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Post by arfetto on Mar 30, 2022 13:38:57 GMT -5
I will get to the point: Post a cover depicting a knife or knives.
Example Cover:
Batman 393 (1986)
The rules for those new to the game: - Post one, and only one, classic cover that fits the theme of the contest. - Cover must be from a published comic book, comic-related magazine, or collected volume published before March 30, 2012. - Please include also the title of the comic and the issue number in case some posters cannot see your image. - Covers must be posted before voting begins. - Voting takes place on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, beginning at 12:01am PST and ending at 11:59 am 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.
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Post by tarkintino on Mar 30, 2022 13:59:35 GMT -5
MAD #159 (June, 1973). Cover by Norman Mingo.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2022 14:05:05 GMT -5
Robin II #2 (January 1992)
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Post by EdoBosnar on Mar 30, 2022 14:09:38 GMT -5
Straight Arrow #3 (Magazine Enterprises, 1950)
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Post by tartanphantom on Mar 30, 2022 14:34:08 GMT -5
Seven Seas Comics #4, 1947-- Leader Enterprises, Inc.
Cover art by "you-know-who"
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Post by MDG on Mar 30, 2022 14:53:53 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2022 15:01:55 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Mar 30, 2022 15:19:16 GMT -5
Tarzan #213
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Post by badwolf on Mar 30, 2022 15:38:04 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2022 15:41:47 GMT -5
Police Comics #83
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2022 15:45:41 GMT -5
"The Cross and the Switchblade" #1
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Post by kirby101 on Mar 30, 2022 15:50:59 GMT -5
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Post by tartanphantom on Mar 30, 2022 16:07:19 GMT -5
@bert, I know that you are Jewish, so I don't know if you're familiar with the story behind that book. But myself having been raised in the Southern Baptist Church, David Wilkerson's original book (and the film, starring Pat Boone and Erik Estrada as "Nicky") were used everywhere in the youth group ministries. They used to give those comics away at inter-denominational "youth rallies". I saw and read tons of Spire books as a pre-teen.
I remember the story of Nicky Cruz very well. I still have a copy of that comic book floating around in my collection.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Mar 30, 2022 17:02:34 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Hal on Mar 30, 2022 17:27:57 GMT -5
Cloak and Dagger 1, Sept. 1952 (Ziff-Davis)
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