Post by Icctrombone on Oct 7, 2021 18:59:38 GMT -5
I keep seeing pictures of Spider-man #129 , the first appearance of the Punisher, and think, what a nice clear first appearance. It features him and it views like a big event.
Key issues are made better when the new character is displayed proudly on the cover. Of course , you don't know which characters will be break out hits so the cover might not reflect them.
The First John Constantine appearance is a secret on this cover.
Another good debut cover:
First modern Black Knight shows him prominently on the cover of Avengers # 48
Which covers do you think are great debut covers? Which ones do you think are poor debut covers? Please post covers if you can.
Last Edit: Oct 7, 2021 19:02:13 GMT -5 by Icctrombone
That's not Arcade's first appearance, BTW. He appeared in Marvel Team-Up fighting Spider-Man and Captain Britain before that one (but is not on the cover).
among the best (and purposefully not going for "iconic" character / covers)
X-men 111. . .1st appearance of Arcade:
Isn't that Banshee? I think Arcade's first appearance was in Marvel Team-Up #65.
Yes, it is Banshee; he and all the X-Men were hypnotized by Mesmero and turned into carnies.
Arcade would first appear on an X-Men cover with issue #123, which I remember not buying when I saw it in the Ontario town of Gananoque during a camping trip with my parents. The reason? I had no money left! (Oh, the indignity).
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Oct 8, 2021 6:32:37 GMT -5
Whereas the text on the cover of Detective Comics #359 works (you can almost hear William Dozier speaking those lines), here the text gets a bit in the way of this lovely Gray Morrow cover for the debut of Star-Lord.