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    nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,742
    Caliban said:

    1975 BWS
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    And here's the full image—a portfolio plate—the cover was cropped from.

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    CalibanCaliban Posts: 1,358
    Awesome. Thanks @nweathington‌
    Here's some more Barry Windsor Smith from 1983
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    dubbat138 said:

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    Dan Decarlo,got this comic for my birthday last year. I am sure I had it when I was younger. But it got lost in one of my moves.

    I absolutely had an issue of this comic.
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    CalibanCaliban Posts: 1,358
    1986 and the ground breaking Halo Jones is trapped in a web of Ian Gibson's making
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    CalibanCaliban Posts: 1,358
    Ben Willsher 2014AD
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    CalibanCaliban Posts: 1,358
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    Jim Aparo 1973
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    nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,742
    Happy birthday to Johnny Craig (1926-2001), best known for his EC work. He started his career as an assistant to Harry Lampert (co-creator of The Flash) in 1940, then went to work in All-American’s art department after Lampert was drafted. Craig himself was drafted not long after, and when he returned home from the war, he began his long association with EC. His first cover work was for them, this cover to Moon Girl and the Prince #1 (Fall 1947).

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    CalibanCaliban Posts: 1,358
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    CalibanCaliban Posts: 1,358
    Ahem. This cover doesn't look strange at all.
    Bob Oksner 1972
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    WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314

    Happy birthday to Johnny Craig (1926-2001), best known for his EC work. He started his career as an assistant to Harry Lampert (co-creator of The Flash) in 1940, then went to work in All-American’s art department after Lampert was drafted. Craig himself was drafted not long after, and when he returned home from the war, he began his long association with EC. His first cover work was for them, this cover to Moon Girl and the Prince #1 (Fall 1947).

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    I wish there was a "groovy" button.
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    WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314
    Caliban said:

    Ahem. This cover doesn't look strange at all.
    Bob Oksner 1972
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    Speaking of phallic imagery...
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    nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,742
    We could do a whole thread on provocative Supergirl covers. Take this one penciled by Mike Sekowsky and inked by Dick Giordano.
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    nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,742
    Here’s a little inspiration for @JamieD—Captain America Comics #9 (Dec. 1941) by Jack Kirby. Keep ’em flying, Jamie!

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    nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,742
    Sometimes a sword is just a sword. More provocative Supergirl, this one from Bob Oksner.

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    CalibanCaliban Posts: 1,358
    Bob Oksner 1972
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    CalibanCaliban Posts: 1,358

    Here’s a little inspiration for @JamieD—Captain America Comics #9 (Dec. 1941) by Jack Kirby. Keep ’em flying, Jamie!

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    Chuck_MelvilleChuck_Melville Posts: 3,003
    JohnTerry said:

    I found this site, it has all comics for free and online...

    Essentially, it's a pirate site that has uploaded scans or digitized versions of a lot of comics, including a lot of recent releases, without permission of their publishers. Massive copyright violations in progress. Let's not be promoting this site.
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    RickMRickM Posts: 407
    Was Supergirl's costume changing on a monthly basis? Or were these Elseworlds-type stories with different interpretations of the character (complete with story-specific wardrobe)?
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    WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314
    edited April 2014
    RickM said:

    Was Supergirl's costume changing on a monthly basis? Or were these Elseworlds-type stories with different interpretations of the character (complete with story-specific wardrobe)?

    Kara wasn't quite Janet VanDyne, but she had a lot of outfits.

    I think there was reader participation going on. This was the same time reader-submitted costumes were showing up in the Legion of Superheroes. (Saturn Girl's pink bikiniesque thing being the most notable.)
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    RickMRickM Posts: 407
    Eventually the Legion settled into porn-inspired wardrobes, lovingly rendered by Mike Grell.
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    WetRatsWetRats Posts: 6,314
    RickM said:

    Eventually the Legion settled into porn-inspired wardrobes, lovingly rendered by Mike Grell.

    *sigh*

    *fond remembrances*
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    CalibanCaliban Posts: 1,358
    another month another costume
    1971 Dick Giodarno
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    bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967
    Kamandi #1 by Jack Kirby (release date August 29, 1972)

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    Kamandi is the so-called "Last Boy on Earth". Growing up in an apocalyptic future, he rides a raft down the flooded streets of what was once Manhattan. The cover to this issue is an homage to the 1968 Arthur P. Jacobs film, Planet of the Apes. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in ruins in the background of the cover - an obvious reference to the climatic reveal at the end of Planet of the Apes.
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    nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,742

    Kamandi #1 by Jack Kirby (release date August 29, 1972)

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    Kamandi is the so-called "Last Boy on Earth". Growing up in an apocalyptic future, he rides a raft down the flooded streets of what was once Manhattan. The cover to this issue is an homage to the 1968 Arthur P. Jacobs film, Planet of the Apes. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in ruins in the background of the cover - an obvious reference to the climatic reveal at the end of Planet of the Apes.

    Carmine specifically “suggested” that Kirby do a Planet of the Apes type of book after he was unable to acquire the license. So, yeah, the reference was very intentional.
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    bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967
    Loved Kirby's art, but have never even read an issue of Kamandi...
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    RickMRickM Posts: 407
    I love Kamandi so much.
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    bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967
    Strange Adventures Volume 1 #79
    cover art by Gil Kane

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    Cover story: Two boys build snowmen during an unseasonal snowfall, only to discover their creations missing the next morning. During the night, the snowmen had been possessed by energy beings from the planet Pluto and were now wreaking havoc in preparation for full-scale invasion. The DSI soon arrives on the scene and after a number of unsuccessful attempts to destroy the snowmen with heat, realize that their paradoxical weakness is extreme cold. Earth is saved!
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    nweathingtonnweathington Posts: 6,742
    In memory of Al Feldstein (1925-2014) who died yesterday, here’s one of my favorites of his many covers for EC.

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    I was set up beside Al at Heroes Con a few years back, and had a chance to talk with him some throughout the weekend. He struck me as a really nice guy, and he had a lot of interesting stories, as you might expect of a longtime editor of EC and Mad magazine. I'm glad I had the opportunity to get to know him a bit.
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    Kamandi #1 by Jack Kirby (release date August 29, 1972)

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    Kamandi is the so-called "Last Boy on Earth". Growing up in an apocalyptic future, he rides a raft down the flooded streets of what was once Manhattan. The cover to this issue is an homage to the 1968 Arthur P. Jacobs film, Planet of the Apes. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in ruins in the background of the cover - an obvious reference to the climatic reveal at the end of Planet of the Apes.

    That has to be one of the most well-composed images to ever grace the cover of a comic book.
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    bralinatorbralinator Posts: 5,967

    In memory of Al Feldstein (1925-2014) who died yesterday, here’s one of my favorites of his many covers for EC.

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    That's gorgeous. How fortunate you were to have met him. May he rest peacefully.
    Tonebone said:

    Kamandi #1 by Jack Kirby (release date August 29, 1972)

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    Kamandi is the so-called "Last Boy on Earth". Growing up in an apocalyptic future, he rides a raft down the flooded streets of what was once Manhattan. The cover to this issue is an homage to the 1968 Arthur P. Jacobs film, Planet of the Apes. The Statue of Liberty can be seen in ruins in the background of the cover - an obvious reference to the climatic reveal at the end of Planet of the Apes.

    That has to be one of the most well-composed images to ever grace the cover of a comic book.
    Makes me want to run out and get the omnibus.

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