Re: Classic Comic Covers

by Philip K Ditko Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:59 pm

I'm unable to disagree with you about that. Interestingly, the Grand Comics Database credits #213's cover to Carmine Infantino (pencils) and Dick Giordano (inks), not to Neal Adams, based on Julius Schwartz's editorial records.

by **tony ingram** Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:01 pm

Philip K Ditko wrote:I'm unable to disagree with you about that. Interestingly, the Grand Comics Database credits #213's cover to Carmine Infantino (pencils) and Dick Giordano (inks), not to Neal Adams, based on Julius Schwartz's editorial records.

Ah, sorry, poor wording on my part: I wasn't trying to credit #213 to Neal, only commenting on #215.

by Philip K Ditko Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:19 pm

I wasn't trying to suggest you had misattributed #213, just that I had thought on first glance that they were both by Adams.

by **tony ingram** Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:29 pm

Philip K Ditko wrote:I wasn't trying to suggest you had misattributed #213, just that I had thought on first glance that they were both by Adams.

Well, I must admit, it doesn't look much like Infantino's usual style, either.

by **tony ingram** Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:08 pm

It's not often i see a brand new cover that immediately screams "classic" at me, but Frank Thorne on a retro Red Sonja definitely does...

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by Philip K Ditko Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:23 pm

I think I would have preferred it to have had retro colouring, but I'm glad to see Thorne is still in good form. He must be in his eighties now.

by **tony ingram** Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:28 pm

He's 83, apparently. And still working!

by **tony ingram** Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:07 am

Now this is what I call a classic...

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by Lucy Ingram Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:11 am

It's not a classic comic cover unless it features Wonder Woman sitting on an elephant's head Smile

by **tony ingram** Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:12 am

Well, I wouldn't go that far, but it certainly helps!

by Lucy Ingram Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:20 am

Comics should feature more elephants.

by Silogramsam Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:40 pm

by Silogramsam Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:50 pm

by **tony ingram** Fri Jun 20, 2014 5:55 pm

Some nice ones, there. I read "the case of the disabled Justice League" quite recently. I suspect it would raise a few eyebrows, these days... Razz

by Silogramsam Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:00 pm

That JLA story, written by Gardner Fox, was based on one written by Fox in All-Star Comics #27 during WWII.

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Classic Comic Covers - Page 4 All-Star_Comics_27

by **tony ingram** Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:01 pm

I never knew that! That is a lovely piece of JSA art.

by Silogramsam Fri Jun 20, 2014 8:04 pm

by **tony ingram** Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:00 pm

I remember that one. 1990, I think. The sort of standalone, out of continuity story DC were just starting to get into doing again.

by **tony ingram** Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:56 am

by **tony ingram** Mon May 11, 2015 8:43 pm

by **tony ingram** Mon May 25, 2015 8:29 am

One of my favourite covers, since I was seven years old.

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by **tony ingram** Sun May 31, 2015 12:31 pm

by MajorHoy Sun May 31, 2015 3:46 pm

tony ingram wrote:

But do people realize what that was a parody of?

by **tony ingram** Sun May 31, 2015 4:32 pm

Well, I did... Very Happy

But yeah, topical jokes tend to date fast.

by Mbast1 Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:45 am

MajorHoy wrote:But do people realize what that was a parody of?

I think it might be the Demi Moore pregnancy cover, but I don't know.

by **tony ingram** Mon Jun 01, 2015 6:48 am

Mbast1 wrote:
MajorHoy wrote:But do people realize what that was a parody of?

I think it might be the Demi Moore pregnancy cover, but I don't know.

It was indeed.

by Mbast1 Mon Jun 01, 2015 4:01 pm

tony ingram wrote:It was indeed.

Good, it was the only thing I could think of.

by MajorHoy Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:43 pm

The original:

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Also, on the She-Hulk cover, note the bolding of the words "Fair" and "Vanity" in her word balloon.

by **tony ingram** Mon Jun 01, 2015 8:59 pm

Byrne was never big on subtlety...

by **tony ingram** Mon Jun 29, 2015 4:23 pm

by Philip K Ditko Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:38 pm

From the same month as Byrne's She-Hulk cover, I prefer Greg Capullo and Harry Candelario's cover to Quasar #29.
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Classic Comic Covers - Page 4 1d_83431_0_Quasar29HavingHerBaby

The ever original Rob Liefeld provided a further homage five short years later.
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by **tony ingram** Sun Jul 19, 2015 1:03 pm

I'd forgotten that Quasar cover! That was great!

by Barry_Allen Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:19 am

I have found this interesting topic with great covers pictured in page one (I still have to check page 2 and 3 of the topic). Cool

Meanwhile, have you been able to read this Green Lantern # 65 story you were referring to, Tony? Wink

by **tony ingram** Tue Jan 12, 2021 1:45 pm

Barry_Allen wrote:I have found this interesting topic with great covers pictured in page one (I still have to check page 2 and 3 of the topic).
Meanwhile, have you been able to read this Green Lantern # 65 story you were referring to, Tony?

I still don't think I have...

by Barry_Allen Tue Jan 12, 2021 4:14 pm

tony ingram wrote:
Barry_Allen wrote:I have found this interesting topic with great covers pictured in page one (I still have to check page 2 and 3 of the topic).
Meanwhile, have you been able to read this Green Lantern # 65 story you were referring to, Tony?
I still don't think I have...

The first 75 issues of the GL series from the Sixties were unavailable here for decades; then, ten years ago, they were reprinted in a 12 issue series of digest format trade paperbacks in black & white, issue # 11 contains that original issue.

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