This logo holds two distinct advantages over most, if not all, of its competitors:

1.  It incorporates the character's emblem.  As great as Superman's crest is (or that of The Flash's or Spider-Man's or whoever), it's too unwieldy to also serve as his logo.  That bat benefits from the fact that it can be read from left to right whereas with someone like Superman, the emblem either hits you dead on center, or with someone like The Flash, it reads from up to down.  Get rid of the character's name and you're still left with something great and instantly recognizable underneath.

2.  It has the character himself staring right at you.  The title screams 'Bat Man', the emblem screams 'Batman', and the face screams 'Batman' and I can't honestly tell you which one I notice the most - they all hit you instantaneously.  In spite of these three elements all working to convey an idea that you would still recognize even if only one had been used, it doesn't feel like overkill.  Once that bat is in place in fact, it feels as if Batman's face should be right there because it fits so perfectly.  

This is a logo I could almost see Batman wearing on his chest.

One other thing:

Though it was dropped early on from the series, Batman's emblem once felt as though it had depth.  


 

Those scallops accentuating the wings on his emblem were a detail I always liked as a kid - without them, the emblem just seemed flat.  I like that they've been worked into the logo here.

One of the best Patriotic Logo in my world of Comics and it's resembles like an American Flag waving ... and that's the coolest part of it. This gif and my description - what more than you asked for!





I've felt that this logo outshines anything that Captain America because it's more American that most avid Comic Book Readers thinks. I loved everything about it and this logo is so streamlined and dramatic that I've just can't keep my eye off it.

It's bold, you can see it a mile away and it's one of the best logo in the early days of the Silver Age and I'm so sorry to inform you that I've another Silver Age Logo coming your way ... it's my Number One and I'm wanted to get that off my chest.





One of my favorite groups ... I used to have about a small batch of these comics and loved reading about them and in my mistake they have that Golden Age Appeal that I've liked so much.

Freedom Fighters is a good one! I like your observation that it looks like a waving flag.

Back to the logo, it's unbelievably stunning with the green flames and the colors are eerily mysterious and having said all that there is no real words that I can adequately describe it and I would die to own this book ... and I would prized this book over the one on top. You can throw the entire dictionary at it and still can't describe this logo. It's beyond belief and I've just find it irreplaceable and moved by its appearance and the finishing touch it's head in the center of the logo for the personal touch and used the lantern as the focus of it.

A thing of beauty beyond words ... Sigh!


Number 16 All American Comics!



His battles with the Icicle is legendary ...




Another Favorite Picture done by Ramona Fradon!





Last and and not least ... his marriage to Harlequin was a shocking event in his life.





Green Lantern at Number 3 ... best logo in the Golden Age of Comics ... Case Closed!

One of the most unusual and craziest logo that I've ever seen in my life ... Ultra the Multi-Alien ... You got to loved it and most of all it's the grooviest one yet! My all time favorite!

Most Colorful and Dynamic One Yet!  

Pictures of it ... say it all the BEST ONE THAT I'VE EVER SEEN!




This is an excellent story and I highly recommend it ... Have the book too.



They even made it an action figure too!




Cool Picture of Ultra



Even made an appearance in the Adventure of the JLU Universe too.



Great Splash Page too



It would be so cool if they teamed him up with Metamorpho ...





I'm all done with my 150 of the Greatest Logos of all time ... DC, Marvel, and couple others Companies as well ... thanks for all the comments!

You are right on the nose regarding the Red, White, and Blue ... just to tell you ... this countdown of 150 logos is reflected on my own reading habits and I've read 65 percent DC and 35 percent Marvel. I tried to be fair to all the logos on this countdown and I have a great fondness for Golden Age who dominated in the top 20 ... This is the most difficult undertaking and having said that ... I spent time reshuffling the order while I'm at it.

I'm not a fan of any of the modern logos at all ... very few made my list and that's a big disappointment for many of you and I've admit that I didn't read much comics after the year 2000 and any other titles beyond that.

So ... thanks again and appreciate it very much.

As far my NUMBER ONE ... I knew about this character for more years than most people here ... and that logo is about unique at it very best.




I've seen all these logo being used in the Silver Age of Comics and that's why it's landed in the top spot in my Countdown ... U, L, T, R, and A ... all in different colors and that's alone cemented it. And, a no-brainer for me!

Case Closed

Congratulations on another great list Mecha, I really enjoy these and am looking forward to whatever you have planned next.

That's a great pick for number one - it makes me think of all those covers DC put out during the Silver Age where someone would come up with a crazy cover image first and then have the writer create a story around it.  That uLTrA logo looks cool enough that some artist could have come up with the design first and then said "now we've got to come up with a character to go along with it".  Interesting that your number one pick didn't have his own title to display that logo properly though.

I do think the Carmine Infantino Batman logo below should have made the cut though.





Also; I love that Green Lantern logo as well (#3).  It really captures the supernatural flavour Alan Scott had early in the strip's run.  He really felt like a good guy wielding a very sinister power in those stories and those flames with his face at the center keeping things in check nicely sums up the balance of power in the title and hints at the precarious nature of just how dangerous the lantern itself might be.

So what do you have planned next or is it to early to say?