.  The issue is written by Ed Brubaker, Paul Dini, Tom King, Ann Nocenti, Mindy Newell, Will Pfeifer, and others.  It will include art by Cameron Stewart, Mikel Janin, Adam Hughes, Emanuela Lupacchino, Steve Rude, Jim Balent, Tula Lotay, and more.

The issue will feature a cover by Joelle Jones, along with multiple decade variants including 1940s by Adam Hughes; 1950s by Travis Charest; 1960s by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau; 1970s by Frank Cho; 1980s by J. Scott Campbell; 1990s variant cover by Gabriele Dell’otto; 2000s by Jim Lee and Scott Willaims; 2010s by Jeehyung Lee.  It will also be offered with a blank variant cover.

The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, releasing April 29 and retailing for $9.99, takes a look at the Joker’s lasting impact on the world.  The Joker has left his mark all over Gotham, from Arkham Asylum to the Gotham City PD and from the underworld to Batman and his allies. The stories of how those marks are left range from terrifying tales to humorous to outright anarchy.  The prestige format one-shot’s stories are written by Brian Azzarello, Paul Dini, Dennis O’Neil, Scott Snyder, Tom Taylor, James Tynion IV, and more.  The issue will feature art by Raphael Albuquerque, Lee Bermejo, Simone Bianchi, Tony S. Daniel, Mikel Janin, Jock, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Eduardo Risso, Riley Rossmo, and others.

The issue will feature a cover by Greg Capullo, along with multiple decade variants including 1940s by Arthur Adam; 1950s by David Finch; 1960s by Francesco Mattina; 1970s by Jim Lee and Scott Williams; 1980s by Bill Sienkiewicz; 1990s by Gabriele Dell’otto; 2000s by Lee Bermejo; and 2010s by Jock. It will also be offered with a blank variant cover.

DC has been celebrating the 80th anniversaries of its characters, including a major blowout for Batrman's 80th last year (see "DC Plans Global Celebration Events for Batman’s 80th Anniversary").

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