Jim Lee's Batman #163 Cover Echoes Rob Liefeld's Captain America #2 from 1992
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Rich Johnston
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Summary
This article compares the cover of Rob Liefeld's Captain America #2 (1992, part of Marvel's Heroes Reborn event) with Jim Lee's Batman #163 (2026), noting striking similarities in composition and posing. It explores the connection through Jeph Loeb, who wrote both issues, and discusses the history of Heroes Reborn, a 1990s Marvel reboot handled by Image Comics founders. The piece highlights the visual homage or coincidence between the two covers separated by over three decades.
Key quotes
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On the left is the cover to Captain America #2 by Rob Liefeld, part of Heroes Reborn, a Marvel Comics pocket universe reboot of several Marvel characters, published by Marvel in 1992 by Image Comics founders Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, Jim Valentino, and Whilce Portacio.
Separated At Birth - Jim Lee's Batman #163 from 2026 and Rob Liefeld's Captain America from 1992... What's Jeph Loeb's role in this?
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