A Comic Cover A Day (is awesome)

Flintlockjaw

Some Kevin O'Neill magic.

John_Steed

just lost some sanity points.....

Caliban

More characters in Space, well not really but it's Spidey and Mysterio

RobAnderson

@FlintLockJaw I love seeing the work of some of these guys from earlier in their career!

@Caliban I missed so many Marvel covers for a number of years there -- so fun to see a 50-cent one I've never seen!

Caliban

@miraclemet has got a great themed covers collection over in the Silver and Bronze age thread
http://thecomicforums.com/discussion/comment/2421/#Comment_2421

RobAnderson

@Caliban that's fantastic! I had 2 of those "lady in white" covers when I was a kid...just bookmarked that thread!

Caliban

Let's have one more space cover

dubbat138

It' from '84...couldn't resist. Really good Steve Dillon cover.

Is there such a thing as a bad Steve Dillon cover?

RobAnderson

Yeah, I love that one...and I'd never seen it before (like all these 2000 AD covers, pretty much).

Caliban

My next theme is going to be Creature Feature. Some definitive or first appearance covers for classic creatures.
From July 1971 and from my collection here's House of Secrets #92

Flintlockjaw

that's a great cover.

Flintlockjaw

For Steve Bryant. I know he's a John Burns fan.

RobAnderson

@Caliban And modeled on Louise Simonson!

@FlintLockJaw Don't think I'm familiar with John Burns, but looking forward to more!

Here's the random one I got today.

I think it's hilarious that they felt a FOOTNOTE was needed on the COVER to explain the villain. (ha)

WetRats

that's a great cover.

One of the all-time greatest.

And it's even greater knowing that the model was young Louise Simonson!

Edit: @RobAnderson: great minds & all that...

Caliban

From 1968 it's a Steve Ditko cover from my nearest long box

WetRats

From 1968 it's a Steve Ditko cover from my nearest long box

Where Verbs the Noun!

Ditko's Creeper issues are some of my favorite comics ever!*

The only thing that could make that cover would be go-go checks!

*Wow, this thread really brings out the superlatives, doesn't it!

RobAnderson

From 1968 it's a Steve Ditko cover from my nearest long box

DITKO!!!! :-)

Caliban

@WetRats Yup, did Ditko catch that from Lee or vice versa.
"Where lurks the Menace!"

WetRats

@WetRats Yup, did Ditko catch that from Lee or vice versa.
"Where lurks the Menace!"

From the digging I did the other day, it seems to be Lee's concoction.

rebis

I had to add another space themed cover.


Fiction House titles had some of the best covers going.

RobAnderson

@rebis Beautiful cover!

John_Steed

WetRats

Off-topic, but I gotta share the Tom Savini love!

My first exposure to Mr. S. was in Knightriders. He held his own as a performer against a brilliant young Ed Harris.

Caliban

@rebis Excellent space cover.

Here's some more space goodness. Is there anything this thread can't do?

rebis

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Caliban

and dipping into my longbox again here is a comic I keep handy in case I ever meet Buzz and get to apologise for the Michael Jackson joke. ;)

dubbat138

Off-topic, but I gotta share the Tom Savini love!

My first exposure to Mr. S. was in Knightriders. He held his own as a performer against a brilliant young Ed Harris.

I got my VHS of Knightriders autographed by Patricia Tallman earlier this year.

Caliban

Creature Feature. The definitive 2000AD cover from Brian Bolland.

Death Lives!

rebis

Creature Feature. The definitive 2000AD cover from Brian Bolland.

Death Lives!

Can I assume that the roll call is death, pestilence, war, and famine? If so, I know which one is death. I'm assuming the winged helmet is war. Who are the other two?

Caliban

From left to right they are Fear, Death, Fire and Mortis.
Mortis causes tissue necrosis on contact, Fire does fire, Death does death and Fear opens his visor to reveal a hideous face which sends the victim mad. He famously tried this on Dredd and declared "Gaze into the face of Fear" which led to what is probably the most famous panel in British comic book history.
@FlintLockjaw may agree