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

[Sir Tim Drake]

Is that one of them meat-eating dinosaurs?

No, it's more of a flesh-devouring saurodont.

[Lone Ranger]

Wasn't there a Far Side cartoon featuring a small forearmed dinosaur spouting synonyms with the caption 'Thesaurus Rex'?

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This cover artist did a significant amount of work for Fox and Fiction House.

[Red Oak Kid]

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



Whoaa......

Reuse? How could Warren reuse something that didn't belong to them?

Did the artist resell the original art to Warren without telling him it had already been published by Atlas.

Also, I don't think Infobroker ever explained how he solved the Chamber of Chills cover in one clue.

[MWGallaher]

Whoaa......

Reuse? How could Warren reuse something that didn't belong to them?

Did the artist resell the original art to Warren without telling him it had already been published by Atlas.



Well, the fact that Warren flipped the art (to its detriment, to my eyes, anyway) suggests that they knew it had been used before. Although it all may have been perfectly legit, depending on the artist's deal with Atlas...for that matter, Atlas may have bought the rights to one-time use of an already-published work to begin with! It looks like Spanish art to me; maybe it had already been used on a Spanish comic?

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - Only the final 3 covers of this 4-issue series bore the CCA stamp.

[Red Oak Kid]

scho....

pcho....


psychonalli


psychoanalysis 2.

[Lone Ranger]

scho....

pcho....


psychonalli


psychoanalysis 2.

That's it! 100 points for ROK.

I thought this one would have been ECer (oops, Freudian slip) - but I must admit to being happy to getting to the 4th clue.

Here is the full Jack Kamen cover. The first issue of this series, like other first issues of the 'New Direction' books didn't have the CCA stamp.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - This series had a name change

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it was published in the 60s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Russ Heath and John Buscema contributed to this title.

[T GUy]

Sorry to take my time, but here we are at last: Strange Tales No. 97 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=16991&zoom=4) coverdated June, 1962.

I strongly suspected the hand (almost a pun) of Jack Kirby in this from the first clue, but the third cinched it, along with the genre, and the second and third hints had me off to Journey into Mystery and Strange Tales in that order. The inking helped as well - Reinman? Stone? I've just popped over to the GCD again, and they say Ditko, which on examination I can probably see, but I don't think I'd have got that from their scan on my own.

[Lone Ranger]

Sorry to take my time, but here we are at last: Strange Tales No. 97 (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=16991&zoom=4) coverdated June, 1962.

I strongly suspected the hand (almost a pun) of Jack Kirby in this from the first clue, but the third cinched it, along with the genre, and the second and third hints had me off to Journey into Mystery and Strange Tales in that order. The inking helped as well - Reinman? Stone? I've just popped over to the GCD again, and they say Ditko, which on examination I can probably see, but I don't think I'd have got that from their scan on my own.

That's it - 200 points for T Guy - who has been on a good streak of late.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - This series also had a name change

[Bill Angus]

I strongly suspected the hand (almost a pun) of Jack Kirby... had me off to Journey into Mystery ...

I had the same reaction from clue #1, but I wasn't sure where to look... and by the 3rd clue I was starting to doubt my instincts (re: Kirby).

Nice work, T Guy.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - it was published in the 70s

[Jolly Mon]

Superboy & LSH 224

[Lone Ranger]

Superboy & LSH 224

Well done! 300 points for Jolly Mon.

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]

Superboy & LSH 224

Even the super-villains were wearing bell bottoms... :rolleyes:

[Bill Angus]

It was the style at the time... like wearing an onion on your belt.

[Jolly Mon]

Even the super-villains were wearing bell bottoms... :rolleyes:

Hey, it was the seventies, baby! :eek:

[MWGallaher]

Superboy & LSH 224
I'm amazed that it never registered until now, but is the S&LOSH logo not the sloppiest ever to grace a DC cover?! I thought maybe it was just this issue where maybe the stat was lost and a shaky hand redrew it, but I just looked over several covers from that era, and they're all the same--awful! Uneven letter heights, inconsistent widths, variations in angle that are magnified by the fact that there are so many letters in the logo...this logo was a real mess!

[Mike Kuypers]

Hey, it was the seventies, baby! :eek:

Yeah. The 2970s. I think we all ought to start wearing the fashions of 1005. :)

[Bill Angus]

Now that you mention it...

I'd never noticed that before either, but you're absolutely right. And, you know, your speculation/explanation might be right... only once it had been corrected on-the-fly, they just started picking that one up every month.

[Mike Kuypers]

Re: the logo, Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes was an unwieldy title. I'm not sure how they could have done a better job. One way might have been to make the words Superboy and Legion the same size and make of Super-Heroes small enough to fit under Legion.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[prince hal]

And, MW, what makes this doubly horrible to look at is the stylishness of so many of the DC logos that were jettisoned (and certainly not used for inspiration). I speak of such beautiful designs as JLA, ADVENTURE (with "COMICS" in smaller print), ATOME, FLASH, AQUAMAN, the GREEN LANTERN with the flames atop the letters, and 9what may be a favorite of yours, MW), the twin pennons of THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD.

Now those are logos!

[Mike Kuypers]

I always felt the Adventure Comics and Aquaman logos were especially attractive. But my all-time favorite remains the classic Superman logo.

[Jolly Mon]

Yeah. The 2970s. I think we all ought to start wearing the fashions of 1005. :)

OK, codpieces all around (uh, except for the ladies :o )

[T GUy]

Yeah. The 2970s. I think we all ought to start wearing the fashions of 1005.

Where do you think the 'hoodie' got its very name from? Robin Hood.

[Mike Kuypers]

Hoods and codpieces. Now we're back to the Mike Grell Legion. :D

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This title has been published by at least 3 companies.

[MichikoS]

Dell Felix the Cat #11

--Michi

[InfoBroker]

... Also, I don't think Infobroker ever explained how he solved the Chamber of Chills cover in one clue.

It was a case of recognizing the artist mainly. I think I also share Kimosabe's morbid fascination for Harvey Horror Comics of the 1950s. I am especially intrigued by the style and tastes of the covers and they had a solid art staff working for them (Heck, Elias and most especially Howard Nostrand).

-jb the (I just happen to know what happens at 8:30 pm) ib-

[Lone Ranger]

Dell Felix the Cat #11

--Michi

That's it! 200 points for Michi.

I believe that Felix travelled from Dell to Toby before landing at Harvey for a long stretch.

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 slight title change

[Slam_Bradley]

Dell Felix the Cat #11

--Michi


Good job. I looked through a number of Mighty Mouse covers. Not an entire waste of time.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Gardner Fox contributed to a single issue of this series.

[Cherokee Jack]

Gunhawks # 3.

[Red Oak Kid]

Gunhawks # 3.

Dang it!

I thought of Gun Hawks, but I thought Fox wrote several issues.

[Lone Ranger]

Gunhawks # 3.

That's it!

300 points for CJ!

I believe Fox only wrote the lead story for the final issue, when the title was changed to Gunhawk. I think Gary Friedrich wrote the rest of the non-reprint material for the series.

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 - Both Jim Mooney and Mort Meskin made contributions to this title

[Mike Kuypers]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Both Jim Mooney and Mort Meskin made contributions to this title

They bought it off the newsstand.

Seriously, I seem to recognize this cover. Frustrating!

[InfoBroker]

Action Comics #25

[Lone Ranger]

Action Comics #25

Wait a minute!

Are you supposed to limit your answers to Stan Lee (or perhaps Roy Thomas) edited books?

No?

OK - well, 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 is not a Big Two book

[Mike Kuypers]

Action Comics #25

Yes, I've seen this cover before. But my initial thought it was from a Batman or Detective cover. Batman covers had a surprising number of boat-related themes during the fifties and early sixties.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This title made its debut in the 60s

[InfoBroker]

Charlton Premiere #4

-jb the insiginificant ib-

[Lone Ranger]

Charlton Premiere #4

-jb the insiginificant ib-

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 is not a Big Two book

[Mike Kuypers]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

Tara Reid #1

[MichikoS]

Tara Reid #1
Janet Jackson #2 :D

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This title was cancelled in the 50s

[TheHistorian]

Marvel Family 38

Having recognized Mary Marvel's fingers...

[Lone Ranger]

Marvel Family 38

Having recognized Mary Marvel's fingers...

That is it!

200 points for TheHist !!!

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - More than one series has used this title

[T GUy]

That (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=33782&zoom=4) would be Tomb of Dracula No. 1 - the second, B/W magazine format, series.

Reasoning: with a painted cover. I immediately thought Marvel B/W, with a back-up position of Gold Key (I was not looking forward to searching through however many series of The Phantom there are...). I did Savage Tales first, then remembered that there was a B/W Tomb series, and off I went.

[Lone Ranger]

That (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=33782&zoom=4) would be Tomb of Dracula No. 1 - the second, B/W magazine format, series.

Reasoning: with a painted cover. I immediately thought Marvel B/W, with a back-up position of Gold Key (I was not looking forward to searching through however many series of The Phantom there are...). I did Savage Tales first, then remembered that there was a B/W Tomb series, and off I went.

While your explanation is completely rational and makes a good deal of sense - it's still pretty freaky how easily you nailed this one.

400 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 - This series underwent a name change

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - More than one series has used this title

[Mike Kuypers]

Doom Patrol #106

[Lone Ranger]

Doom Patrol #106

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.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Mike Kuypers]

Now that we're into another set of 50 covers I'm changing back to my regular avatar. (Sorry, JB!)

[Red Oak Kid]

Shocking Mystery Cases 50

[Lone Ranger]

Shocking Mystery Cases 50

That is is - well done!

300 points for ROK - how you figure out this one?

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Red Oak Kid]

That is is - well done!

300 points for ROK - how you figure out this one?

.

I recognized it as being by L.B. Cole. When flipping thru the Gerber Photo Journal, his covers seem to stand out from the rest.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series went on hiatus for nearly 5 years

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - It was published in the 70s

[MichikoS]

Tragg and the Sky Gods #8

Michi

[Lone Ranger]

Tragg and the Sky Gods #8

Michi

That is 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 - This series was cancelled in the 70s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Don Newton contributed to this series.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This book contains both original and reprinted material.

[Mike Kuypers]

Shazam! #6, I do believe.

I don't know why I didn't get it from the Don Newton clue.

[Lone Ranger]

Shazam! #6, I do believe.

I don't know why I didn't get it from the Don Newton clue.

Because you have a puny 50s era robot brain....

Just kidding - 200 points for Mike K

This cover has the distinction of having the head of the Production Dept (Jack Adler) co-credited in the signature.

I like the fact that DC had two infinity cover in the first 6 issues of the title as the Marvel Family books had a good number of infinity covers at Fawcett.

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

Here it is in full.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 60s

[T GUy]

166 is begining to annoy me. I was convinced that it was a Marvel Kirby-Colletta cover from the early 'sixties, but I've been unable to find it so far. My recent streak may have come to an end.

[Mike Kuypers]

My puny robot brain says Marvel, too, but my optical sensors are too unfocused for such a detailed search right now.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This comic was reprinted just 5 years after it was originally published

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This title had a slight name change nearly 20 years into its run.

[MWGallaher]

It's X-Men 25! The clues helped a lot...



but is it a "slight name change" if it doubles the length of the title?

[Slam_Bradley]

It's X-Men 25! The clues helped a lot...


Thanks...it was bugging the heck out of me.

[Bill Angus]

Huh... I sort of thought it looked like X-Men.. but I've never seen that cover before. I don't know what one I was thinking of...

[Lone Ranger]

It's X-Men 25! The clues helped a lot...



but is it a "slight name change" if it doubles the length of the title?

That's it - 300 points for MWG.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It was a 25 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - It was published in the 50s

[TheHistorian]

It's driving me nuts that I can't find which Dell Giant-like book this is...

[Red Oak Kid]

It's driving me nuts that I can't find which Dell Giant-like book this is...

So? That yellow blobby thing is giving me nightmares.

Would someone please make this go away?

[Mike Kuypers]

There were Dell Giants called Santa Claus Funnies and A Christmas Treasury -- both from the '50s -- but I can't find pictures of either.

(I thought that yellow blob might be a boot belonging to one of the Marvel Family members, but no such luck.)

[Lone Ranger]

It's driving me nuts that I can't find which Dell Giant-like book this is...

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - This publisher is still in the funnybook business

Psst - The word 'Giant' is part of its official title as well (but not on the cover)

[Mike Kuypers]

Archie Giant Series Magazine #2 (Phew!)

[Lone Ranger]

Archie Giant Series Magazine #2 (Phew!)

Well done- 100 points for Mike K.

I thought I'd pull something seasonal out of the stocking.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series made its debut in the 50s

[Mike Kuypers]

Strange Adventures #132

I guess I should've looked at SA yesterday, but I thought it was one of the Marvel anthology titles.

[MichikoS]

Strange Adventures #132

I guess I should've looked at SA yesterday, but I thought it was one of the Marvel anthology titles.
Ahh, nothin' says "Silver Age DC" like a bird-beaked alien hooked up to a machine! I looked at SA, but missed it the first time around. Congrats, Mike.

Michi

[Lone Ranger]

Strange Adventures #132

I guess I should've looked at SA yesterday, but I thought it was one of the Marvel anthology titles.

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 was published in the 70s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the second clue

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

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series took over the numbering from another series

[MWGallaher]

HULK #205.
There's something looks a little "off" about this cover...

[Lone Ranger]

HULK #205.
There's something looks a little "off" about this cover...

That's it!!! 200 points for MWG.

Do you mean the colour? I noticed that the GCD cover looks quite a bit different - more faded?

This cover comes from an on-line source, so I don't have a copy myself.

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 series with this title

[Mike Kuypers]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - There has been series with this title

Why you speak that way? You Lone Ranger, not Tonto.

[MDG]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - There has been series with this title

I think it's "more than one" series.

In this case, Eerie. #8.

MDG

[Lone Ranger]

I think it's "more than one" series.

In this case, Eerie. #8.

MDG

Yes - that's what I meant.

Avon had a pre-code series called Eerie, and I think there was also an IW reprint title with the same name (is that the reason Warren rushed to get Eerie #1 filed with copyright authorities resulting in #2 being the the realfirst issue?)

That's why I get for trying to type after getting very little sleep lately *points finger at his newborn son*

300 points for MDG for nailing this Frazetta cover.

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

[Rob Allen]

Avon had a pre-code series called Eerie, and I think there was also an IW reprint title with the same name (is that the reason Warren rushed to get Eerie #1 filed with copyright authorities resulting in #2 being the the realfirst issue?)I'm not 100% certain, but I always thought Warren's ashcan Eerie #1 was done to beat Myron Fass, who was about to enter the horror-mag market after a foray into color comics with the second Captain Marvel ("SPLIT!"). Fass' company was called Eerie Publications.

[Lone Ranger]

I'm not 100% certain, but I always thought Warren's ashcan Eerie #1 was done to beat Myron Fass, who was about to enter the horror-mag market after a foray into color comics with the second Captain Marvel ("SPLIT!"). Fass' company was called Eerie Publications.

That makes sense - thanks, Rob.

That was it Fass' company that put out those b&w magazines in the 60s and 70s, wasn't it?

It would have been interesting to see how far they would have pushed the CCA envelope.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It has a 10 cent cover price

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This book was published by a company founded by a former Big Two editor.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - This book appear on the GCD twice - once under the title on the cover, and once under the title (in the indicia?) that this publisher gave to a series much like Dell did with Four Color.

[Slam_Bradley]

Undercover Girl #5 or A-1 # 62

[Lone Ranger]

Undercover Girl #5 or A-1 # 62

Well done - 100 points for Slam.

I pulled this one out of the 'Obscure' file - but you've got to admit that Vin Sullivan and his Magazine Enterprises bunch put out some attractive books.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

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

[Slam_Bradley]

Well done - 100 points for Slam.

I pulled this one out of the 'Obscure' file - but you've got to admit that Vin Sullivan and his Magazine Enterprises bunch put out some attractive books.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.


Well done only to the extent that I was quick on the draw. You spotted us the entire logo.

[Lone Ranger]

Well done only to the extent that I was quick on the draw. You spotted us the entire logo.

Not necessarily, it might have been Underwear and Girdle Team-Up.

[Bill Angus]

Well, I was thinking the new one was a Spirit cover... but if it is, I'm not finding it....

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - The cover artist also wrote the script for this comic.

NOTE - I am away for a long, long weekend - won't be able to post until Tuesday evening.

Happy New Year everyone!

[Slam_Bradley]

Blackhawk Prestige Limited Series Book Three

[Bill Angus]

Arrgh. No wonder it looked so damn familiar. Chaykin's J.C. Leyendecker inspired cover....

[Lone Ranger]

Blackhawk Prestige Limited Series Book Three

Well done - 300 points for Slam!

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 - it is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This comic is an adaptation of a movie that has become quite controversial over the years

[Bill Angus]

Four Color #129

[Slam_Bradley]

Four Color #129


Good call. I was convinced those were the buttons on the back of Uncle Wiggly's coat. But alas, no hat trick for Slam.

[Bill Angus]

Well, I was pretty sure from the first clue that it was something bigfoot (I was leaning pretty heavy towards Disney), but I'm pretty much out of my depth there.

With the 3rd clue I finally had something to work from. Unfortunately, I couldn't actually remember the name of that story (I knew it was an Uncle Wiggly, and I knew it was the Tar Baby, but I was drawing a blank on Brer Rabbit).

I ended up having to do a search for 'tar baby disney' to find out the name of the movie, and then doing a GCD search for 'brer rabbit' as a character (having initially - pre film name search - searched for Uncle Wiggly as both a title & a character, as well as a character search for 'tar baby').

An awful lot of work for a 3rd clue... but missing that Chaykin Blackhawk cover is still bugging me...

[Lone Ranger]

Four Color #129

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 ckassic cover

HINT- It was published in the 70s

[TheHistorian]

Here is the first clue to the next ckassic cover

HINT- It was published in the 70s

Hmmm... just a typo? I don't think so. I think it's a second and subtle hint!

ckassic... cassock... or cossack

Religious or Russian... hmmm



:D

[Mike Kuypers]

Maybe it's a Christmas cover.

No L.

[Red Oak Kid]

Well, I was pretty sure from the first clue that it was something bigfoot (I was leaning pretty heavy towards Disney), but I'm pretty much out of my depth there.

With the 3rd clue I finally had something to work from. Unfortunately, I couldn't actually remember the name of that story (I knew it was an Uncle Wiggly, and I knew it was the Tar Baby, but I was drawing a blank on Brer Rabbit).

I ended up having to do a search for 'tar baby disney' to find out the name of the movie, and then doing a GCD search for 'brer rabbit' as a character (having initially - pre film name search - searched for Uncle Wiggly as both a title & a character, as well as a character search for 'tar baby').

An awful lot of work for a 3rd clue... but missing that Chaykin Blackhawk cover is still bugging me...

It was solved before I saw the second and third clue, but I probably wouldn't have gotten it.

Which bugs me since I actually have this comic. But for some reason the blue coat just doesn't register on my brain. If the clues had shown the rabbit, I think I would have recognized it.

[Lone Ranger]

Hmmm... just a typo? I don't think so. I think it's a second and subtle hint!

ckassic... cassock... or cossack

Religious or Russian... hmmm



:D

Nope - that's just me trying to type with a baby in my arms.

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This title has been relaunched more than once

[Bill Angus]

Avengers #99

[Graham Vingoe]

I'm going to have to say, great call,that man!

[Lone Ranger]

Avengers #99

Bill Angus is on a roll!

300 points for him. I thought this one was very tough - how'd you spot it?

Here it is in full - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - This series made its debut in the 50s

[Bill Angus]

I thought this one was very tough - how'd you spot it?

Well, sort-of through the back door, really. I thought the art looked a little like Perez inked with a bold brush, and the Greek-like building started me off.

First, I checked out Wonder Woman (which was probably the point of showing that building ;) ), which then led me to Justice League (just in case).

Having struck out there, I jumped over to Marvel and searched Avengers & Fantastic Four simultaniously (due to my eventual incorrect Perez feel). I just looked through the Avengers page first.

[Mike Kuypers]

I was thinking Pérez, too, and looked at both Wonder Woman and New Teen Titans. Problem is, these were too late for the '70s. Had I realized it was Barry Windsor-Smith... I'd still be lost. :)

[Bill Angus]

I knew it wasn't from his run as writer/artist on Wonder Woman... but I thought he might have done a pre-crisis cover in the late 70s - he didn't, though.

I also thought it might have been the inker who was making me think Perez, so WW wasn't completely out of the question.

Of course, I never would've thought BWS. In fact, I still wouldn't, despite the credit on the GCD.

[TheHistorian]

Maybe it's a Christmas cover.

No L.

*clap* *clap* *clap*

Very well done, sir. Pun o' the day, for sure.

[Lone Ranger]

*clap* *clap* *clap*

Very well done, sir. Pun o' the day, for sure.


I completely missed that the first time around.

Pretty funny for a robot.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the second clue

HINT - It was cancelled in the 70s

[Mike Kuypers]

The robot says Sugar & Spike #81.

[Lone Ranger]

The robot says Sugar & Spike #81.

Wow! Nice job - 300 points for Robo-Mike.

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 book

HINT - This comic was published in the 60s

[T GUy]

Dell's Ghost Stories No. 13 from March, 1966.

When I was considerably younger than I am now, I picked up a hardback collection of these stories that someone published over here. Ha! You thought EC horror was scary!

[MDG]

When I was considerably younger than I am now, I picked up a hardback collection of these stories that someone published over here. Ha! You thought EC horror was scary!
Wow, I'd like to see that! Where is "here"?

I agree that in terms of being scary not just gross, these stories do the job better than EC.

MDG

[Lone Ranger]

Dell's Ghost Stories No. 13 from March, 1966.

When I was considerably younger than I am now, I picked up a hardback collection of these stories that someone published over here. Ha! You thought EC horror was scary!

Great work T Guy! 300 well earned points for you.

I was hoping people would be scrambling to find the right Hot-Rod comic.

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

[T GUy]

The Lone Ranger: Great work T Guy! 300 well earned points for you.

Thank you!

I was hoping people would be scrambling to find the right Hot-Rod comic.

I thought of that for about a fifth of a second, then I had a second thought, viz and to wit: 'If the Lone Ranger thinks I'm going to poke around on the GCD looking at Charlton hot-rod comics for an hour, he's severely mistaken.'

When that second clue came up, however, I instantly thought: 'I've seen this somewhere.' The second, one-fifth-of-a-second-later thought this time round was 'Dell line-drawn cover.' The third thought sent me to Ghost Stories, and Lo!, as Stan the Man would say.

[T GUy]

T Guy:
When I was considerably younger than I am now, I picked up a hardback collection of these stories that someone published over here. Ha! You thought EC horror was scary!

MDG:
Wow, I'd like to see that! Where is "here"?

England.

This collection was probably a reprint of two issues - I seem to recall about eight stories over 48 or 64 pages (I assume - I've not seen this item for over three decades). The covers were a red-and-black dominated painting - looking at the GCD, probably from No. 3 or 23 of the original comic.

And don't all their covers look the same?

I agree that in terms of being scary not just gross, these stories do the job better than EC.

I'm glad it's not just me. I did think it might be that I read them at the age of eight or so, whereas I first encountered EC horror aged around 13, after reading about their rep. and after reading Weird Science No 12 (i. e. No. 1) - not to mention Dell's Ghost Stories and some Edgar Allen Poe. So with the EC horror I knew what to expect. The Dell stories came out of the blue, and my original reaction was that I didn't understand why some of the stories didn't have endings. A friend had to explain to me that that's how these things work, 'twist endings' etc.

At this distance I can only remember two details about two stories: one had green tentacles or tree-shoot things growing all over a town and another had a boy who was afraid of water about to die of fire (this may have been the other way around).

I don't recall this album poking its shy little nose out of a box when I moved a truckload (literally) of 'stuff' from my parents to my current pad, but it's extremely possible I still have it in a box somewhere, sandwiched between a Victor Book for Boys and Walt Disney's re-telling of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd

HINT - This series was cancelled in the 60s

[Red Oak Kid]

I thought of that for about a fifth of a second, then I had a second thought, viz and to wit: 'If the Lone Ranger thinks I'm going to poke around on the GCD looking at Charlton hot-rod comics for an hour, he's severely mistaken.'

.

Trust me, it doesn't take an hour. The GCD cover galleries of Charlton car comics is very slim.

Ask me how I know.

[Bill Angus]

I'll second that.

In fact, their entire ouvre of 'hot rod' titles is pretty slim.

[T GUy]

ROK, The GCD cover galleries of Charlton car comics is very slim.

Ask me how I know.

I can imagine. You have my sympathy.

Wild Bill Angus: In fact, their entire ouvre of 'hot rod' titles is pretty slim.

The terms 'hot rod comics' and 'Charlton hot rod comics' are virtually synonymous.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Jim Mooney contributed to this series

[Mister Morgan's Monster]

Ah, Forbush-Man... We hardly knew ye. (http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=22097)

[Lone Ranger]

Ah, Forbush-Man... We hardly knew ye. (http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=22097)

Welcom to CBR Mr.MM, and welcome to the game. New players are always welcome.

200 points for you!

I hope that you stick around here at Classics - we have a great cast of regulars.

BTW - That sounds you hear is InfoBroker's head exploding.

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

[Cherokee Jack]

Lemme see, the race car was on a ghost book, so the skull and crossbones must be from an issue of HOT RODS AND RACING CARS? Or maybe SURF AND WHEELS. TOP ELIMINATOR? WORLD OF WHEELS? :)

[Cherokee Jack]

Trust me, it doesn't take an hour. The GCD cover galleries of Charlton car comics is very slim.

Ask me how I know.

But that orange race car was on two of the covers shown (from another who knows it doesn't take an hour to search the galleries.)

[Red Oak Kid]

RE: Not Brand EEch 9

So I guess I can stop looking for Harvey and King Comics issues of Blondie and Dagwood.

The GCD doesn't have many of them either.

[Sir Tim Drake]

Ah, Forbush-Man... We hardly knew ye. (http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=22097)

Welcome to CBR!

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Red Oak Kid]

Doll Man 17

[Lone Ranger]

Doll Man 17

Well done ROK! 300 points for you. How did you get this one?

This is my only issue of this title. I'd like to get some more, but they seem to be tough to track down (although Feature Comics is plentiful).

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - This series features an issue with an infinity cover

[Red Oak Kid]

Well done ROK! 300 points for you. How did you get this one?

.

Well I was pretty sure from the get go that it was a Quality comic from the nice inking.

I started looking at the titles I could think of from memory which led to Feature comics. I noticed that on the Doll Man covers there were lots of close up shots of men's shoulders and ties. This made feel I was on the right track and this reminded me that Doll Man had his own book, so I looked their next.

Doll Man covers are similar to Atom covers in that the elements, other than the title character, are usually quite big and detailed.

Oh, I forgot to mention the first clue had me initially looking at Valor and Piracy covers from EC.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series began as a quarterly before being published bi-monthly after a year or so.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - This series shares a title with an album that hit #1 on the pop charts.

[TheHistorian]

Batman 436

None of the clues pointed me in the right direction; I just recognized the cover. I'm sure I had this book back around the time it came out.

[T GUy]

Batman 436
Cough! Splutter!

I gathered from the first two clues that the series was Batman, but only investigated the first 163 issues. After that, i thought that I must have been mistaken.

My compliments on your persistence, historian.

[Lone Ranger]

Batman 436

None of the clues pointed me in the right direction; I just recognized the cover. I'm sure I had this book back around the time it came out.

That's it!

200 points for Hist.

I realize that the album is probably called Batman: Soundtrack or something like that, but I thought it was a pretty fun hint.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - This series made its debut in the 50s

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This book was published in the 60s

[T GUy]

Having recognised one of Jack Kirby's hands, and subsequently other Kirbyisms, and noted that it looked like his work from the late 'fifties or early 'sixties, I gathered from the hints that this was an issue of a Marvel anthology title that later switched to super-heroes and the like - the hat was making me think of S. H. I. E. L. D., so I turned on to Strange Tales first. Luckilly, I started on the first issue published in the swingin' 'sixties, as it was a pre-Fury issue of this title, viz and to wit Strange Tales 120.

I would note that the GCD features no 'large' (=16x) version of this cover, despite its claim. The Lone Ranger is gettin' tricky, but this outlaw is slippin' from his grasp, hombres.

[Mike Kuypers]

I would note that the GCD features no 'large' (=16x) version of this cover, despite its claim. The Lone Ranger is gettin' tricky, but this outlaw is slippin' from his grasp, hombres.

It was a little slow coming up on my computer, but the 16x image is there. Good catch.

[Lone Ranger]

Luckilly, I started on the first issue published in the swingin' 'sixties, as it was a pre-Fury issue of this title, viz and to wit Strange Tales 120.


That's it! 300 points for T Guy

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - This series shares its title with a short story collection.

[Red Oak Kid]

Jungle Tales of Tarzan 1 by Charlton.

I was a huge Burroughs fan as a kid. I remember ordering those Ballantine books of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars directly from Ballantine when I was in the 5th grade.

[Lone Ranger]

Jungle Tales of Tarzan 1 by Charlton.

I was a huge Burroughs fan as a kid. I remember ordering those Ballantine books of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars directly from Ballantine when I was in the 5th grade.

That's it - nice job ROK - 300 points for you.

This is the first issue of the short-lived series Charlton started up when some Tarzan stories briefly fell into the public domain.

Here's an interesting article on Tarzan in the Comics:

Tarzan in the Comics (http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/6569/tarzan/)

Here is the first cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It is a DC book

[InfoBroker]

BTW - That sounds you hear is InfoBroker's head exploding.

Delayed (considerably) reaction, but it's happening now.

Due to family and close friends activities at holiday times, and work, and football games [GO BEARS!], and some demands for more exercise in my sedentary lifestyle, it has been difficult to free up time to hang around at my favorite hyperspace forum. At lest not at the quantities I normally indulge in.

I do remember taking a quick glance at the first clue shortly after it posted. I was thinking Dagwood or Sad Sack directions.

Now that I review the rest of the clues, I would have still been struggling with the second clue, but the hint might well have given it away. Given time I might have pieced it together.

By the third clue it was a no-brainer, but considering it is one of my favorite NBE covers, by one of my favorite artists, yes indeedy, the brain hurts tremendously.

I also bid a warm welcome aboard to the triple "M" Nice to have fresh blood to consume. Er, I mean it's great to have new competition.

- jb the blood-sucking ib -

[InfoBroker]

...and the fallout continues.

Stange Tales #120 is even more painful.

First, because it is one of a handful of early Marvel comics that I acquired with Amazing Fantasy #15, which was part of my Christmas Classics Comics, which is further reminding that I need to finish the rest of my entries before the next Christmas rolls around. So it has very close sentimental attachements to me.

Second, because while I did noticed the Kirbyisms, I'm not certain that I would have managed to make the link to this classic cover with the two clues provided. Nice catch there Grasshopper (T Guy) Broker.

For me, the Dr. Strange story is the classic story within this comic. While it was interesting for the Torch and Ice-man to cross paths, given the circumstances and the somewhat lame villian, I'm not exactly certain that "it had to happen" as the cover boasts.

-jb the running hot and cold ib-

[InfoBroker]

Jungle Tales of Tarzan 1 by Charlton.

But of all the recent Classic Covers I haven't had time to search and solve, this is the most mentally damaging of all.

I am in such tremendous pain and suffering. I have such an emotional link to this comic, and it had a significant influence on my early drawing activities...


Good Infobroker: Aw knock it off Evil IB! Outside of GDC scanning, you've never seen this comic before. It's too early for April Fools tricks.

Bad Infobroker: But it's been so long since I tormented Red Oak Kid. I had to do something.

Good IB: Well yea, ok. We are feeling some bad withdrawal vibrations here.

-jb the (habits are hard to break) ib-

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It was published in the 60s

[Lone Ranger]

Good to see you back, JB!

[InfoBroker]

Good to see you back, JB!


Awwww, I bet you say that to all the infobrokers.

-jb the blushing ib-

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - Nick Cardy contributed to this title

[Mike Kuypers]

Action Comics #303

[Bill Angus]

Damn. Those are some good eyes you've got. I'd already made it into the 'h's... skipped right by that one.

[Mike Kuypers]

I had a feeling it was from a Superman family title. I looked at JIMMY OLSEN earlier (he was always turning into giant creatures). With the Cardy clue I went right to ACTION. He did a lot of covers in the '70s.

[Lone Ranger]

Action Comics #303

That's it! 200 points for Mike K.

Actually, when I mentioned Cardy - I was thinking of Congo Bill back-ups in the 50s, I totally forgot about the covers.

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - Dan Spiegle contributed to this series

[Graham Vingoe]

Time for an early morning wild guess at Space Family Robinson Lost in Space issue 13. I know he did work for the title and that was the first series I could think of, even though I've never seen an issue. There are a number of covers that those fronds could be from , but 13 looks slightly more likely to me than choice number 2, issue 33.

[InfoBroker]

I was favoring the Gold Key comic title from the 70s that featured Yok Ono's twin brothers Toko and Ono. Perhaps one of the many missing issues at the GCD.

-jb the (lost in the jungle this fine morning) ib-

[Bill Angus]

I think you're right, Graham. It looks a lot like #13 - though that may just be one of the thumbs with the tightest cropping I've ever seen in this game.

[Red Oak Kid]

I don't think it is SFR 13. The cover in question doesn't seem to have the vertical white whisps of clouds or whatever behind the vegetation.

There is a Doctor Solar with similar plants, but they are pointing in the opposite direction.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is Not a Gold Key comic (although it was published during the years that Gold Key was in business).

[Lone Ranger]

Hi everyone.

My maternal grandmother passed away and my parents are vacationing in Chile right now, so I am taking care of all of the arrangements.

Needless to say, I may be posting clues a little bit sporadically over the next few days.

Thanks

[prince hal]

Sorry to hear the sad news, LR. Take care of yourself and your family. We'll be thinking of you. No matter how old you are, it's tough to lose a grandparent. Hang in there.

[T GUy]

LR

My condolences on your loss.

Best wishes for making all the necessary arrangements.

[Mike Kuypers]

Deepest sympathies on the passing of your grandmother, LR. My maternal grandmother died on my last day of high school and was buried on the day of my graduation. It was an emotional time.

[Graham Vingoe]

I can only echo the sentiments of the others. Condolences to you and your family on your grandmothers passing.

[Sir Tim Drake]

Hi everyone.

My maternal grandmother passed away and my parents are vacationing in Chile right now, so I am taking care of all of the arrangements.

Needless to say, I may be posting clues a little bit sporadically over the next few days.

Thanks

You have my sincere condolences.

[Bill Angus]

My condolences to you and your family.

[Slam_Bradley]

Sorry to hear it Scott. Take good care of yourself and the family. My thoughts are with you.

[Lone Ranger]

Thanks for the kind words, everyone.

My Grandma has been ready to go for quite some time now. She has been in poor health, but it took a real turn for the worse over the weekend. I have been with her every day and she was really struggling for breath and not very lucid. I am just happy that she went peacefully and with minimal pain. I know my Dad is beating himself up over the fact that he wasn't here (apparently, it's a minimum 3 days of travelling since they are in Patagonia), but I am happy that he didn't see her on her last night, because it was heartbreaking.

My sister and I had to spent 6 hours in her apartment with her waiting for the Doctor to come to do a death certificate before the funeral director could come. That was probably the toughest part - but even then, I was happy she was at peace and not suffering any long.

She has been asking when my grandfather was coming home constantly (he died 20 years ago), so I just hope that they are finally reunited.

I am in the office briefly today - and then out to the funeral home to sign some paperwork and then going home for the rest of the day to spend with Kat and Logan.

Thanks again.

[Lone Ranger]

On a lighter note - here is the 3rd clue.

HINT - This cover was first used for something other than a comic book cover.

[InfoBroker]

Take care Scott.

You are in my thoughts and prayers, which are focused on giving you the emotional strength you need at this time.Not that I am too worried there. You are a fine credit to you icon Kimo. You wear the mask well.

Hang in there, and all my best to you and your wonderful family.

-jb the ib-

[Lone Ranger]

Thanks JB, your concern is greatly appreciated.

Here is the 4th clue

HINT - This comic has a $1.00 cover price

[Red Oak Kid]

OK, I'm not proud, I'll take the points.

Saga of the Swamp Thing Annual 1.

[MichikoS]

Hi everyone.

My maternal grandmother passed away and my parents are vacationing in Chile right now, so I am taking care of all of the arrangements.

Needless to say, I may be posting clues a little bit sporadically over the next few days.

Thanks
So sorry about your news, LR. Please accept my sympathies. I'm sorry for your loss.

Michi

[i*love*comics*247]

Hey Scott,

Please accept my deepest sympathies for your loss. GOD bless you and your family during this time of grief. You take care of yourself.

Terry.......

[Lone Ranger]

Thanks Michi and Terry.

Haven't seen you around much Terry - good to see you here.

Most of the immediate arrangements are now settled and that leaves me feeling quite a bit better.

My parents have done so much for my grandmother over the past 10 years, that I am just happy to be able to take care of some of the details at this stage, and to be able to reassure them that everything is under control.

My older sister has been a great help to - she tracked down an organization for senior living in poverty - who will be happy to take her clothes and assisted living devices (walkers, canes etc...)

It's funny, my Dad has a brother who lives nearby as well. He, his wife and his children are very, very upset about my grandmother's death and they have all taken the full 4 or 5 days grievance leave (whatever you get here in Ontario - I don't know as I am still working most of the time) from their places of employment.

Has anyone of them lifted a finger to help out? No
Did anyone call the apartment while my sister and I sat their with the body for 6 hours to see how we were doing? No
Has either of my cousins on that side visited my grandmother in her apartment in the last few years? No

Whenever my grandmother was in hospital (including a 3 month stint with a broken hip) - my older cousin refused to go because he hated hospital. The guy's got 4 kids - I am sure he managed to tolerate hospital when they were born.

Sorry to sound bitter - I just think it's kind of pathetic. I really feel sorry for my grandmother who gave so much (emotionally and financially) to that side of the family and got next to nothing in return from them.

I guess this kind of thing brings out the best and worst in people. I don't expect people to be perfect, but I do think there is an absolute minimum that can be expected.

End of Rant.

Thanks for listening.

[Lone Ranger]

OK, I'm not proud, I'll take the points.

Saga of the Swamp Thing Annual 1.

On a lighter note....

That's it - 100 points for ROK. I believe this cover is the original movie poster.

For some reason I though this would be solved on the 3rd clue.

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

[Slam_Bradley]

<snip>

End of Rant.

Thanks for listening.


One thing that I think might be happening, Scott, is that you're now thought of as "the family lawyer."

I'm the youngest of four children, by a fair ways. But when my Dad died, all of a sudden, everyone, Mom and my brothers and sister, deferred to my decisions and wanted to know what we should do. It was a very odd experience to all of a sudden go from being "the baby" to the de facto head of the family.

I'm not sure that that is what is going on with your fam, but you might keep it in mind.

My thoughts are with you. PM if you need anything.

Tim

[Lone Ranger]

One thing that I think might be happening, Scott, is that you're now thought of as "the family lawyer."



That's probably part of it, Tim - but my Dad's brother and that whole side of the family has sucked since I was in high school.

My Dad is a very capable, intelligent and honorable person - his brother is the Bizarro version of him. My grandmother is probably partially to blame, since she coddled him all the time and set very low expectations. The man is almost 60 now, though and he has his passed along all of his flaws to his own children.

I don't mind having to be the lawyer and handling some of the details and paperwork, I just think it's nice to call your niece and nephew to see how they are doing when they are sitting with your mother's body waiting for a death certificate.

I am mostly ashamed of the lack of interest my cousins have shown in my grandmother during her last few years. She has been very lonely, and every visit has meant so much to her. My mom's mom (my Nana) visited my grandma weekly, and once found a note written to a caregiver asking 'Where is my family?'

One of my fondest memories will be the smile on her face when Kat and I took Logan over to see her just before Christmas. She sat in the lobby of her residence holding him proudly while all of the other residents came over to see the baby. For anyone who has spent time in a seniors' residence - you know how thrilled people are to see anything 'new'.

It was very tough seeing her health deteriorate over the past few years - I can't pretend that I was always comfortable when I visited her or rushed over there when the management called because of a problem. Her memory was fading and she was almost completely deaf so it was not easy to have a conversation. By the end, Kat and I were just making her a cup of tea and holding her hand and smiling. That's what you do for your family, though. Any little thing I did involving my grandmother had as much to do with lifting some of the burden off my parents' shoulders as it did with comforting my grandma.

My grandfather was a WW2 vet and respected member of the Toronto Police Dept. He was one of those people who spent his whole life doing so much for other people. My father has always wanted to treat my grandmother the way he'd want her to be treated. I just think that he'd be disappointed in the way his other son and that side of the family has behaved.

Thanks for listening everyone - sorry for the drift Aaron, but this is where my best friends here at CBR hang and I know a lot of Classic regulars have seen the circle of life firsthand.

[Jolly Mon]

Scott, you are correct about those here on the board having seen the circle of life turning a time or two. And I don't think Aaron will mind too much about the drift here. Hard to see any of the mods coming down on something like this.

Sadly, you are also correct about times like bringing out the worst in families. When my wife's parents passed on, each time elements of her family took the opportunity to start huge fights. It's not pretty, but as we've all found, you can't choose your relatives.

Let me add my condolences to the rest. She is with God now, and the suffering is over.

[Slam_Bradley]

One of my fondest memories will be the smile on her face when Kat and I took Logan over to see her just before Christmas. She sat in the lobby of her residence holding him proudly while all of the other residents came over to see the baby. For anyone who has spent time in a seniors' residence - you know how thrilled people are to see anything 'new'.

Thanks for listening everyone - sorry for the drift Aaron, but this is where my best friends here at CBR hang and I know a lot of Classic regulars have seen the circle of life firsthand.


That's a great memory, Scott. I've got one of the last pictures taken of my Grandmother in a composite in my office. It was shortly after Connor was born and she's holding him, with Nathan beside her and my Mom and I.

I think everyone is glad to listen. I've been at CBR for about 7 years, but this is by far the best group of Classics posters we've had in all that time.

[Lone Ranger]

Thanks Jolly and Slam.

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - Alex Toth contributed to this issue.

[T GUy]

Aha! That second clue and its handmaiden of a hint give it away in mere seconds as Savage Combat Tales No. 2, from April, 1975. A Larry Leiber cover (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=28491&zoom=4) is shielding the might of Alex Toth inside.

[Lone Ranger]

Aha! That second clue and its handmaiden of a hint give it away in mere seconds as Savage Combat Tales No. 2, from April, 1975. A Larry Leiber cover (http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=28491&zoom=4) is shielding the might of Alex Toth inside.

Hey now, I own a Larry Lieber cover (Rawhide Kid #90) and it is one of my most cherished possession. Even the most cynical fanboy must admit that he is certainly one of comicdom's artists.

It is actually very tough to hide these pseudo-Marvel cover. A 'it was published in the 70s' would have made it even easier.

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

[Sir Tim Drake]

Under the circumstances, I have absolutely no problem with the thread drift.

[Mister Morgan's Monster]

The Mighty Thor (formerly Journey Into Mystery) #341. Great cover.

[Lone Ranger]

The Mighty Thor (formerly Journey Into Mystery) #341. Great cover.

Folks - we have a problem here. Somehow Mister Morgan's Monster has hacked into my computer and accessed my GTCC file.

I can think of now other explanation for him coming on the scene and kicking such serious butt so quickly.

400 points for MMM!!!

Here is the full cover - new one up soon.

PS - Thanks, Aaron.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the first clue to the next classic cover

HINT - It was published in the 60s

[Mister Morgan's Monster]

No hacking required, kemo sabe. Simonson's pen is just so distinctive that even his monochromatic renderings of battle-strewn debris look like no one else's.

Best wishes to you, by the way.

[T GUy]

MMM: Simonson's pen is just so distinctive that even his monochromatic renderings of battle-strewn debris look like no one else's.
True. After initially thinking it was Kirby, probably from Thor, I then thought 'actually, this looks more like Walt Simonson.' If only I had put a bit of effort in...

Of course, we are now provoking the Lone Ranger to never put a Simonson cover on again...

[Red Oak Kid]

This was the second or third Simonson cover in this game and I totally miss them each time. I'm a fan of his art, but for some reason the small clues always have me thinking it is by Alex Nino or Ernie Colon.

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 2nd clue

HINT - It is not a Big Two book

[Lone Ranger]

Here is the 3rd clue

HINT - more than one company has published this title

[Red Oak Kid]

Phantom 31, Charlton.

I like helicopters.

[Lone Ranger]

Phantom 31, Charlton.

I like helicopters.

Nice job ROK - 200 points for you.

I thought MWG might get this one because of this nice Aparo cover.

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.