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

[Lone Ranger]

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

That's it!

100 points for MWG.

The Black Terror's arm did appear in that last clue (as well as Tim's foot).

Here is the full cover in all of its Schomburgian glory.

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 - This series had a title change in the second half of its run.

[Mike Kuypers]

My Greatest Adventure #83

[Lone Ranger]

My Greatest Adventure #83

That's it!

200 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

[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 cover artist passed away in the 70s

[Lone Ranger]

I will be computer-free until Monday morning, so no new clues until then.

Have a great weekend!

[Red Oak Kid]

Mystic # 52.

This kept bothering me all weekend because I was just sure it had to be an Atlas horror book from the 50s because of the coloring.

I finally found it on my second run thru the Atlas Tales site.

http://www.atlastales.com/

[Lone Ranger]

Mystic # 52.

This kept bothering me all weekend because I was just sure it had to be an Atlas horror book from the 50s because of the coloring.



That's it! 200 points for ROK!

Glad to stuck with it, Mac. The GCD pic is a bit blurry, so I don't think you can spot it easily with the thumbnail.

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

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the fuirst clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it is not a Big Two book

[Roquefort Raider]

That's it! 200 points for ROK!

Glad to stuck with it, Mac. The GCD pic is a bit blurry, so I don't think you can spot it easily with the thumbnail.

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


Man, that is one GREAT cover! I really love the feel of old-fashioned mystery it conveys.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it was published in the 60s

[Mike Kuypers]

Gold Key's King Kong

[Lone Ranger]

Gold Key's King Kong

That's it!

Nice job - 300 points for Mike K!

This is a very impressive cover - but I was hoping you guys would think it was a war comic.

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 made its debut in the 50s

[Mike Kuypers]

This is a very impressive cover - but I was hoping you guys would think it was a war comic.

I did, at first. But I've had King Kong on the brain since its release to DVD was finally announced a month or two ago. Just one week away, baby! :) :) :)

[Lone Ranger]

I did, at first. But I've had King Kong on the brain since its release to DVD was finally announced a month or two ago. Just one week away, baby! :) :) :)

Yup - that will be a good day.

My local video store (a real film geek kind of place) has an import version, but there is a warning that it won't play on most players. My DVD players has enough problems as it is that I never gave it a try. Now I won't have to.

I first saw King Kong at a very young age - my father took my older sister and I to a local repetory theatre for a Saturday matinee. This would have been circa 1977. I used to have nightmares about King Kong stomping around my neighbourhood in Toronto and eating people.

I later realized that we had seen the uncensored version - which may have been a bit much for my 5-year old brain to handle.

[Mike Kuypers]

My earliest memory of King Kong was a movie trailer at a drive-in. Obviously this was during one of its many re-releases over the decades. I had to be pretty young because the fight between Kong and the T rex was pretty scary to me. I don't recall the first time I saw it on TV, but I was definitely hooked. (Unfortunately, I never saw the Gold Key comic book when it came out.)

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - The character featured on this cover played a starring role in comics simulataneously published by DC and Charlton.

[T GUy]

GTCC 125 - am I right in thinking that this cover isn't on the GCD? Or maybe I missed it. I thought I had a fairly safe bet on the character in question. The title has a lot of issues missing on the GCD (two pages covering a run of some 150 issues).

[Lone Ranger]

GTCC 125 - am I right in thinking that this cover isn't on the GCD? Or maybe I missed it. I thought I had a fairly safe bet on the character in question. The title has a lot of issues missing on the GCD (two pages covering a run of some 150 issues).

It is on the GCD, and my guess is that you are looking at the wrong title.

This one didn't even make it one tenth of the way to 150 issues.

[prince hal]

It's FRONTIER FIGHTERS 8, the final issue in a fun series. I wish there were more titles like this around today!

[T GUy]

Well done, prince hal - I suspected Frontier Fighters after the Lone Ranger sealed the lid on Charlton's 145-issue run of Billy The Kid. Sadly, real life intervened (i. e. I had to go and have my dinner).

[Lone Ranger]

It's FRONTIER FIGHTERS 8, the final issue in a fun series. I wish there were more titles like this around today!

That's it!

200 points for Prince Hal.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

Charlton had a Davy Crockett book as well as one called Wild Frontier IIRC.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price

[prince hal]

Well done, prince hal - I suspected Frontier Fighters after the Lone Ranger sealed the lid on Charlton's 145-issue run of Billy The Kid. Sadly, real life intervened (i. e. I had to go and have my dinner).


I'm right indebted to you, pard! And Ah know the feelin'.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it is not a Big Two book

[MDG]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it is not a Big Two book
Weird Science #10

MDG

[Lone Ranger]

Weird Science #10

MDG

That's it - 300 points for MDG.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 70s

[TheHistorian]

Weird Science #10

MDG


Gah - too slow! I recognized that EC foot!

[InfoBroker]

A bit off-topic, and a bit stale, but I just realized that these two covers came out within months of each other. Infobroker menacing Michican, and the Red Oak-ta-pus Kid haunting and terrorizing the Galvestone Gulf tourists.

What a fine pair they make!
http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/1443/200/1443_2_010.jpg http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/1442/200/1442_2_08.jpg

-jb the horrorrific ib-

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This is a Marvel book

[T GUy]

HINT - This is a Marvel book
Okay, so it's not Supergirl drawn by Ross Andru. It looks familiar and my thinking is Gil Kane or possibly Rich Buckler. Just to cover myself, maybe Jazzy Johnny.

[MDG]

Okay, so it's not Supergirl drawn by Ross Andru. It looks familiar and my thinking is Gil Kane or possibly Rich Buckler. Just to cover myself, maybe Jazzy Johnny.
I was thinking Kane too, but I know zip about 70s Marvels.

MDG

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - According to the Overstreet Guide, the penultimate issue of this series is worth more than the first issue.

[Roquefort Raider]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - According to the Overstreet Guide, the penultimate issue of this series is worth more than the first issue.


That hint was worth a lot... It's Iron Fist #2.

The penultimate iron Fist issue featured the first appearance of Sabertooth.

[Lone Ranger]

That hint was worth a lot... It's Iron Fist #2.

The penultimate iron Fist issue featured the first appearance of Sabertooth.

That's it! Well done - 200 points for our RR!

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 took over the numbering from another series.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series was published by more than one company

[MDG]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series was published by more than one company
I knew it was a goony 60s DC, but that clue did it!

Blackhawk #191

[MichikoS]

I knew it was a goony 60s DC, but that clue did it!

Blackhawk #191
I bleeped right by this cover, even though I was CERTAIN from the clues it was a Blackhawk issue. What threw me was the bright lime green background in your scan -- other scans at GCD and Mike's World show the background as much more of a subdued green. I don't own this issue, so I don't know which is a truer representation. Lime green was most definitely a favored background cover of DC in the '60s, though. I don't think Marvel or any other company (possibly other than ACG) used lime green as a background color for their covers.

Michi

[T GUy]

MDG: I knew it was a goony 60s DC, but that clue did it!

Blackhawk

Doh! I was looking at The Doom Patrol - having forgotten that Blackhawk was the subject of a name change way before the swingin' 'sixties. Then the third clue appeared unto me... but not till after it'd been solved.

Somehow I 'got' that it was a DC from somewhere other than the office shared by Messrs. Kanigher and Schwartz.

[Lone Ranger]

I knew it was a goony 60s DC, but that clue did it!

Blackhawk #191

That's it! 200 points from MDG.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

I bleeped right by this cover, even though I was CERTAIN from the clues it was a Blackhawk issue. What threw me was the bright lime green background in your scan -- other scans at GCD and Mike's World show the background as much more of a subdued green. I don't own this issue, so I don't know which is a truer representation. Lime green was most definitely a favored background cover of DC in the '60s, though. I don't think Marvel or any other company (possibly other than ACG) used lime green as a background color for their covers.

Michi

I don't own this one either - it is from an online source that normally has very high quality scans which are accurate, but I wasn't too thrilled with this one and I wouldn't be surprised if the green is more subdued.

Now that my scanner and home computer are fixed, I will be using a lot of my own covers once again so the pics will be more consistent.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[MWGallaher]

That's The Mod Squad #1.

[Lone Ranger]

That's The Mod Squad #1.


Whoa!

Nice job - 400 points for MWG.

I don't think we've had a 400 pointer in a while.

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

[Slam_Bradley]

That's The Mod Squad #1.

Nice catch. I first checked "Get Smart." No Max feet on any of the covers.

[Mike Kuypers]

Whoa!

Nice job - 400 points for MWG.

I don't think we've had a 400 pointer in a while.

I got one Nov. 2 (Tales of Suspense #16). I don't know if there have been any more recent.

[MDG]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price
Showcase #1

MDG

[Lone Ranger]

Showcase #1

MDG

That's it! Another first clue solution - 400 points for MDG!

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 title was cancelled in the 50s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Al Williamson contributed to this title

[InfoBroker]

One of my all time favorite comical books is providing us with our icons for this round of the Classic Comics Covers Scorecard. A big tip of the hat to Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones, Stan Sakai and Tom Luth.

http://webpages.charter.net/astrozoid/classicCovers51_100.jpg


The five JK Award winners for this round include

Spoon Jenkins, Slam Bradley, Bill Angus, Prince Hal and MDG.

If you want to claim your copies of Eternals #1 and Tor #1 please send me a mailing address. I promise to mail them out (along with the sets for previous winners) over the Thanksgiving Holiday.

-jb the procrastinating ib-

[Mike Kuypers]

Whoa! I had been anticipating the final tally, but not the win. Evil or not, I'm humbled. Thank you for efforts, Lone Ranger and Infobroker.

[InfoBroker]

I noticed when collecting the Groo-some icons images for our awards, that there is a LOT of frowning, irksomeness, and other angry expressions abounding on the cast of wonderful characters that populate Sergio's comic masterpiece. Must be a snarly pandemic of some sort in the land of Groo.

Our fifty covers for this go round have the following traits.

The swinging 60s dominate the charts with 29 covers, followed by 12 chilling and sometimes humorous covers from the 50s. Kimo managed to find 9 obscure covers from the 40s, and 8 wild n' weird gems from the 70s. The 80s and 90s are meager decades with a mere single sample from each.

The big two are the dominators in the Company charts. here's the total breakdown.

Ace 1
ACG 2
Charlton 3
DC 19
Dell 1
Fawcett 3
Fiction 1
Gleason 1
Gold Key 1
Hillman 1
Marvel 14
Quality 1
Standard 1
Warren 1

BAH! How dare the DC comics edge out the Marvel Silver-Agers. Who do they think they are?

As for genre, Kimosabe seems to be a heroic fanboy with 24 comics coming from the longjohn comics factories. Second place only receives 1/3 that number with 8 comics being of a horrorific/mystery nature. Five War comics, four humor/teen books, two Westerns and two Jungle related. Adventure, crime, SF each have one single representative.

I am hearing rumblings from the comics from the 80s and 90s about being unfairly represented. In addition, Archie, Moon Girl, Scrooge, Roy Rogers and Buck Rodgers are planning to organize a massive protest rally to convene in Toronto on Boxer Day. They are scanning the Oddball Comics Feature for lists of neglected comical characters to contact.

Watch out Scott, the combination of these characters can be dangerous to your sanity.

-jb the keeping a low profile ib-

[Red Oak Kid]

Jann of the Jungle 16.

And Congratulations to Mike Kuypers!

[MWGallaher]

Hey, I didn't do so bad considering that I felt like I'd mostly sat out this whole round! Thanks again to our host, Scott, the Lone Ranger. This game has reinvigorated art-spotting skills that had atrophied, and exposed me to lots of wonderful and odd covers--including the single most disturbing cover I've ever encountered!--that I'd never have studied if I wasn't trying to show off by scoring a 400-pointer!

[prince hal]

So this is what it feels to breathe that rarefied air! :)

Thanks for the scoreboard, Infobroker! I just sneaked in, but I like the neighborhood! And congratulations to Mike (whose dust I think I'll always be eatin') and everyone else, too!

Thanks, LR! This is a lot of fun.

[Mike Kuypers]

Jann of the Jungle 16.

And Congratulations to Mike Kuypers!

And congratulations to you, sir! Even though I had the higher score you actually solved more covers. And it looks like you're on your way to doing it again.

[Lone Ranger]

Jann of the Jungle 16.

And Congratulations to Mike Kuypers!


That is it! 200 points for ROK!

This is one of my favourite covers of all time. I don't know why - but I just think it is soooooo cool. I have been trying to get my hands on a copy of this book for ages - tough to find.

I have got all sort of comments on all of the other stuff around here (thanks for the work JB) - but my dinner guests just left and I need to hit the hay, so it will have to wait until tomorrow.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - This series underwent a name change

[InfoBroker]

Since there seems to be some interest, here are some icons with less resizing problems.

[InfoBroker]

There are tons of spares, so you don't have to be a winner to "wear" one.

[InfoBroker]

Just pick the one that most reflects your personality...

[InfoBroker]

...expresses your currently feelings

[InfoBroker]

Serio's skill cover a wide gamut of the above...

[InfoBroker]

So dig in and have some Groo-vee fun.

-jb the notorious ib-

[InfoBroker]

The only restriction is that Mike has to wear the EVIL TWIN icon. No exceptions allowed.

BWAH-HA-HA-HA!

-jb the wicked ib-

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it was published in the 60s

[InfoBroker]

--including the single most disturbing cover I've ever encountered!--

Hey MW,

With the wealth of possible covers that could fit this critieria, I'm wondering as to which one is giving you nightmares.

-jb the sadistically curious ib-

[InfoBroker]

Thanks for the scoreboard, Infobroker!

My pleasure. I get a kick out of constructing these, once I can carve out a segment of time to do so. With this one I wanted to have some fun with the Atomic Wedgie comic book font I bought last month from John Rosell and Richard Starkings.

Now Kimo has another masthead to add to the collection.

I'm glad to see new blood competing in this thread. It is truely amazing how much more information I have added to my comic knowledge base since playing this game. I have a much greater base of information on the pre 1961 Marvel staff, the comics they created, the exact period of their implosion, along with expanded information and cover awareness of Harvey Horror Comics, the entire Prize Comics line, the staff that work with Kirby and Simon on Romance, Horror and Crime Comics, and lots of other trivial stuff about my favorite communications medium.

Another bonus! I finally aquired the entire four volume set of Gerber Comic Cover books. The prized first two books arrived about a month ago.

Ironically since getting them, I have had no time to use them here.

YET!

But wow did I get a great deal on them. Both volumes for $68 and that included the shipping charges.


-jb the thumbnailed ib-


P.S. Another BIG thank you to Kimosabe for this great thread. Easily my favorite hangin' place here at CBR.

[Mike Kuypers]

The only restriction is that Mike has to wear the EVIL TWIN icon. No exceptions allowed.

He's so bossy!

[MWGallaher]

Hey MW,

With the wealth of possible covers that could fit this critieria, I'm wondering as to which one is giving you nightmares.

-jb the sadistically curious ib-

That would be TREASURE CHEST volume 17 number 9.

[InfoBroker]

<*opens another browser window*>

<*heads to comics.org website and searches for Treasure Chest comics *>

<*clicks on 16x version of MW's horrorific cover *>


AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!

I'm blinded for life. Now I can't find anymore double knee cap comic covers. My days of tormenting Red Oak are over.


-jb the "should have known better" ib-

[Red Oak Kid]

That would be TREASURE CHEST volume 17 number 9.

OH MY GOD!

I've never seen any of these before.

Can someone explain the cover of Treasure Chest Vol. 18 #2, to me?

[Cherokee Jack]

OH MY GOD!

I've never seen any of these before.

Can someone explain the cover of Treasure Chest Vol. 18 #2, to me?


It looks like a lost issue of HERBIE.

The guy in the chair looks like Mark Trail.

Here it is to save time:

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/488/400/488_4_0328.jpg

[prince hal]

I have a bunch of these, but have never seen this one. My first thought was that it was an April Fools issue, but it'a a September issue.

My next guess is that ti gives a glimpse into the features planned for the year. The guy in the chair is Chuck White, the star of one of TC's serialized strips.

The sampler reads Home Sweet (TC) Home, so I think it must be a gag cover showcasing that chool year's features. The little mouse and the dog (names escape me) were also stars, of science and humor strips respectively.

Kruschev is there b/c of "This Godless Communism," the famous strip illustarted by Joe S Cinnott and Reed Crandall...either they both did it, or it was one of them.

[InfoBroker]

He's so bossy!


Only when I'm hungry...

But just to show how nice I can be, here's an update to your icon. Guranteed to frighten children, dogs, and even send Georgia Senator Zell Miller ducking for cover.

-jb the "boots are made for shaking in" ib-

[prince hal]

That is KONGA #8, I believe.

[MichikoS]

That is KONGA #8, I believe.

Nice call on the Konga! I should have spotted it sooner, since I am a KONGA collector.

Little known fact: That odd 1966 25¢ Charlton comic called FANTASTIC GIANTS V2 #24 (all-Ditko issue with Konga reprints and two new inventory stories) is so designated because it actually continues the numbering of the KONGA series, which ended with the November 1965 issue, #23.

Michi

[InfoBroker]

That is KONGA #8, I believe.


You need to stop breathing in that rarefied air there Prince. Yor're spoiling the fun and getting this thread back on track.

Good find. I thought by the colors it was a late 70s Marvel comic. With the cropping, the dino-facial structure had a Kirby flavor to me.

I was definitely barking up the wrong reptile comics.

-jb the "bark is worse than his bite" ib-

[Lone Ranger]

That is KONGA #8, I believe.

That is it!

Well done - 300 points for Prince Hal.

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]

First of all, I'd like to thank JB the IB for tallying everything with such style - it's a real treat to see how everyone has done.


Thank you for efforts, Lone Ranger and Infobroker.
You're welcome - I hope the game hasn't become too easy for you.

Thanks again to our host, Scott, the Lone Ranger.
You are very welcome Michael - it's a lot of fun and I glad everyone enjoys it.

Thanks, LR! This is a lot of fun.
I am glad that you find it to be fun - it was just a silly idea I had one morning in the fall of 2003 and I would have never thought it would still be going.

[Lone Ranger]

Our fifty covers for this go round have the following traits.

The swinging 60s dominate the charts with 29 covers, followed by 12 chilling and sometimes humorous covers from the 50s. Kimo managed to find 9 obscure covers from the 40s, and 8 wild n' weird gems from the 70s. The 80s and 90s are meager decades with a mere single sample from each.

The big two are the dominators in the Company charts. here's the total breakdown.

Ace 1
ACG 2
Charlton 3
DC 19
Dell 1
Fawcett 3
Fiction 1
Gleason 1
Gold Key 1
Hillman 1
Marvel 14
Quality 1
Standard 1
Warren 1

BAH! How dare the DC comics edge out the Marvel Silver-Agers. Who do they think they are?


I find the break down to be very interesting - often when I am choosing a book, I think of one that would be tough, but that many people would ultimately recognize. I think that's why you see so many 'Big Two'. I also think I lean more heavily towards DC since I probably have slightly more DC in my collection and Marvel from the 60s are often solved far too quickly for my liking. ;)

I did get into some 80s and 90s comics for a bit - but I guess I move away from them during the past 50. Losing my scanner meant I was dependent on on-line scans, so they have tended to be older and more iconic.



As for genre, Kimosabe seems to be a heroic fanboy with 24 comics coming from the longjohn comics factories. Second place only receives 1/3 that number with 8 comics being of a horrorific/mystery nature. Five War comics, four humor/teen books, two Westerns and two Jungle related. Adventure, crime, SF each have one single representative.

That's also probably a reflection of my collection - but also a big of what I think people want to see/will recognize. I could do a month of 50s romance books that are not on the GCD, but I think we'd move along at a snail's pace.



I am hearing rumblings from the comics from the 80s and 90s about being unfairly represented. In addition, Archie, Moon Girl, Scrooge, Roy Rogers and Buck Rodgers are planning to organize a massive protest rally to convene in Toronto on Boxer Day. They are scanning the Oddball Comics Feature for lists of neglected comical characters to contact.

Watch out Scott, the combination of these characters can be dangerous to your sanity.

Duly noted - I'll see if I can find some interesting head scratchers.

Thanks again for the breakdown JB - it's very interesting. I wonder if it comes close to reflecting anyone's collection.

[Mike Kuypers]

You're welcome - I hope the game hasn't become too easy for you.

Are you kidding? I'm lost 90% of the time.

Although I must admit I missed out on a 400-pointer the other day simply because I never followed up on my hunch. It was the Showcase #1. There was enough in the first clue to suggest it had to do with firefighters, and I knew Showcase #1 featured firemen. When I saw the email notification with MDG's guess I knew he was right. Everyone here is so sharp you have to be quick in this game!

[MDG]

Although I must admit I missed out on a 400-pointer the other day simply because I never followed up on my hunch. It was the Showcase #1. There was enough in the first clue to suggest it had to do with firefighters, and I knew Showcase #1 featured firemen. When I saw the email notification with MDG's guess I knew he was right. Everyone here is so sharp you have to be quick in this game!
That's exactly how I got it! it was the only book that I knew had a building on fire on the cover.

MDG

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - this title had a hiatus of 5+ years

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Russ Heath and Ross Andru contributed to this series.

[prince hal]

This is SHOWCASE #24 starring Green Lantern. The hiatus clue really helped, as did the artisi\ts' names, but at first I was checking HOUSE OF SECRETS b/c I didn't think you'd throw another SHOWCASE in so soon after #1.

Tricky, aintcha?

[Lone Ranger]

This is SHOWCASE #24 starring Green Lantern. The hiatus clue really helped, as did the artisi\ts' names, but at first I was checking HOUSE OF SECRETS b/c I didn't think you'd throw another SHOWCASE in so soon after #1.

Tricky, aintcha?

Nice job - 200 points for Prince Hal.

I was trying to be a little tricky with this one - got to keep people on their toes.

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.

[Mike Kuypers]

This is SHOWCASE #24 starring Green Lantern. The hiatus clue really helped, as did the artisi\ts' names, but at first I was checking HOUSE OF SECRETS b/c I didn't think you'd throw another SHOWCASE in so soon after #1.

Tricky, aintcha?

Dang! I just read this one in Showcase Presents. Of course the cover repro was in B&W...

(With the first clue I was thinking Sea Devils. It looked like a painted, water-themed cover. Then the 5-year gap made me think Strange Tales. See? I said I was lost 90% of the time.)

[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 ran more than 100 issues after switching publishers.

[MichikoS]

Harvey's Dick Tracy #99

[Red Oak Kid]

I never understood the popularity of Dick Tracy. The way the creepy villains were drawn scared me.

In fact, the way Tracy was drawn scared me.

[Lone Ranger]

Harvey's Dick Tracy #99

That's it! Well done- 200 points for Michi.

The Dick Tracy comic book was first published by Dell, before moving to Harvey for a long run.

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

[MDG]

I never understood the popularity of Dick Tracy. The way the creepy villains were drawn scared me.

In fact, the way Tracy was drawn scared me.
Did you ever read the Dick Tracy parody in EC's PANIC? Tess wakes up every morning with a gash on her face and Tracy tries to find out who's doing it.

Turns out that his "razor-sharp chin" cuts her when he kisses her goodnight.

MDG

[Lone Ranger]

I never understood the popularity of Dick Tracy.

I kind of know what you mean - I never really got into him as a character, but it might be a generational thing. As a kid, my only exposure was the DC treasury edition, which seemed soooooo different from everything else I was reading at the time.

I really did like the Warren Beatty movie, and it helped me to better understand and appreciate the appeal of his characters and supporting cast.

It was only recently that I discovered that there are nearly a dozen painted covers for the Dick Tracy title beginning with #99. They are all gorgeous and give the book a totally different feel.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This title made its debut in the 60s

[Mike Kuypers]

Daredevil #4.

[Red Oak Kid]

Nice going.

From the first clue I knew it was a Marvel with a Kirby cover. But for some reason I don't associate Kirby with Daredevil.

I was looking at Thor covers thinking it was Jane Foster and then FF covers thinking it was Alicia Masters.

And I also totally forgot to look at Avengers covers.

But I have learned my lesson. The next time LR features the cover of Daredevil 4, I'll get it on the first clue.

[Bill Angus]

Nice one, Mike. I thought it was Marvel (based on the colours), but I really didn't have a clue where to go beyond that.

[Mike Kuypers]

I went through all the same titles as you guys. The one thing that made me look at Daredevil was the angle. Bird's-eye perspectives often mean Daredevil or Spidey.

[Lone Ranger]

Daredevil #4.

That is 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

[MichikoS]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price
What company (and what artist?) was doing pastels for cover art in the '50s or '60s??

l don't know what comic this comes from, but the anatomy (just from the one arm behind the head shown) is great, and the colors are exquisite. Very artsy.

I will be horribly embarrassed if this turns out to be a schlock cover poorly drawn, but the tiny bit we are seeing in this clue is really impressive from an artistic standpoint, it seems to me.

Michi

[InfoBroker]

Red Oak is serving up a Knee Cap Covers Thread, and Kimosabe is focusing on elbows for the Classic Covers' clues.

Just what kind of "joint" are you running 'round here Aaron?

-jb the (spotting a trend) ib-

[Red Oak Kid]

What company (and what artist?) was doing pastels for cover art in the '50s or '60s??

l don't know what comic this comes from, but the anatomy (just from the one arm behind the head shown) is great, and the colors are exquisite. Very artsy.

Michi

That's two painted covers in a row, which kind of piss's me off since I can't ID the artist.

Classics Ilustrated?

[Lone Ranger]

Oops - I left my clues on my other computer (I swear!).

I'll have a #2 up in the AM.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - this title lasted fewer than 50 issues

[Red Oak Kid]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - this title lasted fewer than 50 issues


This is a real stumper. However the type of scuba gear she is wearing suggests a late 50s book. But it's not Sea Devils.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Two men named Alex contributed pencils to this series.

[Bill Angus]

Rex, The Wonder Dog #42

[Mike Kuypers]

Well, ROK had the timeframe pegged...

[Red Oak Kid]

Well, ROK had the timeframe pegged...

Thanks.

But I never would have got this in a million years.

[MichikoS]

Aieeeee! This one drove me crazy. GCD says Gil Kane, pencils, and Bernard Sachs, inks. Probably right, especially since Sachs was the mainstay of DC's romance comics of the era. He did have a way with the female figure. Both excellent draftsmen, so my original thoughts about the quality of the work are confirmed (thank goodness).

The LAST place I would have thought to look for an underwater scene was a doggie book. Which was LR's fiendish plan all along, of course. I did give consideration to DC's Atom Age titles based on the overall gestalt of what was shown -- just not this one. Jeez. Rex the Wonder Dog. Arf.

Michi

[Bill Angus]

I would've been lost without the 'Alex' clue... and even then I had actually just clicked the 'close window' on Rex when I recognized the thumb. I was afraid someone else would've got it while I was reloading the page to find out the number.

And I never would've figured that for Kane - until I actually saw the dog... and even then I had to look at the details to be sure, 'cause nothing but the dog really looks like Kane to me.

Beautiful cover though.

[Red Oak Kid]

Who is the other Alex, besides Toth?

[Lone Ranger]

Rex, The Wonder Dog #42

That's it! 200 points for Bill A.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Who is the other Alex, besides Toth?

I believe Alex Kotsky drew at least one Detective Chimp story.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 1st clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the second clue

HINT - This issue features cameo appearances by Clark Gable and the Marx Brothers.

[Lone Ranger]

The LAST place I would have thought to look for an underwater scene was a doggie book. Which was LR's fiendish plan all along, of course.

Sad, but true.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - More than one company has published versions of this title.

Psssst - I don't think this particular version it is on the GCD.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - it was published in the 90s :p

[Red Oak Kid]

Big Bang Comics 2 by Caliber Press

[Lone Ranger]

Big Bang Comics 2 by Caliber Press

That's it! 100 points for ROK.

I thought you folks might need a 90s cover - but this was a bit deceptive.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - This series had a name change

[MichikoS]

That's it! 100 points for ROK.

I thought you folks might need a 90s cover - but this was a bit deceptive.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

This was completely new to me! I have never even heard of this title, so I scurried to my bible of comics criticism, The Slings and Arrows Guide (Second Edition) to look it up. The entry on Big Bang is reproduced in its entirety below. Sounds interesting. I may hunt some of these issues down.

-- Michi

Big Bang: Caliber: 5 issues (1-4, 0) 1994-1995
Image: 35 issues 1995-2001
"Comics haven't been this fun for fifty years!" exclaims 1's cover, and, guardedly, one can agree. An affectionate homage to the comics of the 1940s to the 1960s, Big Bang introduces lookalike versions of archetypal heroes, mimicking all the old styles. Caliber's 1-2, the Golden Age tributes, were very successful, 3's Silver Age homage less so with the artists simply lacking the fluidity of Sekowsky and Sachs, whom they were imitating in this JLA-style salute. 4 ill-advisedly takes the heroes to modern times, with distorted anatomy and moronic dialogue, but 0 is back to the Golden Age. It apparently impressed Image's Erik Larsen sufficiently that he offered to relaunch the comic as an ongoing series adding retro versions of Image heroes such as Mighty Man to the line-up, and crossing over with mainstays such as Savage Dragon. The Image series presents a plethora of "historical" heroes, ranging from the 1940s through to (very occasionally) the 1970s of a publishing company that never existed. The evocations are not always successful, but any comic fan of riper vintage will at least appreciate their intentions, and frequently they're very skillfully done. Jerry Acerno's Shadow Lady (16, 17, 21, 26), a Phantom Lady tribute and "Good Girl Art" heroine, is a pleasure, and Billy Fugate rapidly became distinguished as an artist who combined a nostalgic feel with exquisite skill, especially on the delightful Mary Marvel homage, Thunder Girl. 24 and 27 are "The Big Bang History of Comics," text & illustration works imitating Steranko's famous tomes and relating in more detail Big Bang's fictional publishing history, a cleverly-done pastiche which may nevertheless have alienated a certain percentage of the readership as taking the gag too far. 6 reprints the rapidly-sold-out issue 3 of Caliber's series, and 35 is a rather ignominious reprinting of various Big Bang stories from other Image titles, but the rest of the series is all-new, all-old entertainment. Recommended: Series one 0-2, series two 1, 3, 4, 17, 21, 26 --HS, from THE SLINGS & ARROWS COMIC GUIDE, 2nd Edition, 2003, Frank Plowright, ed.

[TheHistorian]

Bizarre Adventures 28

I had an immediate flash in my mind as to what this was.

[Red Oak Kid]

Bizarre Adventures 28

I had an immediate flash in my mind as to what this was.

Same with me. I knew I had this cover, but I couldn't remember the title. The only thing I could come up with were some Dazzler covers that had the same texture.

[Lone Ranger]

Bizarre Adventures 28

I had an immediate flash in my mind as to what this was.

Nice job- 400 points for TheHist.

This is a pretty memorable (and strange) cover.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a DC book

[Mike Kuypers]

Detective Comics #353

[Lone Ranger]

Detective Comics #353

What's going on here?

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 cover

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price.

[MDG]

Detective Comics #353
Gah! I pictured that cover design, but thought it was an issue of Flash!

MDG

[Sir Tim Drake]

What's going on here?

400 big points for Mike K

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

Having recognized the Weather Wizard's leg...

(Sorry for making such an obvious joke.)

[Lone Ranger]

Gah! I pictured that cover design, but thought it was an issue of Flash!

MDG

That's what I was hoping people would think (after the 2nd or 3rd clue!).

[Mike Kuypers]

What's going on here?

400 big points for Mike K

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

I bought this one off the stands way back in aught-sixty-six, sonny!

But in order to find it I searched the titles I felt most likely to have a purple background. Yes, most DC titles got a purple background sooner or later, but Brave & Bold, JLA and Detective had more than their share.

[prince hal]

I bought this one off the stands way back in aught-sixty-six, sonny!

But in order to find it I searched the titles I felt most likely to have a purple background. Yes, most DC titles got a purple background sooner or later, but Brave & Bold, JLA and Detective had more than their share.


I know...I was hoping this was an Aquaman issue of B&B, or that JLA where Deadman was taking over his body, but no dice. Should have thought of DETECTIVE! Aargh!

Well played, Mike!

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it is not a Big Two book

[prince hal]

Looks like a CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED-style cover, but I didn't see any likely candidates on the GCD.


At least I don't think I did.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This cover artist shares his surname with another Golden Age great.

Psssst - I don't think this title is on the GCD

[Red Oak Kid]

I'm pretty sure this is drawn by L.B. Cole.

This is an artist that I am only vaguely familiar with. But after searching the web for this cover I have learned that he did a ton of covers in the 40s and 50s.

[Mike Kuypers]

If you're right, ROK, it could be a romance comic. Secrets of Love?

[Red Oak Kid]

True to Life Romances 18

[Red Oak Kid]

If you're right, ROK, it could be a romance comic. Secrets of Love?


If .....I'm.....right?

Have I ever steered you wrongdon't answer that.

I found it by random chance in the Gerber Photo Journal.

[Lone Ranger]

True to Life Romances 18

That's it! 200 points for Mr. Romance himself, ROK.

I don't know much about this book - this scan came from an on-line source.

*wonders if everyone believed him*

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - This title debuted in the 40s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This title once went on hiatus for more than a year

[T GUy]

Having recognised Jack Kirby's style and the western subject matter and put this together with the hiatus hint I searched the GCD (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=16937&zoom=4) and found Kid Colt, Outlaw No. 104 from May, 1962.

[Lone Ranger]

Having recognised Jack Kirby's style and the western subject matter and put this together with the hiatus hint I searched the GCD (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=16937&zoom=4) and found Kid Colt, Outlaw No. 104 from May, 1962.


That's it!

300 points for TGuy.

Westerns are tough to disguise, but I was trying to make this one look like an Atlas horror book.

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 - The title characters were also featured on a television show.


Pssssst - I don't think this one is on the GCD

[T GUy]

Pssssst - I don't think this one is on the GCD

Anyone know of a site with all Gold Key's covers on?

[prince hal]

LR,

Hate to pick nits, but are you sure you've given us three clues?

Thanks from a player who needs all the help he can get!

[Lone Ranger]

LR,

Hate to pick nits, but are you sure you've given us three clues?

Thanks from a player who needs all the help he can get!

You're right - sorry, a very frazzling day at the office. I shall amend.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the actual 3rd clue

HINT - it was published in the 60s

[MichikoS]

Roy Rogers and Trigger 10205-707 (#1)

Michi

[Lone Ranger]

Roy Rogers and Trigger 10205-707 (#1)

Michi

That's it! 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 long awaited 2nd clue

HINT - This title was cancelled in the 50s

[InfoBroker]

<takes a gander at the time of the previous post>: Hmmmm... After ten Toronto time.

<pause>

Shouldn't you be changing diapers or something?

-jb the "I'll bet Kat doesn't know you sneeked in here" ib -

[Lone Ranger]

<takes a gander at the time of the previous post>: Hmmmm... After ten Toronto time.

<pause>

Shouldn't you be changing diapers or something?

-jb the "I'll bet Kat doesn't know you sneeked in here" ib -

I did sneak up here for a little bit - but only after changing his diaper. I can't believe how much stuff one little guy can produce.

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - The cover artist is still alive

[T GUy]

Okay, I was wasting my time on those Valor covers...

Now I have more data than a pair of sandals, I cannot get a fix on the genre, let alone publisher. I'd put my bet on 1950s or early 'sixties, though.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - This 50s series was based on a TV and Radio show.

[Red Oak Kid]

Mr. District Attorney 29 :confused:

[MichikoS]

DC's Big Town #13

I recommend Richard Wolfe's site crimeboss.com for a wonderful exploration of crime comics of the 1950s. It was an article on that site that reminded me of BIG TOWN, the companion mag to MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

Michi

[Lone Ranger]

DC's Big Town #13

I recommend Richard Wolfe's site crimeboss.com for a wonderful exploration of crime comics of the 1950s. It was an article on that site that reminded me of BIG TOWN, the companion mag to MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

Michi

That's it!

100 points for Mich

Here is the full Alex Toth 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 book features the first appearance of a very popular character.

[Sir Tim Drake]

Four Color #178

[Sir Tim Drake]

It's so rare that I actually solve one of these. It was easy to get from the second clue and the fact that the object looked like a Christmas present.

[Lone Ranger]

Four Color #178


That's it!

300 points for Aaron.

This book has the first Uncle Scrooge

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]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 60s

Looks familiar. I thought at first it was Aquaman #45. This one is going to bug me!

[InfoBroker]

Amazing Spider-man #37

[InfoBroker]

This comic is on my contender list for the Ten Comics of Christmas. It's the comic I give to people who have never read a silver-age Spider-man comic before.

I use to give it to people who had never heard of Spidey, but those critters are getting harder to find all the time.

-jb the robot loving ib-

[Mike Kuypers]

Amazing Spider-man #37

Okay, maybe not as familiar as I thought...

[InfoBroker]

Okay, maybe not as familiar as I thought...


But Mike, this issue has robots. Really, really cool robots.

-jb the remembering how much these robots influenced my early super-hero group "The Seven Wonders" ib -

[Mike Kuypers]

But Mike, this issue has robots. Really, really cool robots.

-jb the remembering how much these robots influenced my early super-hero group "The Seven Wonders" ib -

No diss to the comic intended. I love Silver-Age Spidey. It's just that this cover isn't as familiar to me as some others.

[MichikoS]

The yellow and orange flame colors triggered a 60's memory, but unfortunately it was the wrong one. --Michi

[Red Oak Kid]

E-man 8 would have been my first guess.

[Lone Ranger]

Amazing Spider-man #37

He's still got it!!!

400 points for the master of the Marvel Silver Age, JB the IB.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Bill Angus]

Before I saw the 'published in the '60s' thing, I was leaning towards Piracy #6... but of course, that wasn't it.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

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

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - The title character first appeared in the 40s

[Jolly Mon]

The Immortal Dr. Fate #1 from '85

[Bill Angus]

Damn. I knew it was Simonson, but the GCD doesn't list that one when you look for his pencilling credits (it does credit him on the page for that particular issue, but not the big, specific list).

Nice work, Jolly Mon.

[Lone Ranger]

The Immortal Dr. Fate #1 from '85

That's it!!! Nice Job.

300 points for Jolly Mon.

Sorry if there was any confusion over the first clue - I just mean that there was more than one 'Dr. Fate' series (no 'The Immortal' part)

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

[Jolly Mon]

Damn. I knew it was Simonson, but the GCD doesn't list that one when you look for his pencilling credits (it does credit him on the page for that particular issue, but not the big, specific list).

Nice work, Jolly Mon.

I can't claim any hard work on this one. The mummy-mouth just set off a light bulb.

[T GUy]

I put it to you that GTCC No. 147 is Mad No. 4, Apr.-May, 1953.

[Mike Kuypers]

You guys keep this up and Scott will want to change diapers instead of this!

[Jolly Mon]

Nope, won't happen. But he won't have much choice. At this point they pretty much just eat, sleep, cry, & poop.

[Lone Ranger]

I put it to you that GTCC No. 147 is Mad No. 4, Apr.-May, 1953.

What is going on here?

Well done T Guy - 400 big 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 - This series was cancelled in the 70s


(I have a feeling this may be a 400 pointer as well)

[Lone Ranger]

You guys keep this up and Scott will want to change diapers instead of this!

I don't actually mind the diapers - but I hear it gets worse once they are on solids.

It's funny how much peace a little baby can bring to you - I find myself changing him at 3:00 in the morning, humming a song with a smile on my face. I would have never have believe that was possible.

I used one of those 'blood pressure' machines at the drug store yesterday and found that my blood pressure has lowered significantly from a month ago. Having a baby in your life helps you to get perspective and has helped my shrug off work related stress.

My cover production may slow down a bit as I will have less time to spend with my scanner - but we were continue marching forward and having fun around here.

[Red Oak Kid]

Strange Adventures 215

[Red Oak Kid]

Strange Adventures 215

I really didn't recognize the clue as being by Adams.

I probably would have waited for the second clue before searching, but I got an eerie feeling that LR's comment about this one being solved on the first clue too, was directed at me.

Creepy, huh?

So that made me think Adams. At this point, for reasons I can't possibly put into words, I thought of the cover of SA 216. The clue might fit in the space between Deadman's legs.

But I did not know the issue number, so I went to the GCD and just started looking at all the Deadman covers. I was totally surprised to see it was part of the cover of 215.

Just Karma or Fate or sumpin'.

[Lone Ranger]

I probably would have waited for the second clue before searching, but I got an eerie feeling that LR's comment about this one being solved on the first clue too, was directed at me.

I was totally surprised to see it was part of the cover of 215.



Me and my big mouth!

I know I said it my be a 400 pointer - but after taking another look at the clue, I thought 'no way' because it almost looks like a robot.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next cover

HINT - it has a 10 cent cover price.

[InfoBroker]

Would you consider renting Little Logan out for a few weeks?

-jb the "Hypertension I" ib -

[InfoBroker]

Chamber of Chills #14 - Harvey Comics

-jb the horror-spawned ib-

[Lone Ranger]

Would you consider renting Little Logan out for a few weeks?

-jb the "Hypertension I" ib -

Where were you at 2:00 AM? :D

[Lone Ranger]

Chamber of Chills #14 - Harvey Comics

-jb the horror-spawned ib-

Again, I ask "What is going on here?"

Well done JB - 400 big points for you.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to cover 150 from this edition

HINT - This series debuted in the 50s.

[T GUy]

And the big 1-5-0 is Tales of Suspense No. 86 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=20760&zoom=4), February, 1967.

Naughty Lone Ranger, sending me off on a wild goose chase to No. 94 first (but I knew I had the title right).

[Mike Kuypers]

Hmmph! I looked at Strange Tales because I thought the gun could be Nick-Fury-related. Tales of Suspense never occurred to me.

[Lone Ranger]

And the big 1-5-0 is Tales of Suspense No. 86 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=20760&zoom=4), February, 1967.

Naughty Lone Ranger, sending me off on a wild goose chase to No. 94 first (but I knew I had the title right).

Another 400 point solution!

Nice Job T Guy.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

Let's see if we can make it to clue #2

HINT - This book was published in the 60s

[Red Oak Kid]

Hmmph! I looked at Strange Tales because I thought the gun could be Nick-Fury-related. Tales of Suspense never occurred to me.

Not that it matters, but I knew it had to be Tales to Astonish or Tales of Suspense. I checked out the thumbnails of each last night, but the hand with the gun was too small to show up on the thumbnails.

[Red Oak Kid]

Wonder Woman 185

[Red Oak Kid]

Wonder Woman 185

Cherokee Jack should get partial credit for this.

When I saw the clue earlier today, I was sure it had to be a DC comic from 1969. I figured it was one of their new titles like Creeper or Secret Six.

But no luck.

I was waiting for the next clue when I got an email from Cherokee Jack. He said it looked like Chaykin to him, but that would be impossible for the 60s.

While composing my answer to him, I started to say it couldn't be one of DC's established titles, but that made me think of the new look WW.

So I checked out the GCD and there it was.

But I wouldn't have gotten it if CJ had not emailed me.

I seem to be on some kind of psychic roll lately.

It pays to listen to all those voices in my head.

[T GUy]

Now I know how those allied airmen felt as they saluted Hans Von Hammer while plummeting to their doom. Except that I shall live to fly the killer skies again. And I did have a good day today.

I was admiring the confident linework whilst having no idea where it was from - I couldn't connect it with anything I could think of from the 'sixties, other than almost certainly not being anything edited by Lee, Schwartz or Weisinger. At least I was not admiring something I don't like, although it is embarrassing that the Sekowsky run on Wonder Woman is a bit of a favourite of mine.

[Red Oak Kid]

Now I know how those allied airmen felt as they saluted Hans Von Hammer while plummeting to their doom. Except that I shall live to fly the killer skies again. And I did have a good day today.

.

And I salute you sir(as drawn by Joe Kubert).

It was a good day indeed.

[Lone Ranger]

Wonder Woman 185

This is just getting crazier and crazier.

400 points to ROK and a tip of the hat to CJ!

Now, I have got to see about finding a really tough one (although - I thought most of these were quite tough).

Here is the full cover (I believe Scott! has covered this one at Oddball) - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Red Oak Kid]

Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery 18

(i think)

[Mike Kuypers]

Wonder Woman 185

Another comic profiled for Oddball Comics (http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/index.cgi?date=2004-08-20).

[Mike Kuypers]

Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery 18

(i think)

Now you're just being obnoxious. :D

[Lone Ranger]

Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery 18

(i think)


Nope, sorry.

Here is the 2nd clue (Yay!)

HINT - it was published in the 70s

[T GUy]

Oh, it's Devilina No. 1 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=28183&zoom=4)!

[T GUy]

LR, you seem to have gone to something of an extreme to prevent people getting things on the first clue.

I must say that I'd not have got it from the first clue alone.

Incidentally, isn't this a handed version of a Vampirella cover? Or is that a comics urban myth?

Talking of which, how come Martin Goodman didn't stop this project on the grounds that it would be like a red rag to Warren?

[T GUy]

Incidentally, isn't this a handed version of a Vampirella cover? Or is that a comics urban myth?

As Fred Flintstone would say, vicey-versy. (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=37071&zoom=4) Devilina 1 is January, 1975 and Vampirella 111 is January 1983.

[Red Oak Kid]

Incidentally, isn't this a handed version of a Vampirella cover? Or is that a comics urban myth?

Talking of which, how come Martin Goodman didn't stop this project on the grounds that it would be like a red rag to Warren?

What the..........

How did Atlas Comics even get to England?

As to the "Red Rag" I don't think Communism even was a factor. :D

[Lone Ranger]

Oh, it's Devilina No. 1 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=28183&zoom=4)!

That's it ! 300 points for T Guy.

I did want to get by the first clue, indeed - so I thought this obscure mag might do the trick - but I only had you fooled for so long.

I didn't know about that Vampirella cover - interesting, very interesting.

This Atlas/Seaboard b&w mags are pretty tough to find, but I tracked down a bunch in a used book store not too long ago.

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]

ROK: What the..........

How did Atlas Comics even get to England? On a ship courtesy of Messrs. Thorpe and Porter, distributors of DC and Charlton comics to the UK at the time. We got all the colour comics except Vicki and the Destructor no. 2, and most of the B&W mags, missing out on Gothic Romances and possibly an issue or two of Movie Monsters or whatever it was called. It's sometimes hard to tell what came over and what didn't; around the time Batman was in the 280s, issue-number-wise, issues would sometimes not show up in any of my usual haunts. I suspect that the entire shipment of, say, Batman 285 would end up in Scotland... but then 286 would only show up in London and the South-East.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Bill Angus]

I was waiting for the next clue when I got an email from Cherokee Jack. He said it looked like Chaykin to him, but that would be impossible for the 60s.

That was my exact reaction when I looked at the clue this morning.

[InfoBroker]

<Directed to Red Oak> Now you're just being obnoxious. :D

Excuse me sir. But I must insist that I have cornered the market on obnoxiousness in this particular thread. It might be couth of me to share it with others, but I must respectfully decline.

I will tolerate a certain amount of showing off, but I must insist that it be practiced without any hint of abhorrent, abominable, annoying, awful, big mouth, bitchy, blue, creepy (no wait, I'll allow creepy), cussed, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, dislikable, displeasing, foul, funky, grody, gross, hateful, horrid (like creepy, horrid is ok), insufferable, invidious, loathsome, mean, nasty, nauseating, objectionable, odious, off-color, ornery, pesky, pestiferous, repellent, reprehensible, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rotten, sickening, stinking, unpleasantries.

So please do not compliment others by suggesting that they are behaving in this beastly fashion or you will hearing from my seconds.

-jb the "I have my image to live up to" ib-

[Mike Kuypers]

So please do not compliment others by suggesting that they are behaving in this beastly fashion or you will hearing from my seconds.

And your thesaurus.

[Slam_Bradley]

And your thesaurus.


Is that one of them meat-eating dinosaurs?

[InfoBroker]

As Fred Flintstone would say, vicey-versy. (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=37071&zoom=4) Devilina 1 is January, 1975 and Vampirella 111 is January 1983.

I didn't realize the reuse of this artwork by Warren. Thanks for the info. I get the feeling it's retreading was a continued reflection of the downward spiral of Warren's circulation. Wasn't much left by the early 80s. A spiral that was triggered by Warren losing his contracts for selling his publications to US militrary POs several years earlier.

-jb the (He's got the Devilina in is Eyes*)" ib-

* Apologies to the Beatles

[InfoBroker]

And your thesaurus.

I knew I shouldn't've kept those in alphabetical order. The cat's out of the bag.

-jb the (antonymic Evil Twin) ib-

[InfoBroker]

Is that one of them meat-eating dinosaurs?

SIR! Please keep your voice down. You'll upset the Vegan dinosaurs sitting at the next table.

-jb the Tyrant Rex ib-