Guess the Classic Cover - All New #1 Collector's Edition

[Mike Kuypers]

Hollywood Funny Folks #17

[Lone Ranger]

Hollywood Funny Folks #17

Well done!

300 points for Mike K!

I thought that this one would take a while. Was it the name change hint?

I have a soft spot in my heart for Nutsy Squirrel - he's pretty funny.

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 60s

[Mike Kuypers]

I thought that this one would take a while. Was it the name change hint?

Yes, that clue helped. Basically I was getting a "Golden Age" vibe from the first clue. I thought it might even be an early Batman or Superman cover, knowing how bright yellow was a popular background color then, and cartoony elements often turned up on super-hero comics. (Of course your second clue eliminated those.)

I went to Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics because he groups titles by ages. Down at the bottom of the Golden Age page was Funny Folks with a couple of alternate titles it was known by. Believe me, I was more amazed than anyone I had found it. I'd never even heard of Funny Folks!

[Lone Ranger]

I'd never even heard of Funny Folks!

It's a pretty good title.

I picked up a stack of them from 1948-1952 for $2 each.

DC House ads from that period are interesting because so many titles were changing.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the second clue

HINT - both George Klein and Mike Esposito contributed inks to this series

[InfoBroker]

Power-man takes the road back, on Avengers #22.

There aren't that many blue booted Marvel types.


-jb the ib- :cool:

[Lone Ranger]

Power-man takes the road back, on Avengers #22.

There aren't that many blue booted Marvel types.


-jb the ib- :cool:

That's it!!!

300 points for JB 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 has a 10 cent cover price.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the second clue

HINT - This series had a minor title change during its first 50 issues

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - both Alex Toth and Jack Kirby contributed to this title

[Red Oak Kid]

adventure 92

[T GUy]

Bah! Humbug!

I sailed past that cover in thumbnail twice.

Plus a substantial number of covers to Real Fact Comics, Headline Comics, and e'en a quick, desparate, review of World's Finest Comics.

I think the massive Manhunter head distracted me from everything else on that cover.

[Lone Ranger]

adventure 92

That's it!

200 points for ROK.

If anyone was looking at that gun carefully, they'd see that it was a wirepoon.

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

[Slam_Bradley]

If anyone was looking at that gun carefully, they'd see that it was a wirepoon.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.


Not to be confused with a Batpoon.

[Red Oak Kid]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Crazy Crabs?

[Mike Kuypers]

If anyone was looking at that gun carefully, they'd see that it was a wirepoon.

Not being an old Manhunter fan, that didn't help.

[Cherokee Jack]

Isn't the character (from ADVENTURE # 92) the Sandman, not Manhunter?

[Mike Kuypers]

Isn't the character (from ADVENTURE # 92) the Sandman, not Manhunter?

I guess it is. Sorry about that.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - this title made its debut in the 50s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - this book was published in the 80s


NOTE - I am out of town until the evening of Sept 9th, so I won't be able to post until then. Have a safe and fun long weekend everyone.

[T GUy]

Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (sic) No. 15 (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/14110/400/14110_4_015.jpg).

Obviously Charlton from the start, this took me a while to track down. I had to get the GCD to list every Charlton title alphabetically, then look for fantasy/sf titles that began in the 1950s and had revivals in the 1980s. I even thought at first that it might be one of those odd sf/western hybrids that Charlton seemed so fond of.

Incidentally, if someone would be so kind as to give me £1, 000 for every car title Charlton published, I'd be very grateful. In return I would invite that kind soul to my party to celebrate paying off my mortgage.

[Sir Tim Drake]

Who drew that cover, I wonder?

[T GUy]

Is that Sanho Kim's signature on it? Whoever put it on the GCD didn't seem to be able to decipher it.

[T GUy]

No; not unless he changed his signature before or after the cover to this (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/2205/400/2205_4_1.jpg).

I would put money on having seen this signature before, however.

[MWGallaher]

The green face in particular looks like something Alex Nino might have done. A lot of the Filipino artist had styles influenced by Nino, though, so it might be one of the many others. Definitely Filipino though, right?

[MichikoS]

This looks like the work of Filipino artist Fred Carrillo, who just passed away a few weeks ago, but I can't find any source that will confirm my guess, and the stylized signature is too ornate to be definitive. Anybody else think it might be Carrillo's work?

Michi

[MWGallaher]

Looks like the signature has evolved over the years, but I think this is it. (http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/Home_Alex_Nino_Art_503.html)

[MichikoS]

Looks like the signature has evolved over the years, but I think this is it. (http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/Home_Alex_Nino_Art_503.html)

I agree! Nice call, MWG!

Michi

[MWGallaher]

Didn't know that Fred Carillo had died, MichikoS; thanks for noting that...I've got some fond memories of his work on The Shadow and Phantom Stranger.

[Lone Ranger]

Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (sic) No. 15 (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/14110/400/14110_4_015.jpg).

Obviously Charlton from the start, this took me a while to track down. I had to get the GCD to list every Charlton title alphabetically, then look for fantasy/sf titles that began in the 1950s and had revivals in the 1980s. I even thought at first that it might be one of those odd sf/western hybrids that Charlton seemed so fond of.


Hey everyone. I am back from my R & R.

That's it! 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 - an alien appears on the cover

[MDG]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - an alien appears on the cover
Is it Flying Saucers #1 from Dell?

MDG

[Lone Ranger]

Is it Flying Saucers #1 from Dell?

MDG

No sir.

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - The comic's story title is a play on the name of a Thomas Wolfe novel.

[Red Oak Kid]

This is the metal foil variant cover of Superman Goes Home Again.

[MichikoS]

Justice League America #56, 1991, Giffen & de Matteis

"Look Homeward, Leaguers"

Michi

[Lone Ranger]

Justice League America #56, 1991, Giffen & de Matteis

"Look Homeward, Leaguers"

Michi

That's it!

300 points for Michi.

I thought that this cover would be appropriate for this time of the year.

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 - it was published in the 80s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This book features art by Walt Simonson

[Bill Angus]

Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition #15 (1985 series)

[Lone Ranger]

Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition #15 (1985 series)

That's it!

200 points for Bill A

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

[Ultraman Max]

Freedom Agent #1 from Gold Key?


They had so many characters with red outfits.....

[Lone Ranger]

Freedom Agent #1 from Gold Key?


They had so many characters with red outfits.....

No sir - but boy do I wish that I had a copy of that kooky comic.

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[Cherokee Jack]

No sir - but boy do I wish that I had a copy of that kooky comic.




Is that the one with a giant chicken on the cover?

[T GUy]

GTCC 92... I was thinking a Fawcett giant, but sadly the GCD doesn't have scans up of X-Mas Comics.

I've just realised it's not a giant with a 10c cover price, is it?

Alternatively, perhaps a Dell... possibly an adaptation of Santa Claus Conquers the Martians or something...

[Mike Kuypers]

The red-and-yellow look a bit like Mary Marvel's skirt, but nothing I've seen on the GCD fits.

[T GUy]

Yes, I definately had Marvel family colouring in mind before my Dell Xmas theory. I can now discount said theory after trotting through the entire run of Four Color Comics on the GCD. I suppose I should start a separate thread to ask if anyone knows the ins and outs of why Dell switched from 'adjectiveless Zorro' to 'Walt Disney's Zorro' at some point in the 'fifties. I assume that they thought the additional licence payments would be more than compensated for in increased sales. Or Disney bought (or licensed for a long period) Zorro and Western wanted to stay on Disney's good side.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This is a 'Good' comic

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - The Overstreet Guide indicates that John Buscema contributed to the final few issues of this title

[Red Oak Kid]

The well known and ever popular Indian Chief 16.

[Lone Ranger]

The well known and ever popular Indian Chief 16.

That's it!

100 points for ROK.

For the record, Indian Chief did last over 30 issues and has some of the nicest painted covers you'll ever see.

Here's 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 second clue

HINT - this series had a 2 name changes within a 3 years stretch.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This title made its debut in the 40s

[Mike Kuypers]

It seems to be something other than a DC title, so I'm stumped.

[Lone Ranger]

It seems to be something other than a DC title, so I'm stumped.

Free Hint - it is a DC comic

[Mike Kuypers]

Really? I've been through a ton of Golden Age titles -- twice! -- and all I've gotten is eyestrain.

I think I'll give Superboy another shot. That had at least one title change...

[Mike Kuypers]

Aha! Superboy 76!

I spent too much time looking at titles from the early '40s.

[Lone Ranger]

Aha! Superboy 76!

I spent too much time looking at titles from the early '40s.

That's it!

200 points for Mike K!

The next clue had a clear shot of Beppo.

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

[T GUy]

this series had a 2 name changes within a 3 years stretch

Doh! I'd forgotten the Superboy/Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes/the Legion of Super-Heroes sequence. I was initially going for All-American (Comics/Western/Men of War). Very tricky, LR. I should probably not mention my extensive investigation of (New) (Adventure) Comics as it only occurred because I'd forgotten the hint that the series started in the 'forties.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the second clue

HINT - This title lasted more than 100 issues

[MichikoS]

Patsy Walker #22
--Michi

[Mike Kuypers]

So much for the Archie line of comics...

[Lone Ranger]

Patsy Walker #22
--Michi

Well done!

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 was published in the 60s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the second clue

HINT - this title made its debut in the 50s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - The cover artist passed away in the 80s

[prince hal]

Tales Of The Unexpected 84.

[Lone Ranger]

Tales Of The Unexpected 84.

Well done!

200 points for Prince Hal.

I smile every time I see this cover. Great work by Dick Dillin.

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


NOTE - I am in New York for some legal proceedings over the next couple of days, so won't be posting again until Friday night.

[T GUy]

I am in New York for some legal proceedings over the next couple of days, so won't be posting again until Friday night.

Or considerably longer if you're found guilty :)

[Mike Kuypers]

Or considerably longer if you're found guilty :)

The Lone Ranger in the pokey. There's a twist.

[Lone Ranger]

Or considerably longer if you're found guilty :)

Nope - nothing that interesting. It was just a mediation involving an intellectual property dispute. Where's the *yawning* smilie?

Anyway - I had a good time in NYC - hung out with Joe Rice and Alex (Kid Omega/Kamandi) in Brooklyn.

If anyone's ever in striking distance of Brooklyn - I highly recommend checking out Alex's new shop - Rocketship - in the Cobble Hill neighbourhood.


Back to the game:

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Steve Ditko contributed to this book

[MichikoS]

This is puzzling. Ditko clue points to Charlton, and I could swear that hand and the bubbling test tubes is classic Wayne Howard. But I've checked Midnight Tales and the other horror titles from the '70s and don't see anything. I must be missing something...

Michi

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This book was published in the 60s

[Red Oak Kid]

Unknown Worlds #50

I had a hard time figuring out what decade this was from. The coloring on the first two clues had me thinking 70s. And the inks looked like a Terry Austin clone.

[MichikoS]

Excellent misdirection with the Ditko clue. Had me looking in the wrong decade entirely.

Boy, Kurt Schaffenberger did an excellent job mimicking Wayne Howard's style, didn't he? ;)

Michi

[Mike Kuypers]

I thought those test tubes looked familiar.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/index.cgi?date=2004-02-12

[Red Oak Kid]

I don't remember that oddball comic at all.

[Lone Ranger]

Unknown Worlds #50

I had a hard time figuring out what decade this was from. The coloring on the first two clues had me thinking 70s. And the inks looked like a Terry Austin clone.

That's it!

200 points for ROK.

I don't recall seeing this one at Oddball either - I picked it up on eBay a while back because the cover is so awesome (Frankenlincoln!) and I wanted to see what Ditko was doing working for ACG at this stage in the 60s. It's just a short little story - but fun stuff.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - this title has featured both original stories and reprints.

[Mike Kuypers]

I don't remember that oddball comic at all.

That image of Lincoln on the lab table was memorable to me. I'm sure there was a thread on best/worst/oddest Lincoln stories.

[Lone Ranger]

That image of Lincoln on the lab table was memorable to me. I'm sure there was a thread on best/worst/oddest Lincoln stories.

Now that rings a bell - because one of the few Classics Illustrated books I own is the Story of Abraham Lincoln, which I may have discussed in that thread.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it was published in the 60s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - after more than 100 issues, this series had a slight title change

[spoon_jenkins]

That's X-Men #48 (or what we might call Uncanny X-Men #48 today).

[Lone Ranger]

That's X-Men #48 (or what we might call Uncanny X-Men #48 today).

That's it!

200 points for spoon.

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 60s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - this series continued the numbering from another series with a similar title.

[Mike Kuypers]

Flash #186 :)

[Lone Ranger]

Flash #186 :)

Well done.

300 points for Mike K!

Here is the full cover (not your typical Flash cover from the 60s)

New one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price.

[TheHistorian]

Irony Comics #17

[Mike Kuypers]

Here is the full cover (not your typical Flash cover from the 60s)

Oh, I don't know. (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/1428/400/1428_4_171.jpg) For "The Fastest Man Alive" (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/1428/400/1428_4_174.jpg) Flash spent a lot of time flat on his back. (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/1428/400/1428_4_193.jpg)

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[T GUy]

GTCC 99 has the blurb 'What is This?,' appropriately. What it looks like it is to me is a Kirby sf/fantasy comic from the '50s. Having checked out Alarming Tales, Black Cat Mystic and Race For The Moon on the GCD, I am now at a loss...

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - According to the Overstreet Guide - both Joe Kubert and Steve Ditko contributed to this series.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - One of the artists who contributed to this comic went on to become a police officer.

[Bill Angus]

Boy Comics #110

[Sir Tim Drake]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - One of the artists who contributed to this comic went on to become a police officer.

Isn't that the exact same statement as "This comic features art by Pete Morisi"?

[MichikoS]

Even after the Pete Morisi clue (who else do I know who was both a comic book artist and a cop?) I didn't figure it out. Tough one, for sure.

By the way, Michael Ambrose's wonderful zine, CHARLTON SPOTLIGHT, features Pete Morisi in the most recent issue (#4). The "PAM" tribute issue features memoirs, interviews, commentary and lots of unpublished art. Check it out:

http://www.ramonschenk.nl/charltoncomics/charltonspotlight/spotlightbody.htm

In fact, I looked at the issue to see just when Pete became a cop, because I thought he was a police officer before he started drawing, not after, as LR's clue indicated. LR was right, though -- Pete Morisi became a New York City Police officer in 1956. Boy Comics #110 was published in April, 1955, and Morisi was drawing for comics well before that.

Michi

[Lone Ranger]

Boy Comics #110

That's it! 100 points for Bill A!

As for the Pete Morisi clue - Hey, when we're down to the 4th picture, I need people to get the answer.

Michi - I have always understood that Morisi decided to join the NYPD because the comic book work was drying up.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

All Right! Here we are at the 100th cover for the revamped GTCC.

Here is the first clue

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[Bill Angus]

As for the Pete Morisi clue - Hey, when we're down to the 4th picture, I need people to get the answer.

Like everyone else, I knew from that clue you were talking about PAM - but it was actually the 'Charles' half-signature on the clue that sent me looking for covers by Charles Biro. PAM didn't even figure into my search process.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

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

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - this title was cancelled in the 60s

[Slam_Bradley]

All-Star Western #118

[Lone Ranger]

All-Star Western #118

That is it! 200 points for Slam!

Here is the full cover. It is pure Gil Kane Silver Age goodness.

I am going to take a short breather while the totals for are tallied and I get some covers prepared for the next 50 or so.

[prince hal]

ALL-STAR WESTERN had many a great cover. This one made me think that another motif that has appeared quite frequently is that of the hero blinded, albeit temporarily. Maybe there aren't as many as I think, but I know of at least two SUPERBOY issues (late 60s) and OUR ARMY AT WAR's "Eyes of a Blind Gunner" issue off the top of my head.

I'll bet there were a bunch of Kanigher war titles that used this gimmick, and I seem to recall a BATMAN (Not the ones that had B&R pursued by a gang of blind men) and/or a SUPERMAN title that did, too. Oh, I know. There was a 48-page, 25-cent BATMAN by Adams that showed a blind Batman in a Santa beard knocking on a poor child's door.

I've gotta check on these. Am I exaggerating how many there are of this "blind hero" shtik?

And of course, DAREDEVIL doesn't count! :)

[prince hal]

Not to belabor the point (And thank the gods for the GCD when you have OCD!), but OUR ARMY AT WAR had a blind hero on the cover at least four times: 75, 113, ("Eyes of a Blind Gunner"), 159 and - get this - ten issues slater: 169!

[Lone Ranger]

OK we're back.

InfoBroker will be posting the totals for covers #50-100 when he gets the chance, but I thought I'd get the new batch underway.

Here is the first clue

HINT - it is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it was published in the 60s

[T GUy]

That'd be Magnus, Robot Fighter Issue 16 (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/1600/400/1600_4_16.jpg), November, 1966... unless it's issue 39, May, 1975.

[Lone Ranger]

That'd be Magnus, Robot Fighter Issue 16 (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/1600/400/1600_4_16.jpg), November, 1966... unless it's issue 39, May, 1975.

That's it! 300 points for T Guy

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Both Gil Kane and Win Mortimer have contributed to this title

[Mike Kuypers]

Action Comics #103

[Lone Ranger]

Action Comics #103

That's it!

300 points for Mike K

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

[TheHistorian]

I don't know. But that's a very nice ship.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the second clue

HINT - This comic has the same title as an Oscar nominated film

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - the Oscar nominated film was a documentary

[Jonathan]

I'll guess The Sea Around Us.

[Red Oak Kid]

The Eleanor Roosevelt Story.





(Is this a comic book adaptation of the film, or do they have the same name by coincidence?)

Was it a feature documentary or a short documentary?

[Slam_Bradley]

The Eleanor Roosevelt Story.

(Is this a comic book adaptation of the film, or do they have the same name by coincidence?)

Was it a feature documentary or a short documentary?


Should we really be talking about Mrs. Roosevelt's "selected shorts?"

[Mike Kuypers]

Super-Size Me starring Black Goliath.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - Russ Heath and Bill Everett contributed covers to this title (one of those two greats drew this one)

[TheHistorian]

Still a nice ship.

[Lone Ranger]

This guy was in the movie:

http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/movies/reviews/img/spellbound.jpg

[MDG]

This guy was in the movie:

http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/movies/reviews/img/spellbound.jpg

Well as long as your going to serve it up on a platter (right click the picture and select "Properties"):

Spellbound #30

MDG

[Lone Ranger]

Well as long as your going to serve it up on a platter (right click the picture and select "Properties"):

Spellbound #30

MDG

Hey, I just wanted to finish this one off before having to resort to my Paula Abdul clue:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000000WHR.01._SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

100 points for MDG!

Here is the full Bill Everett cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[T GUy]

Well, I'd have got there in the end, having confined my searching to 1950s Atlas horror/mystery... but to me Spellbound the film is a Hitchcock, not a documentary.

Still, I spent some of my time today usefully. I can tell everyone that there were some good covers on the 1950s Atlas horror/mystery titles. However, I suspet most of us knew that already.

[Lone Ranger]

Well, I'd have got there in the end, having confined my searching to 1950s Atlas horror/mystery... but to me Spellbound the film is a Hitchcock, not a documentary.


Sure - but a Hitchcock clue would make it too easy. The spelling bee movie is great too, and I highly recommend it.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This title, and the title character had a minor change in name.


NOTE - I am out of town for the next 4 days (Canadian Thanksgiving), so won't be posting until next Tuesday morning.

[Mike Kuypers]

Happy Thanksgiving, LR!

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - This book was published in Connecticut

[Bill Angus]

Atomic Rabbit #9

[Lone Ranger]

Atomic Rabbit #9

That is it!

100 points for the persistent Bill Angus!

Here is the full cover (this title eventually became Atomic Bunny) - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - this title was cancelled in the 60s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Gene Colan contributed to this title

[Mike Kuypers]

Sea Devils #16

[Lone Ranger]

Sea Devils #16

That's it!

300 points for Mike K.

This is a strange issue where various artists try out for the Sea Devils and appear in the story as themselves.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

NOTE - We are going to run into a Classic Cover roadblock soon. My home computer is on the fritz (no juice running through it), and my scans are all locked inside. To make matters worse, I am having a lot of work done on my home right now, so I have been camping out at my parents's house - therefore, no access to comics and no access to broken computer.

I have one more cover saved on my work computer - after that, we may have to take a bit of a break until I can get my home computer fixed.

[Mike Kuypers]

A belated happy birthday wish to you, LR. 33, eh? How much is that in American years?

Too bad about the computer. I hope you'll be able to recover what you lost.

[Lone Ranger]

A belated happy birthday wish to you, LR. 33, eh? How much is that in American years?

Too bad about the computer. I hope you'll be able to recover what you lost.

Thanks!

At the current exchange rate, it's about 35 years but we tend to live longer because there is a slightly greater distance between McDonald's than in the U.S.

In terms of the computer - hopefully I haven't lost anything. It's the strangest thing - I go to turn it on and nothing happens. Everything else hooked up to the same power bar (with surge protection) is working just fine. I unplugged and replugged all cords and connections, but nothing. It may be nothing, but I just haven't had time to deal with the problem.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - this book was published in the 60s

[InfoBroker]

Wow. That visual clue sent my mind immediately to this cover.

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/1443/200/1443_2_074.jpg

But it's not that one, so I'm pondering other Marvelous Masterworks.

-jb the ib-

[TheHistorian]

In terms of the computer - hopefully I haven't lost anything. It's the strangest thing - I go to turn it on and nothing happens. Everything else hooked up to the same power bar (with surge protection) is working just fine. I unplugged and replugged all cords and connections, but nothing. It may be nothing, but I just haven't had time to deal with the problem.

Dead power supply in the computer is the most likely answer to that. Replace it and you should be fine. Likely won't lose any data.

[Lone Ranger]

Dead power supply in the computer is the most likely answer to that. Replace it and you should be fine. Likely won't lose any data.

Thanks Hist - I hope that's the problem and it's easy to solve. I haven't even been home if 4 days and most of the house is wrapped up in plastic - so I can't really deal with anything until the renovating is done.

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - this series was cancelled in the 70s

[TheHistorian]

Thanks Hist - I hope that's the problem and it's easy to solve. I haven't even been home if 4 days and most of the house is wrapped up in plastic - so I can't really deal with anything until the renovating is done.

"She's dead... wrapped in plastic."

[Mike Kuypers]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - this series was cancelled in the 70s

I thought it was Green Lantern #53 (http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/1448/400/1448_4_053.jpg), but no such luck.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Mike K has the right idea, just the wrong company

[Cherokee Jack]

Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders # 4.

[Lone Ranger]

Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders # 4.

Oops

I just realized I never awarded CJ his 200 points for nailing this cover.

Here it is in full - recognize this one, JB?

Folks - my computer is still on the fritz and I won't be able to deal with it until I move back into my house - hopefully by end of next week. Our renovations are getting close to being finished - but I am sure we'll have one or two last minute headaches.

[InfoBroker]

Here it is in full - recognize this one, JB?


Yea, once I realized what it was and where you got it, I had to go mum...

And I am hoping to get to the scorecard this weekend, which will also include getting round to mailing out the previous JK Award winners and announcing this round's high rollers, er scorers.

I do apologize for the delays. Work fronts and personal issues have curtailed a lot of my hobby activities for the past couple of months. I was even late buying issue #3 of Astro City's Dark Age.

Things are turning around a bit now and some time slots are opening up now. With the White Sox in the Series (WOO HOO!) I'm hoping to get moving on a lot of miscellaneous home errands this weekend, while I watch the Astros get pounded into the turf.

-jb the (always a Cubs/Bears/White Sox fan) ib-

[Lone Ranger]

OK folks - I managed to get a couple of covers organized on my parents computers - but the set up is a bit different so I can only hope the pictures and clues will be somewhat clear.

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 - Both Joe Kubert and Neal Adams contributed to this title

[prince hal]

Justice League of America 3.

Good clue...you had me searching through Mysteries in Space and Strange Adventures for a while.

[Lone Ranger]

Justice League of America 3.

Good clue...you had me searching through Mysteries in Space and Strange Adventures for a while.

That's it! 300 points for Prince Hal.

These early JLA covers are tough to disguise because they are so classic!

Here is the full Row for Kanjar Ro cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it was published in the 60s

[TheHistorian]

Space Ghost 1

[Lone Ranger]

Space Ghost 1

Hey! You guys are supposed to take it easy on me, seeing as I've got a broken computer and am living at my parent's house and all!!! :p

I thought this one would be me some time - I was proven wrong by Hist, who scores 400 big points.


Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[TheHistorian]

Hey! You guys are supposed to take it easy on me, seeing as I've got a broken computer and am living at my parent's house and all!!! :p

I thought this one would be me some time - I was proven wrong by Hist, who scores 400 big points.

Oh, c'mon - I haven't gotten one in months!

(For anything 60s and up, I either know it instantly or give up, as I know someone else will know it instantly! I play the game only with the more obscure stuff.)

[Lone Ranger]

Hey everyone

I am heading out of town for business for a couple of days - so no new clues until Tuesday afternoon.

Thanks!

[Lone Ranger]

I'm back!

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it is not a Big Two book

[Bill Angus]

Piracy #2

**********

[Lone Ranger]

Piracy #2

**********

That's it!

300 points for Bill A.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[Bill Angus]

Here is the full cover...

Is that your copy, LR? It's a much clearer scan than the one on the GCD.

b

[Lone Ranger]

Is that your copy, LR? It's a much clearer scan than the one on the GCD.

b

No sir - as my home computer/scanner is out of commission, I have been relying on on-line sources, but not the GCD - their stuff is too low quality.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - The title character first appeared in another title

[Mike Kuypers]

My first thought, when I saw the first clue, was Casper the Friendly Ghost. But, except for the earliest issues, there were no word balloons on his covers.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - this title was cancelled in the 50s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - The cover artist (and the artist for the whole series) is still alive.

[Slam_Bradley]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - The cover artist (and the artist for the whole series) is still alive.


Congo Bill #5

[Lone Ranger]

Congo Bill #5

That's it! 100 points for Mr. Bradley.

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

[Joe Rice]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

That's looking pretty Dell-y. Like a Solar?

[Lone Ranger]

That's looking pretty Dell-y. Like a Solar?

Yay!

Joe Rice is a player - welcome, hope you enjoy your stay.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the second clue

HINT - this book was published in the 60s

[MichikoS]

Gold Key Doctor Solar #4

[Lone Ranger]

Gold Key Doctor Solar #4

That's it! 300 points for Michi, and an assist to Mr. Rice

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 1st clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it was published in the 70s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is a Marvel book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - a non-founding member of the Avengers is featured on this cover.

[Mike Kuypers]

I haven't been able to access the GCD for two days. Is anyone else having this problem?

[Lone Ranger]

I haven't been able to access the GCD for two days. Is anyone else having this problem?

Yup - it's down.

I asked them to take it down for a week or so, to buy me some time for assembling covers and clues.

[T GUy]

I haven't been able to access the GCD for two days. Is anyone else having this problem? Yeah, Mike. I've just worked out which title the current GCC is from, and have tried to access that database to ascertain the issue number with no luck.

[Jolly Mon]

Yeah, Mike. I've just worked out which title the current GCC is from, and have tried to access that database to ascertain the issue number with no luck.
Have you tried Mile High Comics? They have most covers.

[Mike Kuypers]

Yes I did, thanks. It's okay in a pinch, but I miss the ease of the GCD. I hope it's up again son.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - This issues contains artwork by one of EC's main artists

[Red Oak Kid]

Giant Size Creatures #1

[T GUy]

Not an issue of Captain America between 150 and 275, then. I did wonder where I was going wrong.

[Red Oak Kid]

Not an issue of Captain America between 150 and 275, then. I did wonder where I was going wrong.

That was the first place I looked too.

[Mike Kuypers]

Me, too. "Hail, Hydra! Immortal Hydra! Blah, blah, blah..."

[Lone Ranger]

Giant Size Creatures #1

That's it! 100 points for ROK.

I thought people might have a hard time solving this one as one doesn't necessarily think of werewolves when they think of Hydra.

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 2nd clue

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

[InfoBroker]

Herman's Hermits Outer Space Thrillers #3

I'm leanin' on the lampost at the corner of the street,
In case a certain green Martian comes by...


-jb the (oh me, oh my) ib-

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - this book was published in the 60s

[MichikoS]

The Shadow (Archie) #1

Paul Reinman's art was scarier than anything in the comic.

Michi

[Lone Ranger]

The Shadow (Archie) #1

Paul Reinman's art was scarier than anything in the comic.

Michi

That's it! 200 points for Michi.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 1st clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series went on a hiatus that lasted between 3 and 6 years.

[Red Oak Kid]

Sub-Mariner #29

[Lone Ranger]

Sub-Mariner #29

That's it!

300 points for ROK - nice job

Here is the full cover (a rather interesting one) - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it was published in the 60s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This title was cancelled in the 60s

[prince hal]

Atom # 7. No mistaking a Kane calf!

[Lone Ranger]

Atom # 7. No mistaking a Kane calf!

Nice job Prince Hal.

300 points for you!

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 is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - the GCD states that Bob Kanigher may have written a story for this book, as well as possibly contributing to other issues of this title.

[Slam_Bradley]

The Bouncer #11.

[Lone Ranger]

The Bouncer #11.

That's it! 200 points for Slam.

I wonder who owns the rights to The Bouncer these days?

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Slam_Bradley]

That's it! 200 points for Slam.

I wonder who owns the rights to The Bouncer these days?



My guess is Hooters.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[Mike Kuypers]

Tales of Suspense #16

[Lone Ranger]

Tales of Suspense #16

That's it! Wow!

400 big points for Mike K.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic covr

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[Mike Kuypers]

That's it! Wow!

400 big points for Mike K.

Thanks! The "arrow" caption suggested Marvel, and the 10¢ price got me looking at Journey Into Mystery, Tales to Astonish and Tales of Suspense, in that order.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This comic is not CCA approved.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Lee Elias contributed to this title

[Mike Kuypers]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This comic is not CCA approved.

I'm not surprised. Apparently her table-dancing is inciting a riot.

[Red Oak Kid]

Mystery in Space 12

[Lone Ranger]

Mystery in Space 12

Well done ROK - 200 points for you!

How gorgeous is this Ruben Moreira cover? Very neat work with colour.

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 - There has been more than one series with this title

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This book was published in the 70s

[Red Oak Kid]

The art sort of reminds me of the art of Ernie Colon, but otherwise I can't place it.

I thought it might be an Atlas Seaboard book, but after checking at GCD, that appears to be wrong.

[prince hal]

GHOST MANOR 1. Charlton from 1971.

[Lone Ranger]

GHOST MANOR 1. Charlton from 1971.

That's it! 200 points to Prince Hal for solving this Pat Boyette cover.

Well done.

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 Marvel book

[MichikoS]

Amazing Spider-Man #97, June 1971.

Michi

[Mike Kuypers]

Amazing Spider-Man #97, June 1971.

Michi

Dang! I looked at ASM covers. I even guessed the smoke trail belonged to the Green Goblin. But I was concentrating my search up near the logo. :rolleyes:

Good catch, Michi.

[Red Oak Kid]

It's weird that I was buying ASM during this period and I am very familiar with the cover of ASM 96 and ASM 98. But I don't think I ever saw the cover of 97.

[Lone Ranger]

Amazing Spider-Man #97, June 1971.

Michi

That's it! Nice job - 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 - This title had its debut in the 40s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - it is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - The character featured on this cover was also featured on the covers for two other titles published at the same time (1944).

[T GUy]

The hints are making me think of the Black Terror, even though in the clues so far I have not managed to identify his leg.

[MWGallaher]

EXCITING COMICS #34.
I knew it had to be a Schomburg from the start.