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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 12, 2021 12:15:12 GMT -5
Supergirl 19, May 1984 The fashion, the logo, the headband, the horror, the horror... I always felt the fashion of the 80s aged faster and worse than that of any other era. Oh, I don't know; depends on how you are defining 80s fashions. Many of the fashion trends of the 80s were recycled from the 60s and 40s: narrow ties, double-breasted suits, shoulder pads, polo shirts, khaki pants. That stuff (well, maybe not the shoulder pads) is relatively timeless. if you are talking the more extreme stuff, like leg warmers, day-glo colors, puffy jackets, parachute pants, etc; then, yeah, but you could say that about any decade. A lot of 70s fashions aged out quickly, as did the 90s extreme stuff.
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Post by badwolf on Nov 12, 2021 12:24:59 GMT -5
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Post by Farrar on Nov 12, 2021 15:43:29 GMT -5
Detective Comics #554, 1985
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Post by Prince Hal on Nov 12, 2021 16:56:56 GMT -5
^^ Had thought of that one, too.
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Post by Jesse on Nov 12, 2021 17:35:16 GMT -5
Spectacular Spider-Man #121 December 1987 Big guns and bad hair!
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Nov 12, 2021 18:03:18 GMT -5
Supergirl 19, May 1984 The fashion, the logo, the headband, the horror, the horror... I always felt the fashion of the 80s aged faster and worse than that of any other era. I loved the '80s fashion back then, but I fully agree.
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Post by kirby101 on Nov 12, 2021 22:33:23 GMT -5
I'll just post this rule and leave it at that. - Cover must be from a published comic book or collected volume published before 10 November 2011. So if I had the most votes I would not win? Regardless It will still be my cover because it is the bet example of the 80's for me No, you would win. People can decide whether to vote for a cover that doesn't comply or not.
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 12, 2021 22:48:53 GMT -5
Spectacular Spider-Man #121 December 1987 Big guns and bad hair! She doesn't look that bu....... Oh....riiiiight....Jameson! I think the cover artist was trying to draw a Franchi SPAS 12 shotgun, which was a big gun.... Arnie uses one in the seminal 80s actioner The Terminator, in the scene where he goes into the gun shop and picks out weapons. The SPAS 12 is the shotgun that he uses to kill the store owner (calls it a "12 Ga autoloader").
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Post by arfetto on Nov 13, 2021 1:06:46 GMT -5
This one started in 1990 (in Japan) but Sanctuary Part 1 Issue 8 (1994 Viz English edition)
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Post by foxley on Nov 13, 2021 1:25:46 GMT -5
I always felt the fashion of the 80s aged faster and worse than that of any other era. I loved the '80s fashion back then, but I fully agree. I still have my skinny leather tie. They'll make a comeback one day.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 13, 2021 6:39:35 GMT -5
Detective Comics #554, 1985 Did That reprint come out before 2011?
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 13, 2021 9:51:08 GMT -5
I loved the '80s fashion back then, but I fully agree. I still have my skinny leather tie. They'll make a comeback one day. I wore a skinny leather tie to my sisters wedding.
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Post by kirby101 on Nov 13, 2021 10:00:16 GMT -5
Detective Comics #554, 1985 Did That reprint come out before 2011? I think Farrar was posting Det. #554, and didn't realize this was a reprint.
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Post by Farrar on Nov 13, 2021 14:21:59 GMT -5
[I think Farrar was posting Det. #554, and didn't realize this was a reprint. Thanks Kirby, that's exactly what happened. I just added the correct 1985 cover to my post
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 13, 2021 19:28:08 GMT -5
[I think Farrar was posting Det. #554, and didn't realize this was a reprint. Thanks Kirby, that's exactly what happened. I just added the correct 1985 cover to my post Your cover just might get my vote for that abomination of a Canary costume.
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