Great Covers – BRAVE AND THE BOLD #93

An odd choice of series to co-feature, but this creepy cover makes it all work. Poor kid.

BHOC: LIMITED COLLECTORS’ EDITION #C-31

Man, that’s a beautiful cover. It’s a painting of Superman, done in the early 1940s, which hung in the DC offices for years–this was its first actual printing. I bought this Treasury Edition at that regular old 7-11 again, and it’s a pretty good collection of stories. It opens with an extremely early Superman story, … Continue reading BHOC: LIMITED COLLECTORS’ EDITION #C-31 →

Great Covers – JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #74

Just the fact that this is Superman knocking out Superman is enough to make you buy the comic. The cheering heroes just put it over the top.

Great Covers – SUPERBOY #160

Nice color and good emotionalism.

Great Covers – BATMAN #241

All of the text does it no favors, but this is a cool, creepy shot of a dynamic Batman.

BHOC: LIMITED COLLECTORS’ EDITION #C-25

The Treasury Edition became the format of choice for my Father, who would occasionally bring me home a comic book from one of his frequent cigarette runs. It wasn’t long before this BATMAN treasury edition appeared. The Neal Adams figure used for this cover was only a few months old, but was dramatic as hell, … Continue reading BHOC: LIMITED COLLECTORS’ EDITION #C-25 →

BHOC: BATMAN #255

While I was waiting for my copy of the ACTION COMICS #1 Treasury Edition, I got this 100-Page issue of BATMAN. This book too wound up getting thrown out, so I must have had it before whatever moment set my father off and doomed my small comic book collection. Consequently, because I only had it … Continue reading BHOC: BATMAN #255 →

BHOC: FLASH #226

I owned two separate copies of this issue of FLASH, one of which was initially bought for my younger brother Ken. And it’s a good thing, too, because at some point soon after getting this issue, my father got angry with me for some infraction that I’d made and threw out all of my comic … Continue reading BHOC: FLASH #226 →

Great Covers – DETECTIVE COMICS #408

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.

Great Covers – GREEN LANTERN #76

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 →