What If You Could Guess the Classic Cover? [Archive] - Page 3

Lone Ranger

05-29-2009, 02:40 PM

It is not the Adventures of Cellini, is it?

Let me down easy, LR.

Somebody better solve this before you go home from work or it's gonna be clobberin' time!

(You are referring to the original run of CI, right?)

Well - it'll have to wait until Monday, folks.

To answer your question - yup, from the original 170 or so Gilberton series.

Red Oak Kid

05-29-2009, 05:58 PM

I will bet this is an issue of Crime and Punishment. However the GCD does not have all covers for this title.

Anyone have a complete set of C&P handy?

prince hal

05-29-2009, 06:26 PM

I will bet this is an issue of Crime and Punishment. However the GCD does not have all covers for this title.

Anyone have a complete set of C&P handy?

That's one that I figured for a possibility, but I couldn't find any matches, either.

I even looked up Red Rover, figuring maybe it was a Rex the Wonder Dog-type title.

Lone Ranger

06-01-2009, 07:45 AM

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - It was on the GCD last time I checked

i*love*comics*247

06-01-2009, 11:25 AM

That would be...Crime and Punishment #28

July 1950

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=204527&zoom=4 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=204527&zoom=4)

Lone Ranger

06-01-2009, 02:25 PM

That's it!

100 points for ILC.

OK, OK - full disclosure. I just added the pic to the GCD this AM, so you guys aren't going crazy. I thought it was already up there. My bad.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

06-01-2009, 02:34 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

Red Oak Kid

06-01-2009, 06:09 PM

OK, OK - full disclosure. I just added the pic to the GCD this AM, so you guys aren't going crazy. I thought it was already up there. My bad.

NOW you tell me.

I just bought a 64 inch HD monitor so I could see those GCD thumbnails.

I'll see you in hell, masked man.

Lone Ranger

06-02-2009, 12:58 PM

NOW you tell me.

I just bought a 64 inch HD monitor so I could see those GCD thumbnails.

I'll see you in hell, masked man.

Sorry, old friend. I hope you kept the receipt!

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - The series underwent a name change

Red Oak Kid

06-02-2009, 02:06 PM

Sorry, old friend. I hope you kept the receipt!

Fast Cash Eddie doesn't make refunds.

Lone Ranger

06-02-2009, 03:18 PM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series (under its new title) was eventually cancelled in the 60s

JKCarrier

06-02-2009, 03:29 PM

My Greatest Adventure #3

Red Oak Kid

06-02-2009, 03:59 PM

My Greatest Adventure #3

I hate this stupid game. My Greatest Adventure was the first title I looked at. And I still missed it.

T GUy

06-02-2009, 04:33 PM

I hate this stupid game. My Greatest Adventure was the first title I looked at. And I still missed it.

Second title that I looked at, after Sensation - and I remember skipping past that cover, recognising it as the one with the cover story reprinted in an Action 100-pager back in 1974.

prince hal

06-02-2009, 05:51 PM

I hate this stupid game. My Greatest Adventure was the first title I looked at. And I still missed it.

Me, too. And I knew I missed it. Just wasn't careful enough.

Kee-Ripes!

Good work, JK!

(Did you notice how quickly those MGA covers went from "adventure" style to being virtually indistinguishable from titles like Tales of the Unexpected? It seems they even dropped that first-person style, too. I thought they stuck with that till the bitter end.)

Lone Ranger

06-03-2009, 08:05 AM

My Greatest Adventure #3

Well done - 200 points for JKC

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

06-03-2009, 08:07 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

Lone Ranger

06-04-2009, 07:15 AM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Lone Ranger

06-04-2009, 02:59 PM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series featured the artwork of Jack Kirby and Rudy Palais

Lone Ranger

06-05-2009, 10:41 AM

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - This publisher is perhaps best known for its rich legacy of ghost stories.

Red Oak Kid

06-05-2009, 11:26 AM

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - This publisher is perhaps best known for its rich legacy of ghost stories.

I'm lost.

Richie Rich's Ghost Stories?:confused:

prince hal

06-05-2009, 12:52 PM

Thrills of Tomorrow #17

(The Harvey clue was a huge help!)

That cover looks like it could be from an Alan Moore title, like a Gibbons illustration.

Cool beans, LR!

Lone Ranger

06-05-2009, 01:01 PM

Thrills of Tomorrow #17

(The Harvey clue was a huge help!)

That cover looks like it could be from an Alan Moore title, like a Gibbons illustration.

Cool beans, LR!

You know, I thought the exact same thing last night whilst flipping through Watching the Watchmen.

It really reminds me of the photo of John and Janey set against the red Martian soil.

I can't imagine it wasn't an influence on Gibbons.

100 points for hal.

Here is the full cover - quite an astonishing piece by Howard Nostrand (like a Vertigo cover 40 years premature) that was apparently planned for Black Cat.

New one up soon.

Lone Ranger

06-05-2009, 01:13 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 60s

Red Oak Kid

06-06-2009, 01:02 PM

I wanted to say this was by Neal Adams but I haven't been able to find it. I wanted to say it was a DC but now I'm not even sure of that.

My GTCC mojo is definitely at a low point these days.

benday-dot

06-06-2009, 08:13 PM

Yes ROK, it does look a little DCish, but it also looked like 60's Marvel to me. After browsing Strange Tales I moved onto Tales of Suspense. I think it's Tales of Suspense #83.

InfoBroker

06-06-2009, 08:24 PM

good infobroker: Oh dear. What to do, what to do. I don't want to upstage one of my all time favorite posters here, and truth be told, I have been sooo busy of late, it was pure chance that I poked my nose in here today.

bad infobroker: Oh stop beating around the bush. Kimosabe posted a comic from your very first few months of comical book collecting. He knew the risks he was taking.

good ib:But it does indeed look like Neal Adams line work...

bad ib:Hey! Gene Colan knew how to use a camera and photos for source material too.

good ib:But the coloring is very muted and similar to a DC comical book...

bad ib:Eastern printing put their best engravers on the covers. Their presses weren't all that bad.

good ib:But the rendering of this building and the foilage is more in line with what you might see on a Chic Stone Flying Saucers cover...

bad ib:Now you're just stalling. It a Marvelous Marvel Masterpiece. Enough with the SUSPENSE! How long you gonna keep this up?

good ib: how does 83 minutes sound?

-jb the "sorry ROK, but it was such a fantastic cover, I can still remember the first moment I saw it on that racks at Interstate Bookstores in August of 1966" ib -

InfoBroker

06-06-2009, 08:28 PM

benday-dot

06-07-2009, 07:02 PM

Shoulda know my ham-boning would delay my answer and I would get upstaged by another of my favorite posters.

-jb the "not too keen on the dorky little commercial links being appended to my posts, makes it seem like I'm endorsing something, and I'm not" ib -

I even figured that simply writing more than itstalesofsuspense83 (phew) would slow me down enough that the ole' Infobroker, always noting a big fat 60's Marvel layed out on LR's gaming table, would beat me to it. So I thank you for your much more expanded and interesting answer JB!

Red Oak Kid

06-07-2009, 07:08 PM

After failing to find an Adams cover, I confess I looked at Dell's "Absent Minded Professor" comic.

Lone Ranger

06-08-2009, 08:54 AM

Yes ROK, it does look a little DCish, but it also looked like 60's Marvel to me. After browsing Strange Tales I moved onto Tales of Suspense. I think it's Tales of Suspense #83.

There we go - 400 points for b-d

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

Lone Ranger

06-08-2009, 08:56 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

Lone Ranger

06-09-2009, 06:41 AM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 70s

Red Oak Kid

06-09-2009, 09:11 AM

mmmmmmm...I thought this looked like an Andru drawing of a statue of Wonder Woman being shattered.

But no luck.

Bill Angus

06-09-2009, 09:32 AM

The gloves made me think Harvey's Black Cat, but the timings off...

Lone Ranger

06-09-2009, 03:11 PM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Mike Sekowsky and Gene Colan contributed to this series

Red Oak Kid

06-09-2009, 06:01 PM

I am officially stumped.

It looks like a DC with early Infantino art.

I don't know unless it is one of those damn romance comics.

T GUy

06-10-2009, 06:05 AM

I am officially stumped.

It looks like a DC with early Infantino art.

I don't know unless it is one of those damn romance comics.

Possible. Sensation Mystery or something? If not 'a DC with early Infantino art' I'd start looking at Atlas on the basis of the information given, including the Sekowsky and Colan hint. I'm not sure that Colan did any work for DC in the late 'forties.

Red Oak Kid

06-10-2009, 06:14 AM

Possible. Sensation Mystery or something? If not 'a DC with early Infantino art' I'd start looking at Atlas on the basis of the information given, including the Sekowsky and Colan hint. I'm not sure that Colan did any work for DC in the late 'forties.

Except that it was cancelled in the 70s.:confused:

Bill Angus

06-10-2009, 09:07 AM

I was thinking it looked like Infantino too (or perhaps early, inked-by-Peppe-era Toth)... but of course, that was of no help at all.

Bill Angus

06-10-2009, 09:19 AM

Girls' Romances #7

Lone Ranger

06-10-2009, 10:24 AM

Girls' Romances #7

And I was just second away from the 4th clue (I was running of out good hints).

200 points for Bill - nicely done.

Here it is in full - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

06-10-2009, 10:26 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic comic

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Bill Angus

06-10-2009, 02:53 PM

I'm pretty sure that's Star Trek #30 (Gold Key)

Lone Ranger

06-10-2009, 03:01 PM

I'm pretty sure that's Star Trek #30 (Gold Key)

Wow! 400 points for brilliant Bill.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

Lone Ranger

06-10-2009, 03:02 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

T GUy

06-10-2009, 04:22 PM

Girls' Romances #7

Another one I am embarrassed not to have spotted.

The guy in the doorway looks like either Infantino or Toth to me. The girl's right hand makes me think Infa/Giacoia, as does her belt, and the skylightand other background items also say Infa to me. The cover copy reads like Robert Kanigher. Anyone else any ideas? (The GCD is void of credits on this one.)

Red Oak Kid

06-10-2009, 05:02 PM

Another one I am embarrassed not to have spotted.

The guy in the doorway looks like either Infantino or Toth to me. The girl's right hand makes me think Infa/Giacoia, as does her belt, and the skylightand other background items also say Infa to me. The cover copy reads like Robert Kanigher. Anyone else any ideas? (The GCD is void of credits on this one.)

After seeing the whole cover I really don't see any Infantino trademarks in the layout.

I don't know enough about Toth's early style to say it's him. But I don't think it is Infantino.

Red Oak Kid

06-10-2009, 05:12 PM

I think the current cover is Marvel Spotlight 1 by Neal Adams.

This was one of the very first Marvel's I ever bought off the newstand. It's definitely the first first issue I ever bought.

Roquefort Raider

06-11-2009, 06:25 AM

Red Oak Kid

06-11-2009, 07:09 AM

Well that is one of my favorite covers. I remember if very well because as I said, it was one of the first Marvels I ever bought.

My mind may be playing tricks on me, but I have a funny feeling that this cover has been used before. Seems like the other time it was used the first clue focused on the two guys in shadow in the center of the cover.

Or maybe I used it one time when I was filling in for LR.

I dunno.

Lone Ranger

06-11-2009, 07:52 AM

I think the current cover is Marvel Spotlight 1 by Neal Adams.

This was one of the very first Marvel's I ever bought off the newstand. It's definitely the first first issue I ever bought.

I will continue to try these Adams covers until I can get one past ROK. 400 points for my favourite Texan.

I don't think it was used before (thought one from the actual Red Wolf series was), but I've lost track of the first 750 or so covers we've used.

Here it is in full - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

06-11-2009, 08:07 AM

As for the Girls' Romances #7 cover, I'm pretty stumped too - but I've got the feeling it's a Sy Barry ink job. It's not Toth - but obviously someone from the Caniff school like Infantino or even Gil Kane (there was a pretty fine line between those two gents at times in the late 40s and early 50s - hard to believe).

Lone Ranger

06-11-2009, 08:08 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 60s

Bill Angus

06-11-2009, 08:43 AM

It was the Caniff school I was seeing, more so than Toth specifically... though he did do a lot of profiles of women's faces at one time that looked a lot like that (as did Infantino). The guy in the doorway screams Caniff school, but as to who actually drew it... no idea.

Lone Ranger

06-12-2009, 07:13 AM

Here is the second clue

HINT - It is a DC book

Bill Angus

06-12-2009, 10:44 AM

Hawkman #13

MWGallaher

06-12-2009, 11:00 AM

I couldn't believe it when this one turned out not to be House of Secrets #80. It had the background color, the rather crude yellow background people, what could have been Eclipso's decoratively-engraved belt...but no, it just didn't match.

Red Oak Kid

06-12-2009, 11:09 AM

I'm going to name my rock band "Crude Yellow Background People".

InfoBroker

06-12-2009, 11:13 AM

If I paint myself yellow (not the curious tint though), can I be the lead guitarist?

Not that I am any good at lead guitar, but with yellow paint I figure I can distract and fake it a whole bunch.

- jb the "not really makin' it" ib -

Red Oak Kid

06-12-2009, 11:33 AM

Bill Angus

06-12-2009, 01:43 PM

"Yellow people on red field" was what I was chanting in my head as I looked for this one...

Lone Ranger

06-12-2009, 01:58 PM

Hawkman #13

300 points for Bill!

Here is the full cover - new one up soon!

Lone Ranger

06-12-2009, 01:58 PM

here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

prince hal

06-12-2009, 02:20 PM

Room 222 #3.

Bill Angus

06-12-2009, 02:31 PM

Wow.

I figured it was a British show.... I wouldn't have ever thought of Room 222.

I don't even think I knew it had a comic.

prince hal

06-12-2009, 02:37 PM

It looked to me like that LA high school that they often use in movies (Grease, e.g.), so I thought Dell/Gold Key photo cover, so then I thought of TV shows about high school. First I looked for Mr. Novak (showing my age), but finding nada, tried Room 222. Kotter would have been next.

Bill Angus

06-12-2009, 03:10 PM

I was looking in Dell photo covers too, but I was looking at Man from U.N.C.L.E., Girl from U.N.C.L.E., The Avengers... even some sci-fi ones like The Invaders.

Again, my hat's off to you. I wouldn't have recognized that L.A. school in a million years.

prince hal

06-12-2009, 03:15 PM

Thanks, Bill.

I think it was just a lucky insight, actually.

But I'll take it!

Lone Ranger

06-15-2009, 02:21 PM

Room 222 #3.

Whoa

400 points for hal.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

06-15-2009, 02:22 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

Red Oak Kid

06-15-2009, 04:02 PM

I'm just shooting from the hip, but that claw like woman's hand reminds me of some Kirby Atlas monster titles. This may be a 70s reprint of one of those titles.

Lone Ranger

06-16-2009, 10:36 AM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is indeed a Marvel book

InfoBroker

06-16-2009, 11:45 AM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is indeed a Marvel book

Aw... we could tell that by the lettering...

And while in the school of Kirby, I'm banking a buck or two that we've got Herb Trimpe art at work (and play) here.

jb the "showing off again" ib -

Red Oak Kid

06-16-2009, 12:02 PM

Now I'm thinking this is a western(note the puffy shoulder on her dress). I looked at a ton of Marvel western titles but no luck. I do agree that it could be Trimpe. Possibly even Severin inks.

Lone Ranger

06-16-2009, 03:26 PM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This comic contains Kirby art

Red Oak Kid

06-16-2009, 06:57 PM

Red Oak Kid

06-16-2009, 07:43 PM

King Size Rawhide Kid Special #1

I knew this looked very familiar. I may have this. Or, this cover may have been used on a reprint book in the 80s. But my comics are so disorganized I knew it would be hopeless to even try looking for my copy. So I kept searching the GCD.

OK, here is the 80s comic that was confusing me. I have this(somewhere) and the cover is similar to King Size Rawhide Kid Special #1.

Rawhide Kid 2 (http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=67464989620%202)

I also ran across three Giant-Size Kid Colt specials from the 70s. If those are cheap that would be a pretty good collection of classic Marvel westerns to go along with KS Rawhide Kid Special 1. I assume it is reprints because it hasn't been indexed on the GCD.

InfoBroker

06-16-2009, 08:07 PM

Now that ROK has solved this ornery cover (danged King Size, Giant Size, Special, and Annual title tracking craziness of Marvel)... I shall pose this query to our broader range of comic artist experts.

title: Conan the Barbarian
issue: 33
subject: cover artists

GCD gives credit to:

"Roy Thomas (Script) Herb Trimpe; John Romita (re-touches) (Pencils) Herb Trimpe; John Romita (re-touches) (Inks) ? (Colors) "

Now this cover is one that has been bugging me since it came out. I even remember sorta, the comments in later letters pages that the GCD points to in their indexer notes section:

"Cover credit from Issue 36 & 37 letters page; Also Roy Thomas added the balloons on the cover. Romita cover credits provided 2006 by Nick Caputo."

Now I'm not one to say Herb and John aren't in there, cuz' I can see their hand in there and especially since Herb's signature can be seen in the bottom left but it also seems to me that there is a lot of Marie Severin in there as well. From poses, hands, handling of costumes and folds therein.

Take a peek (http://comics.org/details.lasso?id=26972), let me know what you think.

-jb the "should be packing for a trip" ib -

Red Oak Kid

06-17-2009, 07:03 AM

The only place where I clearly see evidence of Romita inks is in Conan's face and feet.

I can't tell who inked this. However I believe that whoever inked it was trying to match the Ernie Chan interior inks.

However I find it very hard to believe that Trimpe inked it.

On the surface it looks like Trimpe pencils, Chan or someone trying to mimick him inking it and Romita Sr. touch-ups.

Lone Ranger

06-17-2009, 07:33 AM

Lone Ranger

06-17-2009, 07:33 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a DC book

InfoBroker

06-17-2009, 09:51 AM

I can't tell who inked this. However I believe that whoever inked it was trying to match the Ernie Chan interior inks.

And previous Ernie inked covers as well. Which I think Herb could pull off.

I do wonder what prompted this cover to be done by Marvel's in house production staff of the time (JR, HT and MS). Kane/Chan cover lost in the mail? A last minute decision for a redo cover with a different slant? (Different being similar to Hulk #139 from a couple of years earlier) Or a schedule mix-up?

-jb the "it's all speculation" ib -

InfoBroker

06-17-2009, 09:54 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a DC book

Aw... we could tell that from the lettering.

Err... wait! There is no lettering.

-jb the "procratinating my packing some more" ib -

Red Oak Kid

06-17-2009, 12:26 PM

And previous Ernie inked covers as well. Which I think Herb could pull off.

I do wonder what prompted this cover to be done by Marvel's in house production staff of the time (JR, HT and MS). Kane/Chan cover lost in the mail? A last minute decision for a redo cover with a different slant? (Different being similar to Hulk #139 from a couple of years earlier) Or a schedule mix-up?

-jb the "it's all speculation" ib -

I like to speculate too. On the one hand, if a cover was lost in the mail or the printer called and said they had to print this comic sooner than planned, that would result in a rushed cover. But the intricate inking on the uniforms is anything but rushed. I don't know if Trimpe could do this amount of detailed inking, but if he could, I doubt that he could do it under a "rush" deadline.

The GCD says some of the cover credits came from the letters column of Conan 36 and 37. There is probably quite a story here and I recall Roy was never shy about pulling back the curtains in the letters pages of his books and explaining why they had to run a reprint or why a cover didn't match an interior story. There might be a fuller explanation of this in those two letters pages.

Lone Ranger

06-17-2009, 02:47 PM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 70s

benday-dot

06-17-2009, 08:37 PM

Second time around I think I spotted it... Showcase Presents #66 (B'Wana Beast)

Lone Ranger

06-18-2009, 07:33 AM

Second time around I think I spotted it... Showcase Presents #66 (B'Wana Beast)

Well done - 300 points for b-d.

I'm nearly certain I've used this one before - but who can resist?

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

Lone Ranger

06-18-2009, 07:34 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Lone Ranger

06-18-2009, 02:51 PM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It was published in the 60s

Lone Ranger

06-19-2009, 07:17 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - The title character first appeared in an anthology series

JKCarrier

06-19-2009, 11:54 AM

Yeesh, I was even looking at ACG titles, due to the art style, but until that last clue, I completely neglected Mr. Popnecker.

It's Herbie #4.

Red Oak Kid

06-19-2009, 12:11 PM

Yeesh, I was even looking at ACG titles, due to the art style, but until that last clue, I completely neglected Mr. Popnecker.

It's Herbie #4.

JKC has been on a hot streak lately. I want him tested for steroids.

Lone Ranger

06-19-2009, 02:48 PM

Yeesh, I was even looking at ACG titles, due to the art style, but until that last clue, I completely neglected Mr. Popnecker.

It's Herbie #4.

Well done - 200 points for JKC, who is in the zone.

Here is the full cover -new one up soon

Lone Ranger

06-19-2009, 02:50 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

Red Oak Kid

06-21-2009, 07:55 PM

I swear this cover has been used before but since I have no idea what it is, I guess it doesn't matter.:redface:

T GUy

06-22-2009, 05:13 AM

I swear this cover has been used before but since I have no idea what it is, I guess it doesn't matter.:redface:

What he said. I am glad I am not alone.

Lone Ranger

06-22-2009, 06:58 AM

Yikes - you're both correct.

I'm losing my mind - it wasn't even very long ago.

I'm starting #96 over with a new cover.

Here is the first clue

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

Lone Ranger

06-22-2009, 02:58 PM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is a DC book

Bill Angus

06-22-2009, 03:37 PM

Star Spangled Comics #69

Lone Ranger

06-23-2009, 02:10 PM

Star Spangled Comics #69

Well done 300 points for Bill.

This is such an odd cover.

Here it is in full - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

06-23-2009, 02:13 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 80s

prince hal

06-23-2009, 03:10 PM

Well done 300 points for Bill.

This is such an odd cover.

Here it is in full - new one up soon

God I love black-backgrounded covers. They always bespoke seriousness, I guess. many of my all-time favorites are that type.

Lone Ranger

06-24-2009, 12:52 PM

Here is the 2nd clue

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

Lone Ranger

06-26-2009, 07:46 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - It is a Marvel book

Bill Angus

06-26-2009, 08:36 AM

The Avengers #305

Though I thought She-Hulk's leg was 3D Man.... :rolleyes:

Lone Ranger

06-26-2009, 01:46 PM

The Avengers #305

Though I thought She-Hulk's leg was 3D Man.... :rolleyes:

That's it - 200 points for Bill.

Boy, it's hard trying to hide all of the Avengers as well as an army of Lava Men.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

Lone Ranger

06-26-2009, 01:47 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

Lone Ranger

06-29-2009, 07:16 AM

here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Lone Ranger

06-30-2009, 09:16 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series had a slight name change prior to its cancellation in the 50s

METAROG

06-30-2009, 10:32 AM

Hey, I got one this is Blue Bolt Comics #v7#5.

Lone Ranger

06-30-2009, 12:20 PM

Hey, I got one this is Blue Bolt Comics #v7#5.

That's it!

Here is the full cover (I've always found this one to be quite odd). New one up soon.

Lone Ranger

06-30-2009, 12:23 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 60s

Lone Ranger

06-30-2009, 03:23 PM

Since I'm away tomorrow (Canada Day), I'll put up a second clue now.

HINT - This series went on hiatus for nearly 3 years

T GUy

07-01-2009, 07:04 AM

That'd be House of Secrets 61 (click here (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=17752&zoom=4)), July-August 1963. Since you're away tomorrow (Canada Day), perhaps you ought to put up a second cover now. :evilsmile:

benday-dot

07-01-2009, 05:02 PM

Lone Ranger

07-02-2009, 07:37 AM

Lone Ranger

07-02-2009, 07:39 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

Lone Ranger

07-02-2009, 03:05 PM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 40s

Lone Ranger

07-03-2009, 10:55 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Paul Reinman and Alex Toth contributed to this series

benday-dot

07-03-2009, 08:34 PM

It's Flash Comics #100 for the 100th GTCC

Red Oak Kid

07-05-2009, 05:15 PM

It's Flash Comics #100 for the 100th GTCC

dadgum it!

Lone Ranger

07-06-2009, 07:26 AM

It's Flash Comics #100 for the 100th GTCC

That's it! 200 points for b-d!

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

Lone Ranger

07-06-2009, 07:36 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

Lone Ranger

07-07-2009, 08:33 AM

Here is the 2nd clue

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

Red Oak Kid

07-07-2009, 12:38 PM

That second clue had a Trimpe vibe. Incredible Hulk 164.

Roquefort Raider

07-07-2009, 12:42 PM

Damn!!! The only cover I might have identified in years!!!

That guy there is one of the stocky fellas who lived in a submarine, right?

Red Oak Kid

07-07-2009, 01:56 PM

Damn!!! The only cover I might have identified in years!!!

That guy there is one of the stocky fellas who lived in a submarine, right?

I know nothing about this issue or the characters. I just recognized the art style.

While searching Hulk covers I was stunned by this one; Hulk 201

Hulk 201 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=30018&zoom=4)

Lone Ranger

07-07-2009, 03:11 PM

That second clue had a Trimpe vibe. Incredible Hulk 164.

Well done- 300 points for ROK

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

07-07-2009, 03:14 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Bill Angus

07-07-2009, 03:55 PM

Thought it might be Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #47, but I'm pretty sure that's not right....

benday-dot

07-07-2009, 07:38 PM

Damn!!! The only cover I might have identified in years!!!

That guy there is one of the stocky fellas who lived in a submarine, right?

I feel your pain RR. I had a Hulk hunch from the first clue. I truly loved the the Hulk comics from the 70's, and already pretty sure it was a Marvel from that lettering I also thought last night, "Why not start with searching Incredible Hulk?" And so I did. And so I'm kicking myself for missing a rare 400 pointer I should of had.

Lone Ranger

07-08-2009, 07:52 AM

Here is teh 2nd clue

HINT- This series made its debut in the 60s

Bill Angus

07-08-2009, 12:55 PM

This one is really bugging me. I'm sure I know it, but I can't put my finger on it.

I'm half-way convinced we've even done this one before, which makes it doubly frustrating.

Lone Ranger

07-08-2009, 03:03 PM

God, I hope we haven't done this one - or I'm truly losing it.

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This title went on hiatus for more than 4 years

Bill Angus

07-08-2009, 03:40 PM

Seeing this clue, I'm fairly confident that we haven't seen this one before, Scott. Not that I'm any closer to solving it than I was before....

T GUy

07-08-2009, 04:29 PM

Damn!!! The only cover I might have identified in years!!!

That guy there is one of the stocky fellas who lived in a submarine, right?

Doh!

I recognised this as Bronze Age Marvel straight away, and had a dim inkling not only of the title, but also the strory.. and proceeded to the GCD to look at thumbnails, and even Incredible Hulk 165 at full size.

I say again: doh!

prince hal

07-08-2009, 04:57 PM

Space Family Robinson 32.

Narrowed it down to Gold Key on second clue, but hadn't had time to search before this.

Lone Ranger

07-09-2009, 08:36 AM

Space Family Robinson 32.

Narrowed it down to Gold Key on second clue, but hadn't had time to search before this.

well done - 200 points for hal

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

07-09-2009, 08:52 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

Bill Angus

07-09-2009, 09:15 AM

Space Family Robinson 32.

Narrowed it down to Gold Key on second clue, but hadn't had time to search before this.

Aaarrrgh! I looked at Space Family Robinson and completely missed this one....

Nice work hal.

Lone Ranger

07-09-2009, 03:08 PM

Here's the 2nd clue

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 60s

NOTE - I'm out of town until Tuesday AM

benday-dot

07-09-2009, 09:30 PM

There was something about that word front... This is All-American Men of War#22

Lone Ranger

07-15-2009, 07:53 AM

There was something about that word front... This is All-American Men of War#22

That's it! 300 points for b-d

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

07-15-2009, 07:54 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Lone Ranger

07-15-2009, 03:48 PM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

NOTE - I'm away until Monday AM

Lone Ranger

07-20-2009, 07:41 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This publisher went under in the 1980s

Lone Ranger

07-21-2009, 03:02 PM

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - This title begins with the letter 'Z'

Reptisaurus!

07-21-2009, 03:08 PM

Well, that sure'zhell narrowed it down.

Zoo Funnies # 10.

Red Oak Kid

07-21-2009, 04:10 PM

Well, that sure'zhell narrowed it down.

Zoo Funnies # 10.

Which #10? The 1945 or the 1953 version?

Just kidding. That title has had a very confusing publishing history. The Gerber book shows the 1945 version changing it's name to Western Movie Stories.

The GCD seems to have more complete scans of both runs than Gerber.

I wonder if those Nyoka issues were reprints?

I don't think there are many giant clam covers.

benday-dot

07-21-2009, 07:44 PM

Well, last night at, clue three, I looked at every Charlton title except Zoo Funnies and Atomic Mouse titles... there ya go. Serves me right for being slack.

Lone Ranger

07-22-2009, 07:01 AM

Well, that sure'zhell narrowed it down.

Zoo Funnies # 10.

Yeah - I was getting a bit bored with this one and couldn't figure out a helpful and yet not obvious clue

I'm not sure if it's reprint material - I have scans of this ish and I'll have to take a look.

100 points for Rept!

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

07-22-2009, 07:08 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 80s

Lone Ranger

07-22-2009, 03:23 PM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 90s

Reptisaurus!

07-22-2009, 05:00 PM

Yeah - I was getting a bit bored with this one and couldn't figure out a helpful and yet not obvious clue

I'm not sure if it's reprint material - I have scans of this ish and I'll have to take a look.

100 points for Rept!

Boom! I think that's my second one ever.

Lone Ranger

07-23-2009, 09:54 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Gil Kane and Charles Vess contributed to this series

MWGallaher

07-23-2009, 10:44 AM

This is Marvel Fanfare 27.

Lone Ranger

07-23-2009, 11:09 AM

This is Marvel Fanfare 27.

That's it!

200 points for MWG!

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

07-23-2009, 11:10 AM

Here is the 1st clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 60s

Lone Ranger

07-24-2009, 07:06 AM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series made its debut in the 60s

Lone Ranger

07-27-2009, 07:25 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Dick Giordano and Jack Sparling contributed to this series

Red Oak Kid

07-27-2009, 11:36 AM

Hmmm it looks kind of like Kane's work. But it's not Captain Action or Hawk and Dove.

And it's not Secret Six.

MWGallaher

07-27-2009, 01:18 PM

Green Lantern #28.
That was frustrating. I knew the artist, knew the character shown in the excerpt, but repeatedly failed to recognize the cover in thumbnails. Probably because the thumbnails didn't have the vivid red of LR's scan.

Lone Ranger

07-27-2009, 03:02 PM

Lone Ranger

07-27-2009, 03:03 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Lone Ranger

07-28-2009, 09:08 AM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

benday-dot

07-28-2009, 08:26 PM

This is Amazing Adventures #5 by Ziff-Davis. There are so many cool covers in that short series.

Lone Ranger

07-29-2009, 09:06 AM

This is Amazing Adventures #5 by Ziff-Davis. There are so many cool covers in that short series.

Well done - 300 points for b-d!

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

07-29-2009, 09:07 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 80s

Lone Ranger

07-30-2009, 06:42 AM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series made its debut in the 60s

Lone Ranger

07-30-2009, 03:15 PM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This book has a 75 cent cover price

NOTE - I'm computer-free until next Wednesday AM. Sorry, folks!

METAROG

07-30-2009, 04:41 PM

FF annual #16... thought it might be one of the Spotlight issues but none where 75 cents.

Lone Ranger

08-05-2009, 07:39 AM

FF annual #16... thought it might be one of the Spotlight issues but none where 75 cents.

I'm back from a 5 day vacation.

200 points for ROG

Here is the full cover - what a strange one!

New one up soon.

Lone Ranger

08-05-2009, 07:52 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a DC book

Red Oak Kid

08-05-2009, 03:46 PM

This really looks familiar. I was sure it was a Jerry Lewis cover.

Lone Ranger

08-06-2009, 07:36 AM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series made its debut in the 50s

prince hal

08-06-2009, 09:41 AM

Thought this might be a Fred Ray Tomahawk cover, but a cursory search reveals nothing.

Red Oak Kid

08-06-2009, 12:14 PM

This one really gave me lots to think about. First I was sure it was Jerry Lewis hanging onto a rock. Then I thought it was Tomahawk hanging onto a rock. Then I thought it was Kid Eternity hanging onto a rock.

But the wedding band revealed in today's clue tipped me to the fact that I have this comic.

But I'll give others a fair chance.

prince hal

08-06-2009, 01:37 PM

Never blew up the second clue, so didn't see the wedding ring. Aargh!

Still doesn't help. Back to the GCD!

Red Oak Kid

08-06-2009, 01:46 PM

It's not a romance comic if that narrows it down.

Lone Ranger

08-06-2009, 03:11 PM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Werner Roth and Rich Buckler contributed to this series

JKCarrier

08-06-2009, 03:54 PM

Lois Lane #105

prince hal

08-06-2009, 10:04 PM

Nice work, JK!

Lone Ranger

08-07-2009, 09:00 AM

Lois Lane #105

That's it! 200 points for JKC

Here it is in full - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

08-07-2009, 09:06 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

prince hal

08-07-2009, 10:30 AM

It's not Rex the Wonder Dog, I'm pretty positive.

Lone Ranger

08-07-2009, 02:24 PM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Lone Ranger

08-10-2009, 07:39 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series underwent a genre change as well as a slight name change

Red Oak Kid

08-10-2009, 11:19 AM

That would be Prize Western 92. Is that by Severin?

Lone Ranger

08-10-2009, 02:49 PM

That would be Prize Western 92. Is that by Severin?

Well done- 200 points for ROK

It is indeed by John Severin

Here it is in full - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

08-10-2009, 02:51 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 80s

Lone Ranger

08-11-2009, 08:11 AM

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is a DC book

Lone Ranger

08-12-2009, 06:37 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This comic was reprint in digest format

Graham Vingoe

08-12-2009, 07:01 AM

phew-Batman Special issue 1 from one of my favourite Batman stories of all-time"player on the Other Side

Lone Ranger

08-12-2009, 07:19 AM

phew-Batman Special issue 1 from one of my favourite Batman stories of all-time"player on the Other Side

That's it! 200 points for Graham

Here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

08-12-2009, 07:25 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a Marvel book

Lone Ranger

08-12-2009, 03:45 PM

Here's the 2nd clue

HINT - It was published in the 70s

NOTE - I'm away until Monday AM

benday-dot

08-14-2009, 07:25 PM

This is Daredevil #76. I thought it was a Savage Land themed cover, and I knew DD featured some stories there. Turns out this wasn't Savage Land related, but hey, it was DD.

Red Oak Kid

08-14-2009, 07:39 PM

This is Daredevil #76. I thought it was a Savage Land themed cover, and I knew DD featured some stories there. Turns out this wasn't Savage Land related, but hey, it was DD.

I'm extremely impressed. The inking looked like mid to late 70s to me. And there are so many jungle covers that I was just waiting for the third clue.

The GCD isn't working for me today so I would like to know who the inker is.

benday-dot

08-14-2009, 08:00 PM

I'm extremely impressed. The inking looked like mid to late 70s to me. And there are so many jungle covers that I was just waiting for the third clue.

The GCD isn't working for me today so I would like to know who the inker is.

GCD hasn't been working for me all week ROK. It's extremely slooooow. I found this one on Mile High. But, I did get the old Grand Database to cooperate just long enough for me to see it credits M.Severin/Trimpe on this cover. Could of fooled me. I was thinking Gil Kane on that tree. With the whole cover visible I guess I can see some Trimpe.

Red Oak Kid

08-14-2009, 08:10 PM

I don't recognize Marie's pencils or Trimpe's inks. I don't think even the third clue would have helped me.

And even if I had seen the Milehigh thumbnail of this cover I don't think I would have noticed the guy in the second clue.

Amazing!

Lone Ranger

08-17-2009, 08:28 AM

This is Daredevil #76. I thought it was a Savage Land themed cover, and I knew DD featured some stories there. Turns out this wasn't Savage Land related, but hey, it was DD.

Well done - 300 points for b-d!

here is the full cover - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

08-17-2009, 08:30 AM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

prince hal

08-17-2009, 02:43 PM

I'm glad Dr. Wertham never saw this cover, or he'd have noticed the sorta-kinda-if-you-squint hammer and sickle on the reptile-man's fourth knuckle.

Lone Ranger

08-17-2009, 03:27 PM

Here is the 2nd clue

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

Red Oak Kid

08-17-2009, 07:48 PM

Hmmmm..... it doesn't seem to be Blue Beetle or Captain America's Weird Tales.

benday-dot

08-17-2009, 08:53 PM

Nice angle on Blue Beetle ROK... I was thinking early DC. DC seemed to enjoy featuring cheesy green monsters back in the day, but so far no such luck. But I have been searching half asleep.

Red Oak Kid

08-17-2009, 09:55 PM

The green monster had a 1940s feel, but now that you mention it, it could be Cheesy DC from the 50s.

Lone Ranger

08-18-2009, 10:27 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Mike Sekowsky and Al Avison contributed to this series

MWGallaher

08-18-2009, 01:25 PM

Mystic Comics #3.

Lone Ranger

08-18-2009, 02:51 PM

Mystic Comics #3.

Nicely done - 200 points for MWG

Here is the full cover (and yes, I was hoping to send people off to Blue Beetle galleries) - new one up soon

Lone Ranger

08-18-2009, 02:53 PM

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 60s

Red Oak Kid

08-18-2009, 08:11 PM

This looks interesting. The men on the gantry look almost like a photo was used.

Lone Ranger

08-19-2009, 07:30 AM

Here is the second clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Lone Ranger

08-20-2009, 09:52 AM

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - According to the Overstreet Guide, Russ Manning contributed to this series

Lone Ranger

08-20-2009, 03:57 PM

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - The person picture here is an alien

Red Oak Kid

08-20-2009, 06:43 PM

The GCD seems to be off-line.

great.:mad:

Looked like a Ditko cover for awhile there.:confused:

benday-dot

08-20-2009, 07:54 PM

This is My Favorite Martian #2. So much for my early on theory that this was a Charlton hot rod issue!

Red Oak Kid

08-20-2009, 08:03 PM

This is My Favorite Martian #2. So much for my early on theory that this was a Charlton hot rod issue!

But....they.....were.....all....photo......covers. ......

Does not compute:frown:

benday-dot

08-20-2009, 08:18 PM

That Lone Ranger really does have a dark side... doesn't he?

Oh yeah, I'd love to have a Russ Manning drawn issue of this series. According to Overstreet it's #1 he pencils.

Lone Ranger

08-21-2009, 07:00 AM

This is My Favorite Martian #2. So much for my early on theory that this was a Charlton hot rod issue!

Well done - 100 points for b-d!

Here is the full cover.

I'll be heading off for a long vacation (until the 31st) this afternoon, so ROK will be taking over the game later on today.

I agree about the GCD - I depend on it a lot for the facts to use in my hints and it's been very unreliable of late. Comic Book DB just doesn't have any of the more obscure titles.

As for the line drawn Gold Key covers - I'm a bit fascinated by them, especially when they used a single line drawn cover when the rest were photo covers. This happened with Beverly Hillbillies as well.

I'm going to dig a bit deeper into that an likely do a piece on it at Scott's Classic Comics Corner.

MDG

08-21-2009, 08:58 AM

As for the line drawn Gold Key covers - I'm a bit fascinated by them, especially when they used a single line drawn cover when the rest were photo covers. This happened with Beverly Hillbillies as well.
Is that Dan Speigle doing the cover?

Lone Ranger

08-21-2009, 10:46 AM

Is that Dan Speigle doing the cover?

'tis

I wonder if the image was used for a splash page as well.

Rob Allen

08-21-2009, 04:42 PM

The GCD is going thru a difficult period - the person who has hosted the site for the last decade is no longer able to do it, so the tech team is scrambling to have the new US-based site online by September 1, which is a few months earlier than originally planned. The functionality will be similar in the beginning, although not the same because no one knows the software of the current site except the guy who's leaving. The site should be a tad more reliable - the new host is a Unix system at a US university; the old one is a Macintosh in Norway.

After this sudden disruption, the tech team will get back to redesigning the database schema and user interface. The GCD will look a lot better in a year.

Red Oak Kid

08-21-2009, 05:58 PM

Thanks for the info on the GCD, Rob. We've really become dependent on it always being there, especially for playing this game.

Here is the first clue to the next cover.

HINT: This title has been published by more than one publisher.

Drusilla lives!

08-21-2009, 08:09 PM

... After this sudden disruption, the tech team will get back to redesigning the database schema and user interface. The GCD will look a lot better in a year.

It's great to hear they're considering redesigning the database, hopefully this means more flexible search capabilities... beyond just two variables and a "sort" by name or date.

For example, it would be nice to be able to search for works by a particular artist, in a particular year (or range of years), for a particular company (or companies)... and then do all sorts of sorts. :)

Red Oak Kid

08-22-2009, 02:11 PM

Here is the second clue.

HINT: This is not a big two comic and it has a 10 cent cover price.

Drusilla lives!

08-22-2009, 05:39 PM

Here is the second clue.

HINT: This is not a big two comic and it has a 10 cent cover price.

This couldn't be the cover to Abbott and Costello Comics #2? Could it? :O

Red Oak Kid

08-23-2009, 07:07 AM

This couldn't be the cover to Abbott and Costello Comics #2? Could it? :O

Yes indeed it could. 300 points for you. I believe this is your first win on this game?

I thought I was being very tricky on this one. Care to tell me where I went wrong?

Drusilla lives!

08-23-2009, 08:42 AM

Yes indeed it could. 300 points for you. I believe this is your first win on this game?

Thanks ROK. And yes, it's my first win, although I don't know if that's a good thing. On the one hand it's a nice sign that my mind is still capable of learning, retaining and recalling new information... but then you gotta stop and think, that info is about an Abbott and Costello comic book cover??? Yikes! :eek:

I thought I was being very tricky on this one. Care to tell me where I went wrong?

You didn't do anything wrong. It just so happens that that cover was my second choice a few weeks back when I featured a Lilly Renée cover in the classic comic cover of the week thread... it's a really nice cover IMO. :smile:

Red Oak Kid

08-23-2009, 11:14 AM

You didn't do anything wrong. It just so happens that that cover was my second choice a few weeks back when I featured a Lilly Renée cover in the classic comic cover of the week thread... it's a really nice cover IMO. :smile:

Talk about the perfect storm. For whatever reason I did not see the A&C cover you featured. I had been saving this one for quite some time. If I had seen your post that week, I wouldn't have used this A&C. Hope you haven't featured any Gene Colan Daredevil covers lately.
:biggrin:

Red Oak Kid

08-23-2009, 11:21 AM

Here is the first clue to the next cover.

HINT: There has been more than one comic book with this title.

Drusilla lives!

08-23-2009, 12:03 PM

Talk about the perfect storm. For whatever reason I did not see the A&C cover you featured. I had been saving this one for quite some time. If I had seen your post that week, I wouldn't have used this A&C. ...

You wouldn't have known really, I mean I went with the fifth cover to that title... as I said it was my second choice. :smile:

... Hope you haven't featured any Gene Colan Daredevil covers lately.
:biggrin:

Great Caesar's ghost!!! You don't mean to imply... gasp! :eek:

BTW: That hint for the next cover looks very Kirby-ish to me.