A Comic Cover A Day (is awesome)

WetRats

RobAnderson said:

This one's by Nick Cardy (pencils/inks), one of my favorite DC cover artists. I don't remember this one from 1973 at all, but I'm pretty sure the cover alone would have scared the crap out of me.

Cardy is awesome.

I'm so glad I got to meet him this summer.

Chuck_Melville

My favorite artist among all of my favorite artists: Mr Carmine Infantino. King of the cover artists. Inked by Murphy Anderson.

RobAnderson

@WetRats Did you meet Cardy at Heroes Con this year? I meant to go see him and maybe even get a print or sketch or something. Dammit.

@Chuck_Melville What a crazy fun cover! Although -- note to Robin -- I'm not sure bashing the elephant in the head will calm him down. ;)

nweathington

@Chuck_Melville What a crazy fun cover! Although -- note to Robin -- I'm not sure bashing the elephant in the head will calm him down.

That's why he's the sidekick.

nweathington

My favorite Cardy horror cover—and a book I had as a kid.

nweathington

Back to Kubert but staying on the horror theme, this is another book I had as a kid, and it's still one of my all-time favorite Kubert covers. I was very happy to see DC is doing a Weird War Showcase collection.

WetRats

RobAnderson said:

@WetRats Did you meet Cardy at Heroes Con this year? I meant to go see him and maybe even get a print or sketch or something. Dammit.

Yep. Sweet guy. So happy to see the fans. Chock-ful-o-stories!

RobAnderson

@nweathington Oh, that is indeed AWESOME!

This is probably my favorite -- arguably my favorite cover of all time. (And, yeah, I know it's a re-creation...)

Guess it won't be a surprise to anyone who follows this thread that it's from 1973. ;)

WetRats

RobAnderson said:

Gorilla with a pistol reminds of one of my favorite Far Sides.

HUGE elephant crashing out of the jungle carrying a tiny little knife.

Beater says to Bwana, "Look out sir, this one's got a knife!"

dubbat138

Been reading the ERB Tarzan novels. Which made me dig out some of the Tarzan comics I own. Saw this cover and knew it was drawn by Joe Kubert.

dubbat138

Another great Kubert Tarzan cover.

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Alfredo P. Alcala

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John Buscema
Pablo Marcos

Caliban

In memory of Harry Harrison here is Carlos Ezquerra on 2000AD prog 143

WetRats

@dubbat138: Interesting seeing the other artists' Tarzan covers in contrast to Mr. Kubert's. Even Mr. Buscema pales in comparison.

RobAnderson

Two from 1973 for today...

Pencils/Inks by Jim Steranko, but per GCD, apparently Wally Wood inked the Laura Brown figure






Another cover with pencils/inks by Jack Sparling...

dubbat138

WetRats said:

@dubbat138: Interesting seeing the other artists' Tarzan covers in contrast to Mr. Kubert's. Even Mr. Buscema pales in comparison.

I like Mr Buscema's artwork but compared to Mr Kubert it does pale in comparison.

dubbat138

Susan Daigle-Leach
Stephen DeStefano
Bob Foster

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Susan Daigle-Leach
Don Rosa

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Garry Leach
Don Rosa

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Garry Leach
Don Rosa

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Gil Kane
Rudy Nebres

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Ernie Chan

WetRats

dubbat138 said:

Gil Kane
Rudy Nebres

Nice Frazetta homage.

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Alan Davis

RobAnderson

@dubbat138 That was an awesome selection. I dug them all!

From 1973, by Nick Cardy -- I loved all these 100-pagers when I was a kid! And I couldn't resist anything with the Royal Flush Gang...

Caliban

More Harry Harrison and more Carlos Ezquerra on prog 171

Chrisgrendel

dubbat138 said:

Ernie Chan

Don't those beasts have heads? *laughs*

Flintlockjaw

Caliban said:

RobAnderson said:

Thanks, @Caliban ! I'll have to check that out!

I think that volume collects two stories. If there is an introduction then I would suggest you avoid reading it until you've read the Dead Man story.

Yep. Agree. One of the best 2000ad moments.

dubbat138

Jordi Bernet,just recently got this trade and so far it has been great. Starts off with a story written by Alan Moore,then a Torpedo story drawn by Jordi Bernet,a story by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. And I just got to the Jack Cole classic "Murder,Morphine and Me!". And I am only maybe 1/8th of the way through the trade.