Today's cover was brought to you by the legendary Todd McFarlane, whom many of you might know as the creator of Spawn. Some of you might even remember him writing for the "Adjectiveless Spider-Man" back in the '90s. But did you know? Todd has personally penciled many issues of Amazing Spider-Man starting from #298? He did the cover for most of them since, up to #350.
Well, I guess that might not be much of a trivia. Any self-respecting Spider-Man fan should know well enough of McFarlane's involvement in Spidey. lol
Today’s entry from the DC cover-a-day calendar: The Brave and the Bold #28 (Feb.-Mar. 1960), penciled by Mike Sekowsky, inked by Murphy Anderson, and probably colored by Jack Adler—the introduction of the Justice League.
We've seen the campy Spider-Mobile, now it's time for the return of a campy villain, the Big Wheel! Love that this guy made an appearance in the '90s animated series. Some things just shouldn't be forgotten.
The dialogue here is what really seals the deal, "Rocket Racer, you may have defeated Spider-Man..."
Rocket Racer. Defeating Spider-Man. Bpffft. Lemme try and hold my laughter.
We've seen the campy Spider-Mobile, now it's time for the return of a campy villain, the Big Wheel! Love that this guy made an appearance in the '90s animated series. Some things just shouldn't be forgotten.
The dialogue here is what really seals the deal, "Rocket Racer, you may have defeated Spider-Man..."
Rocket Racer. Defeating Spider-Man. Bpffft. Lemme try and hold my laughter.
Pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Ernie Chan.
Rocket Racer has a Frank Robbins feel to his pose. I like it. But the Big Wheel has nothing on the War Wheel. Blackhawk #56 (Sept. 1952), pencils and inks by Reed Crandall.
We've seen the campy Spider-Mobile, now it's time for the return of a campy villain, the Big Wheel! Love that this guy made an appearance in the '90s animated series. Some things just shouldn't be forgotten.
The dialogue here is what really seals the deal, "Rocket Racer, you may have defeated Spider-Man..."
Rocket Racer. Defeating Spider-Man. Bpffft. Lemme try and hold my laughter.
Pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Ernie Chan.
Rocket Racer has a Frank Robbins feel to his pose. I like it. But the Big Wheel has nothing on the War Wheel. Blackhawk #56 (Sept. 1952), pencils and inks by Reed Crandall.
War Wheel? Did someone say War Wheel? (From Modern Mechanix Nov, 1933).
@nweathington :smile: War Head seems like a nominee for the Top 25 list of least memorable FF villains, but I thought a giant monster with guns on his head looked SO cool — especially drawn by B/S—when I was 8 or so. :lol: Nowadays, I wish I could see what Jack would have done with a cover of him, too!
Late period Flash #316 Today's installment brings us a more traditional flash cover. These are the kinds of covers I think about with the flash; this particular cover by Carmine Infantino is not the best example of dynamic flash covers. #316 is a good example of this period Flash though.
I'm done looking back at these covers. Next up a Spectre from our past returns with a vengeance.
Spectre 1992 is a fantastic series. This is the cover from issue #1 by the great Tom Mandrake. The creepy thing about this cover is that it glows in the dark; imagine waking up around 3 am with a crap ton of glowing skulls (that you forgot glowed) staring at you from the bedside table. Tom Mandrake is the man and best gimmick cover ever.
One thing you will notice with a lot of good spectre covers is a some form of a judgement pose. I'm going to try to put up a few from different eras and series.
Adventure comics #431 by Aparo. I really like Jim Aparo he drew just about every DC character in the 70s. #431 marks a nice run of spectre in adventure; it also ushered in a more vengeful and gritty take on the Spectre written by Mike Fleischer.
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Today's cover was brought to you by the legendary Todd McFarlane, whom many of you might know as the creator of Spawn. Some of you might even remember him writing for the "Adjectiveless Spider-Man" back in the '90s. But did you know? Todd has personally penciled many issues of Amazing Spider-Man starting from #298? He did the cover for most of them since, up to #350.
Well, I guess that might not be much of a trivia. Any self-respecting Spider-Man fan should know well enough of McFarlane's involvement in Spidey. lol
Found the last piece!
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Mike Esposito
We've seen the campy Spider-Mobile, now it's time for the return of a campy villain, the Big Wheel! Love that this guy made an appearance in the '90s animated series. Some things just shouldn't be forgotten.
The dialogue here is what really seals the deal, "Rocket Racer, you may have defeated Spider-Man..."
Rocket Racer. Defeating Spider-Man. Bpffft. Lemme try and hold my laughter.
Rocket Racer has a Frank Robbins feel to his pose. I like it. But the Big Wheel has nothing on the War Wheel. Blackhawk #56 (Sept. 1952), pencils and inks by Reed Crandall.
Pencils and inks by Sal Buscema.
War Wheel? Did someone say War Wheel? (From Modern Mechanix Nov, 1933).
What about War Head? (John Buscema & Joe Sinnott)
Today's installment brings us a more traditional flash cover. These are the kinds of covers I think about with the flash; this particular cover by Carmine Infantino is not the best example of dynamic flash covers. #316 is a good example of this period Flash though.
I'm done looking back at these covers. Next up a Spectre from our past returns with a vengeance.
Pencils by Joe Bennett. Inks by... unknown. lol
Covert art by Frank Cho.
Love how both Spidey and Otto's tentacle has that "pop out of the page" effect.
Cover art by Mark Beachum.
Pencils by Pat Olliffe. Inks by Al Vey.
This is the cover from issue #1 by the great Tom Mandrake.
The creepy thing about this cover is that it glows in the dark; imagine waking up around 3 am with a crap ton of glowing skulls (that you forgot glowed) staring at you from the bedside table. Tom Mandrake is the man and best gimmick cover ever.
One thing you will notice with a lot of good spectre covers is a some form of a judgement pose. I'm going to try to put up a few from different eras and series.
Pencils by Luke Ross. Inks by Al Williamson.
I really like Jim Aparo he drew just about every DC character in the 70s. #431 marks a nice run of spectre in adventure; it also ushered in a more vengeful and gritty take on the Spectre written by Mike Fleischer.