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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 20, 2021 10:25:53 GMT -5
But it isn't Bob Brown, that is for sure. Like one or two other covers that have been posted in this thread. Which ones?
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Post by chaykinstevens on Dec 20, 2021 11:30:52 GMT -5
Like one or two other covers that have been posted in this thread. Which ones? I don't think Brown drew any covers for Marvel in the 70s. The CGC label credits the DD cover to Wilson and Giacoia, and for once they're probably correct, and the Ghost Rider is by Hannigan and Cockrum.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 20, 2021 11:49:06 GMT -5
I don't think Brown drew any covers for Marvel in the 70s. The CGC label credits the DD cover to Wilson and Giacoia, and for once they're probably correct, and the Ghost Rider is by Hannigan and Cockrum. Those were the two I thought you might be referring to, and CBR also agrees with you. Mike's Amazing and My Comic Shop, on the other hand, attribute them to Brown.
I don't know that we've ever agreed to one source as the final word, have we? Would that be wise for us to do so we're covered if we do a similar contest in the future?
The posters still have plenty of time to post other covers if they want to do so.
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Post by chaykinstevens on Dec 20, 2021 12:03:37 GMT -5
I don't think any source is ever 100% accurate. If the poster believes a cover is by a given artist and the voters agree, that's fine. I probably shouldn't have posted my opinion until after the vote.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 20, 2021 12:16:20 GMT -5
I don't think any source is ever 100% accurate. If the poster believes a cover is by a given artist and the voters agree, that's fine. I probably shouldn't have posted my opinion until after the vote.
Oh, no, I think you bring up a good point. In checking, for instance, I also saw another possible problem, a cover penciled by Brown, but whose design is attributed to Infantino.
I might have been better off specifying penciled and inked by Brown as one of the criteria just to avoid any misunderstandings.
I just want everyone to have a fair shake at a win, because tiny variations or unknowing errors are what we often use to decide between entries when there are as many worthy winners as we see each week.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2021 12:43:04 GMT -5
I don't think any source is ever 100% accurate. If the poster believes a cover is by a given artist and the voters agree, that's fine. I probably shouldn't have posted my opinion until after the vote. I agree 100%. (I accept what Prince Hal is saying, too) It’s all about good faith. Comic credits for UK artists can be hard to come by, particularly for 80s and pre-80s titles. So on any occasion, I’d check numerous sources and make a judgement call in good faith. Yes, Prince Hal’s comment about fair shakes and tiny variations/unknowing errors is a valid one, but even for a pedantic fool like me, I think it could be possible to go too far with the rules. Just my view.
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Post by tarkintino on Dec 20, 2021 13:44:28 GMT -5
If you're talking about Avengers #122, Rich Buckler said he pencilled the cover according to GCD. Could be a "many hands" cover.
Marvel wiki has it as Kane and Romita. The Vision, Scarlet Witch and Black Panther are definitely Kane. Looks like Romita on Thor. But Buckler could have done work on it too. But it isn't Bob Brown, that is for sure.
Yeah, the cover of Avengers #122 is most certainly--obviously not Brown. Regarding Buckler, he is credited in some sources as the illustrator, but I've seen the original layouts and it was Romita's work, intended for another artist to complete, with the Romita alterations and/or inking he was doing on the work of a large number of Marvel artists in the 1970s.
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Post by foxley on Dec 21, 2021 3:07:49 GMT -5
james (although I would have preferred to see a non-slabbed image of the cover)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2021 3:15:33 GMT -5
farrar
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Post by EdoBosnar on Dec 21, 2021 4:35:36 GMT -5
Farrar
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2021 4:38:36 GMT -5
james
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 21, 2021 5:30:13 GMT -5
adamwarlock2099. When in doubt , vote for the shark cover.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 21, 2021 5:36:57 GMT -5
Slam Bradley
Very creepy.
The cover, not Slam.
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Dec 21, 2021 7:00:12 GMT -5
Farrar
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Post by tarkintino on Dec 21, 2021 7:47:03 GMT -5
foxley.
Honorable mention: pinkfloydsound17 and Jeddak.
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