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Post by Farrar on Jul 14, 2021 15:06:59 GMT -5
Hi everyone. I checked the list and I see we haven't done this: bats ...as in "mammals of the order Chiroptera" (thank you Wikipedia). >>>>> No people turning into bats or vice-versa; no people wearing bat costumes, masks, wings, etc.; no half-human/half-bats, etc. Let's just see some of those cute little (or whatever size) creatures, bats!
The Cover Contest Constitution: - Post one, and only one, classic cover that fits the theme of the contest. - Cover must be from a published comic book or collected volume published before 7 July 2011. - Please include also the title of the comic and the issue number in case some posters cannot see your image. (For example: Justice League of America 42, Feb 1966) - Covers must be posted before voting begins. - Voting takes place on Tuesday, 20 July 2021, beginning at 12:01am PST and ending at 11:59am PST. - Vote by posting the name of the poster whose cover best fits the theme or that you simply like the most. Please put the name of your choice in bold.
- The winner of the contest is the entrant with the most votes after the voting period ends. - The winner chooses the theme for the next week's contest. - If you don't think the cover fits the theme, don't vote for it; please don't post disparaging remarks about it. - If a cover is more recent than the classic time frame, kindly point it out to the poster, who may then choose an alternate before voting begins. Here's my example/entry: Naza #4, Stone Age Warrior...1965 by Gil Kane--as if that's not obvious
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 14, 2021 15:25:24 GMT -5
Conan #6, pre Windsor Barry Smith.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 14, 2021 15:29:01 GMT -5
Atom 22, January 1965(also Gil Kane... with Murphy Anderson inks, of course)
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Post by Farrar on Jul 14, 2021 15:32:02 GMT -5
Can it be nonhuman bat-like creatures? If it looks enough like the bats in my example, then okay. But no half and half creatures, or bats with a different animal's head. Sorry to make it difficult, I wanted to make it a bit more challenging. I'm sure your cover choice will be okay.
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Post by Farrar on Jul 14, 2021 15:32:47 GMT -5
All great examples! Kirby, your cover choice is fine.
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 14, 2021 15:33:55 GMT -5
Can it be nonhuman bat-like creatures? If it looks enough like the bats in my example, then okay. But no half and half creatures, or bats with a different animal's head. Sorry to make it difficult, I wanted to make it a bit more challenging. I'm sure your cover choice will be okay. I went ahead with my cover before you answered. AND beat mrp to boot.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 14, 2021 15:42:44 GMT -5
House of Mystery #195 (DC, 1971)
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Post by Graphic Autist on Jul 14, 2021 15:43:22 GMT -5
Tomb of Dracula #50
If only I could tell which the real one IS!
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 14, 2021 15:48:52 GMT -5
Good one Edo, I thought of that one right away, but misremembered it as a Man-Bat cover. The original is sweet, with all the background in pencil.
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Post by chaykinstevens on Jul 14, 2021 15:49:49 GMT -5
Doorway to Nightmare #3
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 14, 2021 15:58:37 GMT -5
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Post by chaykinstevens on Jul 14, 2021 15:59:17 GMT -5
I went ahead with my cover before you answered. AND beat mrp to boot. But your post was edited more recently, so there's no way of proving this.
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 14, 2021 16:06:03 GMT -5
I went ahead with my cover before you answered. AND beat mrp to boot. But your post was edited more recently, so there's no way of proving this. That's because I posted a larger image of the cover I had already posted. Farrar saw the smaller image I first posted and commented on it.
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Post by Farrar on Jul 14, 2021 17:12:16 GMT -5
But your post was edited more recently, so there's no way of proving this. That's because I posted a larger image of the cover I had already posted. Farrar saw the smaller image I first posted and commented on it. Yes, Kirby101 posted it 2 minutes before mrp did. I'm sure @mrp will change his once he sees this. That's certainly happened with me: I'm getting an image "prepped" (getting it to the size I like, going to imgur, etc.) and when I'm ready to post it, wham! in the moments I spent prepping someone else has just beaten me to it!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2021 17:27:00 GMT -5
If it looks enough like the bats in my example, then okay. But no half and half creatures, or bats with a different animal's head. Sorry to make it difficult, I wanted to make it a bit more challenging. I'm sure your cover choice will be okay. I went ahead with my cover before you answered. AND beat mrp to boot. your post was still just a question when I posted the cover and and when I refreshed after changing it, but I will delete mine anyways. -M
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