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
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
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.
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.
Here’s a very fun Dick Sprang cover for DETECTIVE COMICS featuring an early confrontation between Batman and the Riddler.
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
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.
This Tom Taggart DOOM PATROL cover acutely sums up the dilemma of Cliff Steele, Robotman, in dramatic and novel fashion. Great design all through this piece, down to the relatively tiny logo popping beautifully against the white slice in the background, and the credits all being justified so that they fit in the same space.
Can you imagine seeing a cover like this Dick Sprang BATMAN piece on a comic book today? Rather than focusing on a perplexing crime, or a mission of vengeance, or an inescapable doom-trap, this cover instead concerns itself with Batman and Robin having fun by taking a ride on some 19th century-style bicycles. It’s a … Continue reading Great Covers – BATMAN #29
How can you not want to read this issue of STRANGE ADVENTURES, thanks to it’s Gil Kane cover? It’s got aliens disguising themselves as anthropomorphic snowmen, complete with battered top hats and carrot noses, in order to conquer the world!
