What If You Could Guess the Classic Cover?

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - There was a 2 year hiatus between the first and second issues of this series

[i*love*comics*247]

That would be...

Spoof #4

March 1973

[Lone Ranger]

That would be...

Spoof #4

March 1973

Well done - 200 points for Terry!

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - The title character is now the property of DC

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - This company left the business in the 50s

[MWGallaher]

I was looking at Wow, and forgot all about Mary Marvel #28, which was the one with Mary in the western-styled costume variant!

[Lone Ranger]

I was looking at Wow, and forgot all about Mary Marvel #28, which was the one with Mary in the western-styled costume variant!


Well done - 100 points for MWG!

I love this sneaky, little cover

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 50s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Russ Heath and George Tuska contributed to this series

[Lone Ranger]

Here is teh 4th clue

HINT - Stan Lee edited this book

[Red Oak Kid]

Menace 11. Finally found it by checking the Tuska credits.

[Lone Ranger]

Menace 11. Finally found it by checking the Tuska credits.


Well done - 100 points for ROK

I always thought this cover was rather infamous - but I guess I was wrong.

Here it is in full - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is a DC book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is teh 3rd clue

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 80s

[T GUy]

HINT - It is a DC book
...but not Shade,. the Changing Man, as I found out yesterday.

this is one of those ones that is irking me.

[Red Oak Kid]

this is one of those ones that is irking me.

I too am irked.

[JKCarrier]

DC Special Series #10, "Secret Origins of Super-Heroes"

[prince hal]

Couldn't've said it better myself, JK.

But I didn't see the new page in time. :wink:

Good catch!

[JKCarrier]

Heh heh... I was drawing a complete blank, until I saw those legs. Then I recognized it immediately. It's funny what sticks in your head. I think I still have a copy of that book, but I haven't looked at it in ten years or more.

[MWGallaher]

Until the legs became obvious, I was pretty sure this was Simonson, but it turns out his DC cover art in the 70's wasn't all that substantial. Once I'd exhausted Metal Men and Hercules Unbound and Sherlock Holmes*, I realized I was probably on the wrong track.


*Not that I thought for an instant that it was Holmes, but Herc and the MM seemed likely prospects from the beginning.

[Bill Angus]

I was thinking it was DC from the first clue (something about the oranges, I think) - but I was (mistakenly) leaning towards Superboy & the Legion in the Sherman and Staton eras.

[Lone Ranger]

DC Special Series #10, "Secret Origins of Super-Heroes"

Well done - 200 points for JKC

Here it is in full - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is teh 2nd clue

HINT - It was published in the 60s

[Red Oak Kid]

Thought I knew what it was...but no.

The World Around Us (http://www.comics.org/covers.lasso?SeriesID=12459)

[prince hal]

But I bet it's a Dell...

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series was based on the a TV show

[Red Oak Kid]

I hate this stupid game.

[i*love*comics*247]

That would be....

Man From U.N.C.L.E. #6

[MDG]

That would be....

Man From U.N.C.L.E. #6
I thought it would be something like that. I checked I SPY, but not UNCLE.

[Lone Ranger]

That would be....

Man From U.N.C.L.E. #6


Very nicely done - 200 points for ilc247

I loved using this cover - so weird!

Here it is in full - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 60s

[i*love*comics*247]

I thought it would be something like that. I checked I SPY, but not UNCLE.

I thought it was going to be I Spy at first too. I happened to be talking on the phone to a friend and mentioned the cover to him and how it was based on a TV show. Being an U.N.C.L.E. fan, he immediately suggested U.N.C.L.E. Sure enough, there it was.

I guess I had help with that one. :smile:

[Red Oak Kid]

I thought it was going to be I Spy at first too. I happened to be talking on the phone to a friend and mentioned the cover to him and how it was based on a TV show. Being an U.N.C.L.E. fan, he immediately suggested U.N.C.L.E. Sure enough, there it was.

I guess I had help with that one. :smile:

I thought it was going to be Donald Duck in France or Goofy Discovers Music.

[benday-dot]

I think I looked at every Dell comic from the 60's. I did look at Man from U.N.C.L.E. but missed it. The photo portion of the cover must have just taken over my powers of perception... I did not notice at all the smaller clue images LR posted. But he's tricky that way.

[i*love*comics*247]

I believe that would be.....

Sub-Mareeeener #14

June 1969

[Lone Ranger]

I believe that would be.....

Sub-Mareeeener #14

June 1969



Whoa! Terry is on a roll. 400 points!

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[prince hal]

I thought it was going to be Donald Duck in France or Goofy Discovers Music.

Yeah, or one of those oversized Dells about Europe or geography or whatever.

Love those ultra-retro (now) 60s drawings.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the second clue

HINT - Syd Shores and Joe Maneely contributed to this series

[prince hal]

I think they're Indians chasing that guy, but I'll be damned if it's any of the dozens of Atlas Western covers I've enjoyed looking through!

[Red Oak Kid]

I think they're Indians chasing that guy, but I'll be damned if it's any of the dozens of Atlas Western covers I've enjoyed looking through!

Those are policemen with flashlights looking for criminals.

And it was drawn by Kubert.:biggrin:

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This licensed property was initially published by Dell

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - It is a DC book

[Red Oak Kid]

I take no satisfaction in solving this. Either I'm getting old or LR has been taking advanced trickiness lessons, because I was 100% convinced this was an Atlas crime title.

Gang Busters 30

[Lone Ranger]

I take no satisfaction in solving this. Either I'm getting old or LR has been taking advanced trickiness lessons, because I was 100% convinced this was an Atlas crime title.

Gang Busters 30


There's no shame in 100 points. I did all that was within my powers to make this as Atlasy as possible.

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series was launched in the 60s

[T GUy]

I take no satisfaction in solving this. Either I'm getting old or LR has been taking advanced trickiness lessons, because I was 100% convinced this was an Atlas crime title.

Gang Busters 30

You were not alone in your conviction.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Neal Adams and Russ Heath contributed to this series

[JKCarrier]

Aha... thought for sure it was a Warren mag, and spent a lot of time looking through Creepy and Eerie covers before stumbling onto...

Vampirella #112

[Lone Ranger]

Aha... thought for sure it was a Warren mag, and spent a lot of time looking through Creepy and Eerie covers before stumbling onto...

Vampirella #112

Well done - 200 points for JKC

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a Marvel book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series underwent a name change

[prince hal]

1970s I think. Late 1970s.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Herb Trimpe and Tony DeZuniga contributed to this series

[Jolly Mon]

Thor #202 (recognized Sif)

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=25378&zoom=4

[Red Oak Kid]

Found it. Thor 220 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=27186&zoom=4):wink:

[Jolly Mon]

Found it. Thor 220 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=27186&zoom=4):wink:

Looks like Sif was clutched in a lot of giant hands. :confused:

OK, maybe only two.

[Red Oak Kid]

Yesterday I was sure it was Captain Marvel since that title had begun as something else originally.

I also looked at IT! the Living Colossus.

I looked at late 70s Thor, but not in the 202 time frame because that was when I was actually buying Thor off the stands and that cover did not look familiar to me.

[Lone Ranger]

Thor #202 (recognized Sif)

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=25378&zoom=4

well done - 200 points for jolly mon

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series made its debut in the 50s

[Cherokee Jack]

HOUSE OF SECRETS # 23, first Mark Merlin.

[Lone Ranger]

HOUSE OF SECRETS # 23, first Mark Merlin.

Nicely done - 300 points for CJ

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 50s

[benday-dot]

Guess the Classic Cover Contest #50 = Plastic Man #50

[Lone Ranger]

Guess the Classic Cover Contest #50 = Plastic Man #50

Well done - 300 points for b-d

Here it is in full -new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a Marvel book

[Red Oak Kid]

Those reflections on the floor look a little Don Hecky to me.

[Graham Vingoe]

Those reflections on the floor look a little Don Hecky to me.

And, rightly or wrongly the urge to say Avengers 39 tallies with the Don Hecky vibe

[Chris N]

And, rightly or wrongly the urge to say Avengers 39 tallies with the Don Hecky vibe

While it certainly looks like it, I'm having the damnedest time actually finding the spot on the floor that matches that pattern.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It was published in the 80s

[Jolly Mon]

Looks like New Mutants #1. Recognized Wolfsbane's feet, er, paws.

[Lone Ranger]

Looks like New Mutants #1. Recognized Wolfsbane's feet, er, paws.


Well done - 300 points for JM

Here it is in full

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a DC book

[Red Oak Kid]

OK, sometimes my first impression is wrong, as in the Don Heck vibe I got from New Mutants 1.

But sometimes my first impression pays off.

Flash 214Flash 214 (http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=32488651314%20214)

What the.......is Gantlet a word?

UPDATE-OK, it is a word.

[Lone Ranger]

OK, sometimes my first impression is wrong, as in the Don Heck vibe I got from New Mutants 1.

But sometimes my first impression pays off.

Flash 214Flash 214 (http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=32488651314%20214)

What the.......is Gantlet a word?

UPDATE-OK, it is a word.


Well done - 400 points for ROK

here it is in full - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - The title character has been licensed to at least 3 publishers

[Cherokee Jack]

Shadow Comics V2 # 3.

[Lone Ranger]

Shadow Comics V2 # 3.

That's it! 200 points for CJ!

Here it is in full - new one up soon!

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 60s

[prince hal]

Marvel.

Kirby?

One of the "Tales..." titles?

Must run. Aaargh. I love hunting these down.

[InfoBroker]

This portion of this pi-tick-u-lar cover was omitted from the pi-universe version of Strange Tales #139.

So it took me about 45 seconds (instead of the normal less than 30) to find it.

-jb the "showing off again" ib -

[Red Oak Kid]

This portion of this pi-tick-u-lar cover was omitted from the pi-universe version of Strange Tales #139.

So it took me about 45 seconds (instead of the normal less than 30) to find it.

-jb the "showing off again" ib -

The prodigal son returns.

[Lone Ranger]

This portion of this pi-tick-u-lar cover was omitted from the pi-universe version of Strange Tales #139.

So it took me about 45 seconds (instead of the normal less than 30) to find it.

-jb the "showing off again" ib -


First, let me admit - that half the reason I went with this cover was to bring JB out of hiding. It worked.

Secondly, 400 points for the IB.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Red Oak Kid]

RE: Strange Tales 139.

That's a rather odd cover. It took me awhile to figure out the "Everybody Reads SHIELD" arrow was directed at Dr. Strange and not at the weird machine about to capture Fury.

Basically the cover is just a Marvel joke/promo for the SHIELD half of the book. I assume the page Strange is holding is the actual splash for that issue's Fury installment.

[prince hal]

This portion of this pi-tick-u-lar cover was omitted from the pi-universe version of Strange Tales #139.

So it took me about 45 seconds (instead of the normal less than 30) to find it.

-jb the "showing off again" ib -

A-hem.

Waiting for at least a mention among the "so many people to thank" part of your acceptance speech...

:biggrin:

[InfoBroker]

Basically the cover is just a Marvel joke/promo for the SHIELD half of the book. I assume the page Strange is holding is the actual splash for that issue's Fury installment.

It is indeed the splash page, and oddly enough one of the few times Doctor Strange got more that a tiny panel picture on the cover of Strange Tales. Course I liked this pose of him mucho better on the pi universe version of Strange Tales #146... (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=7049479&postcount=17)

Appreciate the nudge there Kimosabe, I think the reason I didn't PM this one is because I did have to scratch my noggin for a couple of seconds( and thanks to Prince Hal for being on scope for this), but it also lets me get more mileage outta that infinity cover.

jb the "multi-versificated" ib -

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Gray Morrow and Maurice Whitman contributed to this series

[Graham Vingoe]

CREEPY 37!

Good old Who's Who website!

[Lone Ranger]

CREEPY 37!

Good old Who's Who website!

Well done - 300 points for Graham

Here it is in full - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[JKCarrier]

Rats... thought for sure this was All-Star Comics #6, but the lightning bolt doesn't quite match up. Hmm...

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 50s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - There have been at least 4 series with this title

[MWGallaher]

This is Captain America #78 (50's version)

[Lone Ranger]

This is Captain America #78 (50's version)


That's it!

200 points for MWG

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[JKCarrier]

Looks like a gorilla paw... boy, that sure don't narrow it down much! :tongue:

[METAROG]

Hmmm, would this be Big Town 14?

[Lone Ranger]

Hmmm, would this be Big Town 14?

ummm.... yup.

that was scary

400 points for ROG

Here it is in full - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

[Red Oak Kid]

I'm trying to decide if that is a DC Superman building or a Marvel Fantastic Four building.

[benday-dot]

I think this is a bastard hybrid of Marvel/DC...

Good old Atlas Seaboard, Phoenix #1 to be exact.

[guyjo]

I am suspecting a Flash cover...

[Lone Ranger]

I think this is a bastard hybrid of Marvel/DC...

Good old Atlas Seaboard, Phoenix #1 to be exact.

Well done- 400 points for b-d!

I don't think we've had a first clue winner in ages - and then we get two back-to-back with very obscure covers.

Weird

Here it is in full - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 80s

[benday-dot]

Well done- 400 points for b-d!

I don't think we've had a first clue winner in ages - and then we get two back-to-back with very obscure covers.

Weird

Here it is in full - new one up soon

It just "smelled" like an Atlas book, and fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your love for this strange little company) there aren't that many to look through.

[benday-dot]

The current clue has a whiff of Perez to me, but I have a bit of a cold so my sense of smell may be off now.

[jdwrocks]

It looks like the underside of a spaceship to me. It also has a Marvel magazine feel. When did mags such as Marvel Previews end. 70's or 80's?

PS: take it easy on me if I'm way off. My 1st time posting on this thread I've been lurking for months.:redface:

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is a Marvel book

Good discussion folks - I find it interesting to see how people work through these.

[METAROG]

Actually it is a Byrne cover... specifically FF #240.

[Lone Ranger]

Actually it is a Byrne cover... specifically FF #240.

Well done - 300 points for ROG

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - This series made its debut in the 50s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series underwent a minor name change

[benday-dot]

Looks like this is Adventures of Jerry Lewis #83.

[Red Oak Kid]

Looks like this is Adventures of Jerry Lewis #83.

Very impressive. How did you do that? Did you recognize the lettering?

[Lone Ranger]

Very impressive. How did you do that? Did you recognize the lettering?

Man, you guys are on a roll right now.

300 points for b-d

Here is the full cover, new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Red Oak Kid]

I can't concentrate on this because I can't get that stupid can of mushrooms out of my brain.

[benday-dot]

Very impressive. How did you do that? Did you recognize the lettering?

Nah, I'd have to been um.... ROK good to have done that :wink: . It was more the silly sight of a can that said "Poisoned Mushrooms" that made me think of one of DC's comedy titles... and it did seem like a DC sort of gag.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - The title character has been the property of more than one publisher.

[benday-dot]

It is Kid Eternity #17.

If it looks like Quality work... then it is probably also a DC character.

[Lone Ranger]

It is Kid Eternity #17.

If it looks like Quality work... then it is probably also a DC character.

Well done - 200 points for b-d

here it is in full - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a Marvel book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series made its debut in the 50s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - A series with the same name was launched by Marvel in the 70s

[Red Oak Kid]

Tales to Astonish 66.

Infobroker could have solved this if he wasn't spending so much time looking up words in his Ape/English dictionary.

[Lone Ranger]

Tales to Astonish 66.

Infobroker could have solved this if he wasn't spending so much time looking up words in his Ape/English dictionary.


Well done - 200 points for ROK

Here it is in full - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

[benday-dot]

I had a brief flirtation with Woozy Winks, but I think this might be Limited Collector's Edition C -23

[Lone Ranger]

I had a brief flirtation with Woozy Winks, but I think this might be Limited Collector's Edition C -23


Wow! 400 points for b-d

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

NOTE - I'm computer free until Tuesday - so you'll have to chew on this one for a while.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the long awaited 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Jeddy]

Hi Scott, This would be Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #18.

There were two purple covers in this title (also #14) and both were distinctly against type for this western series.

[Lone Ranger]

Hi Scott, This would be Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #18.

There were two purple covers in this title (also #14) and both were distinctly against type for this western series.

Very nicely done - 300 points for Jeddy

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series underwent a name change and a genre change

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series made its debut before the attack on Pearl Harbour

[Red Oak Kid]

All-Star Comics 41. Thanks to Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics.

[Lone Ranger]

All-Star Comics 41. Thanks to Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics.

well done - 200 points for ROK

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - More than one company has published a series with this title

[benday-dot]

Looks like Doc Savage #1 (Marvel magazine version)

[benday-dot]

How come there hasn't been a Doc Savage movie? I think some effort was made in the 70's, but it came off as forgettable (though I haven't seen it)

[Red Oak Kid]

How come there hasn't been a Doc Savage movie? I think some effort was made in the 70's, but it came off as forgettable (though I haven't seen it)

I had totally forgotten this magazine. Good one on LR for picking it and good one on Benday for solving it.

I don't think anyone mentioned this on the John Buscema thread.

I do remember buying the color Doc book. I think DC almost got the rights to it.

[benday-dot]

I have a few of these Doc Savage mags (I think I might even have this first issue). They make me sigh with nostalgia for the wonderful variety of comics that Marvel and DC were at one time looking to publish every month.

[benday-dot]

It's also interesting to note how very different the look of Doc Savage's face and hair would become compared with this initial issue and those that followed, wherein he both appears older and begins to sport that peculiar buzzed widow's peak hair style.

[MDG]

How come there hasn't been a Doc Savage movie? I think some effort was made in the 70's, but it came off as forgettable (though I haven't seen it)
The 70s Doc Savage was done as a camp tongue-in-cheek version, although it looked good, and was a fairly on-target adaptation of the first doc novel. I was surprised when I read the book after seeing the movie that the line "Mona, you're a brick," which was set up to get a big laugh in the movie (and did), was actually straight from the book.

Warner Bros just made it available as part of their burn-on-demand program.

[Lone Ranger]

Looks like Doc Savage #1 (Marvel magazine version)


well done - 300 points for b-d

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

From what I've read - both the Marvel comic and the magazine were quite enjoyable.

In particular, I'm a big fan of issue #4 of the magazine (Ghost Pirates From the Beyond) - nice, big pulpy story with wonderful artwork by Tony DeZ and Mirthful Marie.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It was published in the 60s

[benday-dot]

I knew Doctor Solar featured dinos on one of its covers...

Looks like issue 13 here.

[Lone Ranger]

I knew Doctor Solar featured dinos on one of its covers...

Looks like issue 13 here.

Very nicely done- 300 points for b-d

here is the full cover - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a DC book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - There has been more than one series with this name

[Red Oak Kid]

This is a good one. It's by Kane, but I'm not sure of the time frame. The purple and wear along the left side makes me think it is from the 60s. But it's not Captain Action or Hawk and the Dove.

I suppose it could be from his Supeman covers of the 80s.

[InfoBroker]

er... uh...

Hawk and Dove #6.

-jb the "perplexed" ib -

[Red Oak Kid]

er... uh...

Hawk and Dove #6.

-jb the "perplexed" ib -

Oooops. I swear those thumbnails are getting smaller by the month.

[Lone Ranger]

er... uh...

Hawk and Dove #6.

-jb the "perplexed" ib -

soooo funny - totally made my day.

300 points to JB, with an 'good try' handshake to ROK.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

[Red Oak Kid]

Hawk and Dove 6,

Look at how Kane drew the pants on that guy with the badge. Looks like spandex. I once complained about Kane's habit of doing this on an old thread about things your favorite artist drew that make you crazy.

[Cherokee Jack]

Oooops. I swear those thumbnails are getting smaller by the month.


I think it's the eyes getting older every month that's causing the problem.:smile:

[Red Oak Kid]

I think it's the eyes getting older every month that's causing the problem.:smile:

I don't know about you old man, but I'm feeling younger by the day.

[T GUy]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s
My first thought was 'Joe Kubert'... but that would make it another DC cover. Unlikely. On the other hand, The Sneaky Lone Ranger might be trying to out-tactic the audience. On the other hand... hmmm.... is it just someone impersonating Kubert? Am I seeing something that isn't actually there?

I am still put out that I was thinking of 70s DC for what turned out to be an issue of The Hawk and the Dove rather than an Ernie Chua cover for Detective or House of Secrets or something.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series made its debut in the 60s

[Graham Vingoe]

My radar sense has tingled - thats Daredevil 105

Not 93 as I first thought

[Lone Ranger]

My radar sense has tingled - thats Daredevil 105

Not 93 as I first thought

Well done - 300 points for Graham.

Not exactly the high watermark in DD history.

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[T GUy]

My first thought was 'Joe Kubert'... but that would make it another DC cover. Unlikely. On the other hand, The Sneaky Lone Ranger might be trying to out-tactic the audience. On the other hand... hmmm.... is it just someone impersonating Kubert? Am I seeing something that isn't actually there?

I think I might have been seeing the Heck in that Daredevil cover.

The GCD entry (http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=26874) says of this cover:

Romita cover penciler credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index credits the cover to Heck and Esposito. Heck definitely either penciled or inked the cover.

I would say pencilled and inked with a rework by Romita. After reading the GCD I'd say, yeah, I might well lean to Heck pencils, redraw by Romita, inked by Esposito, with even a possible subsequent re-inking by Romita.

Anyone else an opinion?

[Red Oak Kid]

After reading the GCD I'd say, yeah, I might well lean to Heck pencils, redraw by Romita, inked by Esposito, with even a possible subsequent re-inking by Romita.


I agree with you.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Red Oak Kid]

That would be Stage Pirates #135

[prince hal]

ROK, this sounds like the start of a complementary thread to Silver Age runs that should have been: great Golden Age comics from the Neverwas Publishing Company.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This publisher closed up shop in the 60s

[Jeddy]

That third clue helped narrow it down.

Adventures into the Unknown #41 - March 1953

[Lone Ranger]

That third clue helped narrow it down.

Adventures into the Unknown #41 - March 1953

That's it!
200 points for Jeddy

Here is the full cover - new one up soon!

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a DC book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It was published in the 60s

[InfoBroker]

Action Comical Books #379.

GADS! This one was driving me batty.

-jb the "safe-cracking" ib -

[Lone Ranger]

Action Comical Books #379.

GADS! This one was driving me batty.

-jb the "safe-cracking" ib -

Well done - 300 points for JB

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Red Oak Kid]

Action Comical Books #379.

GADS! This one was driving me batty.

-jb the "safe-cracking" ib -

My first thought when I saw the first clue was Action 405

Action 405 (http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=01062288700%20405)

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It was published in the 40s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Will Eisner and Murphy Anderson contributed to this series

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - The final issue of this series was published Winter, 1953

NOTE - I'm away until Tuesday AM

[benday-dot]

Planet Comics #47... I looked at the title last night after the 2nd clue, but missed it... that Eisner/Anderson hint sent me back.

[Lone Ranger]

Planet Comics #47... I looked at the title last night after the 2nd clue, but missed it... that Eisner/Anderson hint sent me back.

Well done - 100 points for b-d. The color is quite different on the GCD thumbnail.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Mike Sekowsky and Russ Heath contributed to this series

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 50s

[Red Oak Kid]

Well it's not an issue of Campus Love.

It's certainly well drawn. It looks like an EC cover.

[T GUy]

Well it's not an issue of Campus Love.

It's certainly well drawn. It looks like an EC cover.

Not with that blurb.

I was thinking Atlas in the 1950s, or, less possibly, DC, based on the Heath-and-Sekowsky hint.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the fourth clue

HINT - This cover's artist later went on to become art director at a competitor.

[Red Oak Kid]

True Secrets 31.

I must have seen the thumbnail yesterday, but it didn't register.

[Lone Ranger]

True Secrets 31.

I must have seen the thumbnail yesterday, but it didn't register.

Well done - 100 points for ROK

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a DC book

[Red Oak Kid]

The inks look like Ernie Chua or maybe Nestor Redondo.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It was published in the 70s

[JKCarrier]

It is indeed Ernie Chua: The Joker #6

[Red Oak Kid]

It is indeed Ernie Chua: The Joker #6

I'm surprised that Milehigh is sold out of most issues of this title. Is it big with collectors? Or did it have low distribution?

[benday-dot]

I'm surprised that Milehigh is sold out of most issues of this title. Is it big with collectors? Or did it have low distribution?

I've read that the series took off like crazy among "Joker speculators" and I suppose some genuine fans as well, following the release of Batman Begins, featuring, of course, Heath Ledgers celebrated role of the titular character.

[Cherokee Jack]

I've read that the series took off like crazy among "Joker speculators" and I suppose some genuine fans as well, following the release of Batman Begins, featuring, of course, Heath Ledgers celebrated role of the titular character.

There was also a speculator run on them at the time of the first Michael Keaton Batman film. That's when I unloaded mine to some greedy chump.

[T GUy]

I've read that the series took off like crazy among "Joker speculators" and I suppose some genuine fans as well, following the release of Batman Begins, featuring, of course, Heath Ledgers celebrated role of the titular character.

You babe in arms!

I remember that series shooting up in price when the film Batman was released in 1989.

[Red Oak Kid]

There was also a speculator run on them at the time of the first Michael Keaton Batman film. That's when I unloaded mine to some greedy chump.

You sound like a comic shop owner.

[benday-dot]

You babe in arms!

I remember that series shooting up in price when the film Batman was released in 1989.

True, true. There is just some specific mentioning in the just released Overstreet of this series becoming "red hot for the first time in years" since the Heath Ledger portrayal. I guess the "years" in reference could be 1989.

I think I'll sell my issue #1 to a real babe in arms (yes, I'm pretty much ensconced in the old fellers club) so I can buy another Kirby comic.

[T GUy]

There is just some specific mentioning in the just released Overstreet of this series becoming "red hot for the first time in years" since the Heath Ledger portrayal...

I think I'll sell my issue #1 to a real babe in arms (yes, I'm pretty much ensconced in the old fellers club) so I can buy another Kirby comic.

A wise move.

[Lone Ranger]

It is indeed Ernie Chua: The Joker #6

Sorry for the delay - crazy weekend and Monday so far.

300 points for JKC - here it is infull

New one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - More than one company has published a series with this title

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[T GUy]

Having recognised William Bonney's saddle blanket, I can reveal that this obscure 'classic' is none other than Billy the Kid No. 108, July '74. It's on the GCD here. (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=27518&zoom=4)

[Lone Ranger]

Having recognised William Bonney's saddle blanket, I can reveal that this obscure 'classic' is none other than Billy the Kid No. 108, July '74. It's on the GCD here. (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=27518&zoom=4)

Well done - 200 points for T GUy

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a Marvel book

[prince hal]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a Marvel book

Ya think? :rolleyes:

[T GUy]

Ya think? :rolleyes:

Exactly what I thought. Then I thought 'well, I suppose it could have been an Atlas-Seaboard after Jeff Rovin left.'

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It was published in the 70s

that's not really much help either, is it?

[JKCarrier]

For some reason, I was thinking it was a Captain America cover. And it is, sort of... Marvel Team-Up #13. :biggrin:

[Lone Ranger]

For some reason, I was thinking it was a Captain America cover. And it is, sort of... Marvel Team-Up #13. :biggrin:

That's it - 300 points for JKC

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series didn't make it to issue #10

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Allen Ulmer and Sy Barry contributed to this series

[MichikoS]

Adventures of Alan Ladd #2.
Michi

[MichikoS]

"Thrill to Ladd with a Gun...Ladd with a Girl...Ladd with a Greatness all his own!"

Honestly, who could resist buying this with that spectacular cover blurb??

mICHI

[JKCarrier]

"Thrill to Ladd with a Gun...Ladd with a Girl...Ladd with a Greatness all his own!"

I've always wondered what that comic was like. Was it adaptations of his movies? Or did they turn Ladd himself into a "character", the way they did Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis?

[Lone Ranger]

Adventures of Alan Ladd #2.
Michi


Sorry for the delay, folks. Holiday weekend up here, so I haven't been near a computer since last Friday.

300 points for Michi.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - More than one company has published this title

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - it is not a Big Two book

[Bill Angus]

Blackhawk #25

[Lone Ranger]

Blackhawk #25

Well done- 200 points for Bill.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

[Red Oak Kid]

A Kirby DC?

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Not a DC book

[Roquefort Raider]

Mmmh... I really thought this would turn out to be the issue in which Godzilla went back in time to fight Devil Dinosaur.

[Bill Angus]

Huh... I figured it was a bait-and-switch. I was sure those scales were going to turn out to be feathers. But no, they are in fact scales.

No wonder I couldn't find anything in the books I thought might have had feathered characters on the covers...

[JKCarrier]

Kirby-esque, but not Kirby:

Defenders #71

[Lone Ranger]

Kirby-esque, but not Kirby:

Defenders #71


Well done - 300 points for JKC

Here it is in full - new one up soon

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in teh 80s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - There has been more than one series with this title