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Drusilla lives!
11-04-2008, 11:40 AM
What's your "classic" western cover for 2008(*)? Vote now!

Dead-Eye Western Comics #v1#2 anon. Jan.-Feb. 1948 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=235094&zoom=4)
All-American Western #103 Toth Nov. 1948 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=7091&zoom=4)
Tom Mix Western #23 Saunders Nov. 1949 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=229280&zoom=4)
Indian Chief #12 anon. Oct.-Dec. 1953 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=10816&zoom=4)
The Lone Ranger #66 Hartman Dec. 1953 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=10975&zoom=4)
The Ringo Kid Western #8 Maneely Oct. 1955 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=12392&zoom=4)
Quick-Trigger Western #14 Heath Sept. 1956 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=13073&zoom=4)
Two Gun Western #7 Severin Nov. 1956 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=13180&zoom=4)


About the "Best Classic Comic Covers" listings:

The "Best Classic Comic Covers" threads are intended to create an annual list of the best classic comic covers from the super hero, horror, si-fi, war, and western genres, as chosen by you, the CBR members.

General rules/guidelines (provisional):

(1) Candidate covers must be at least ten years old at the time of the listing.
(2) Each of the losing candidates will be ineligible for re-listing the following year, the winning candidate will be ineligible for re-listing for the four years following a win.
(3) Listings for each genre will consist of no more than eight candidate covers, initially chosen at random, and an alternate or "Other" option.
(4) Votes for "Other" or alternate titles will not be counted in the current year, but will be used as a basis for the next years listing (if you vote for an alternate, make sure you "write in" your choice in the form of a thread reply).

The above rules/guidelines are provisional. Suggestions as to changes and additions are welcomed and encouraged.


(*) Important Notes:
- Cover images courtesy of The Grand Comics Database Project (GCD). (http://www.comics.org/index.lasso)
- Although I strive to incorporate cover candidates, suggestions and comments by all interested forum members whenever and wherever possible, these polls are currently created, maintained and the sole responsibility of myself. Subsequent discussions related to said material, or any results of the polling are completely unofficial and should not be viewed as reflecting the opinions or positions of the owners or management of CBR. Nor are they to be viewed as being supported by, or reflective of the views of all CBR forum members.

Shellhead
11-04-2008, 12:16 PM
Western comics have never strongly appealed to me, but I did like the cover to Two Gun Western #7. Dramatic cover with good artwork.

prince hal
11-04-2008, 03:15 PM
No DeCarlo? :tongue:

Drusilla lives!
11-04-2008, 04:59 PM
No DeCarlo? :tongue:

Titles and issues numbers please. :)

i*love*comics*247
11-04-2008, 08:56 PM
You have Lone Ranger #66 but I'd like to give you Lone Ranger #76 from October 1954. I've liked that cover since the first day I saw it with the American flag in the background. I really like those old painted Lone Ranger covers.

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/4/1328-1172-1421-1-lone-ranger-the_super.jpg

Pól Rua
11-05-2008, 02:12 AM
Went with the 'Tom Mix' cover. It had a weird kind of Norman Rockwell vibe. Plus, it was a real portrait. Definitely told me a lot about the character.

It was difficult not to go with the Alex Toth cover just because his linework is so damn striking.
The 'Ringo Kid' cover was interesting as it really told a story. The body language was especially strong... that said, it struck me as a bit too flat... especially Ringo himself.
'Quick Trigger Western' is a great name, and this was a fine cover, but I felt the composition let it down. I'd like to have seen a bit more negative space on this one. The central characters took up a bit too much of the cover, and it seemed 'cropped'.