Tag: DC

Great Covers – BATMAN #200

A fun Neal Adams BATMAN cover for the book’s 200th issue, highlighting previous milestones from its history (and even using the logo from one of them as the title logo to this issue.)

Great Covers – MORE FUN COMICS #54

Probably the most iconic Spectre cover to grace MORE FUN COMICS in the golden age, this Bernard Baily piece communicates everything that you need to know about the implacable phantom. Here, he’s a hundred feet tall, striding through the wars and conflicts of men like a colossus, his mantled eyes sharp and even perhaps a … Continue reading Great Covers – MORE FUN COMICS #54 →

Great Covers – TEEN TITANS #23

Another makeover cover from the late 1960s, this one by Nick Cardy. It’s an interesting choice to follow the angle of the logo in the tilt of the ground line, but that helps to give the piece energy. But the spotlight here is on the new Wonder Girl, who is significantly overhauled from her drab … Continue reading Great Covers – TEEN TITANS #23 →

Great Covers – WONDER WOMAN #178

The first great super hero makeover, this WONDER WOMAN cover by Mike Sekowsky makes its intentions plainly known, and introduces the new version of the heroine for the late 1960s. Everything about this piece screams modern and new, the type treatment, the swirling backgrounds, and the mod fashions Diana is sporting. The classic Wonder Woman … Continue reading Great Covers – WONDER WOMAN #178 →

Great Covers – THE FLASH #189

Nobody did covers of extreme emotionalism better than Joe Kubert, and this FLASH cover is a good example. It’s drenched in melodrama, the huge word balloon dripping with pathos. Great use of color pulls your eye to the Flash uniform in Barry Allen’s hands, and silhouettes crybaby Kid Flash very nicely. And the drama of … Continue reading Great Covers – THE FLASH #189 →

Great Covers – TEEN TITANS #16

The great Nick Cardy using a non-traditional layout on this 1968 TEEN TITANS cover. Editorial Director Carmine Infantino began to experiment with cover layouts during this period, so the layout of this piece may have come from him. In either case, it’s eye-catching, and beautifully rendered by the always-expert Cardy.

Great Covers – FALLING IN LOVE #121

The Grand Comics Database credits this FALLING IN LOVE cover to Tony DeZuniga, but they’re not certain of the attribution. Regardless, it’s very much of its era, with good use of design and color.

Great Covers – DOOM PATROL #121

An appropriately gloomy cover to the final issue of DOOM PATROL by the great Joe Orlando. When this issue first hit in 1968, no reader could have guessed that before its story was finished, the entire team of heroes would have been wiped out in spectacular fashion. But the cover sets the mood, with an … Continue reading Great Covers – DOOM PATROL #121 →

Great Covers – FALLING IN LOVE #99

An extraordinary cover to FALLING IN LOVE by Ric Estrada. This image taps into the psychedelic imagery of the era and the mod style of fashion to create a memorable image.