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Post by tartanphantom on Apr 6, 2022 11:42:52 GMT -5
New contest for this week, and another topic that hasn't been used before, but should produce some varied results-- Submarines!
New orders downloaded from SATCOM detail your mission to post a classic comic cover depicting a submarine, either in whole or in part (full or partial external view, surfaced conning tower, Skipper at the periscope, etc.).
However, it must be a Submarine, NOT just a "Sub-Mariner"... unless the Sub-Mariner cover also depicts an actual submarine (hint: there are several of those). Bathyspheres and bathyscaphs are also permissible.
I'm going to kick off the inspiration with a classic cover--
Sea Devils #15, Jan-Feb 1964, published by National Periodical Publications (DC)
cover art by Russ Heath
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 April 6, 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 12, 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.
Have fun-- It's time for you to take the helm and Dive!-Dive!-Dive! for those classic covers!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2022 11:51:38 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Hal on Apr 6, 2022 12:01:08 GMT -5
Navy Combat 15, December 1957 (Atlas) Cover by Bill Everett. (Do you see where he signed it?)
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Post by tarkintino on Apr 6, 2022 12:13:29 GMT -5
Submarine Attack #52 (October, 1965). Cover by Pat Masulli.
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Post by Jesse on Apr 6, 2022 12:28:41 GMT -5
Superman #154
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Apr 6, 2022 12:29:38 GMT -5
Superman #154 The original Yellow Submarine.
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Post by chaykinstevens on Apr 6, 2022 12:37:10 GMT -5
Two-Fisted Tales #32
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2022 12:42:01 GMT -5
I like submarines. I like them very much.
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Post by tartanphantom on Apr 6, 2022 12:42:36 GMT -5
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Post by MDG on Apr 6, 2022 12:56:22 GMT -5
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Post by james on Apr 6, 2022 13:02:10 GMT -5
Blue Submarine No. 6
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Apr 6, 2022 13:15:26 GMT -5
Our Fighting Forces #51 (Nov. 1959) Cover Artist: Russ Heath
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2022 13:32:19 GMT -5
-M
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Post by EdoBosnar on Apr 6, 2022 13:50:46 GMT -5
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea #1 (Gold Key, 1964)
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Post by DubipR on Apr 6, 2022 13:58:21 GMT -5
Tintin for the win
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