A famous AVENGERS cover by Ed Hannigan and Klaus Janson whose concept we know from trailers will be enacted in live action during the CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR film. It’s a great, simple idea, the white background makes everything pop, and the cover copy plusses it up an extra bit. Hannigan was one of the … Continue reading Great Covers – AVENGERS #223
A graphic DETECTIVE COMICS cover by Neal Adams, who here uses a succession of inset panels to build up the drama and horror of Robin disintegrating before Batman’s eyes to an emotional intensity. The lettering, too, is nicely done her.
A super-dramatic Nick Cardy TEEN TITANS cover, with excellent use of color. That magenta dimension just looks dangerous and weird and horrifying, and the desperate body language of the three male Titans sells the drama.
Another classic image, the 10th anniversary issue of SUPERMAN gave us this cover by Wayne Boring that would go on to adorn T-Shirts and lunchboxes and hardcover books. The yellow of the outer circle is immediately eye-catching, but doesn’t overwhelm the central figure of the Man of Steel.
Here’s another comic that I can’t explain owning, another issue of LOIS LANE. I didn’t get this one in a 3-Bag, so I’m somewhat befuddled. The only thing I can think of is that, on occasion, my Dad or my Grandparents would just bring me a comic after they’d been out somewhere, and that this … Continue reading BHOC: LOIS LANE #136
Bought this one at the 7-11 during another cigarette run. Picked it up because the Flash was on the cover (and I remembered seeing #107 four months earlier when I bought my first comic.) This was another book that I loved to death. I can remember taking it into Kindergarden class for Show-and-Tell one week, … Continue reading BHOC: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #109
comicbookcovers: Flaming Carrot #2, July 1984, cover by Bob Burden
Another brilliant Jack Adler greytone cover, this time executed over the precision artwork of Russ Heath for this G.I. COMBAT cover. The coloring is lovely–I think the only misstep is the pink logo.
Another classic, and a true departure for this series, GREEN LANTERN #76 heralded a dramatic change in the title–bringing in both co-star Green Arrow and illustrator Neal Adams, and focusing the stories not on outer space threats but instead the real social problems down on Earth. The drawing here is super-dramatic, with Adams’ hyper-realistic style … Continue reading Great Covers – GREEN LANTERN #76
A very pretty Nick Cardy cover to GIRLS’ LOVE STORIES #139. The coloring takes its cues from the psychedelic imagery of the day. The only bit of this that I don’t love is the yellow streak that goes behind the cover copy, making it more difficult to read.
