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Post by james on Jun 3, 2022 5:11:18 GMT -5
I’ve started reading DC comics silver and early Bronze Age and I’ve noticed the covers really pop They just really seemed to pop more so than Marvel during that time. The stories not so much.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jun 3, 2022 6:32:18 GMT -5
Well, Marvel's covers stopped being "Pop Art Productions" by the late 1960s, so that might have something to do with it...
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Post by MDG on Jun 3, 2022 9:21:31 GMT -5
Infantino was laying them out + I think DC's production dept had more time and expertise to work on color and design elements. Someone (Sol Harrison?) didn't mind using unconventional color ideas on the cover.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2022 9:29:32 GMT -5
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 3, 2022 9:43:40 GMT -5
They had the idea to create a cover and then write a story about it. That’s why maybe the stories didn’t live up to the cover.
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Post by james on Jun 3, 2022 9:50:33 GMT -5
Love that era of DC cover art! Can you tell I like their "creature covers best"? Barely makes the cut as "Silver Age" but another stunner: I've always been partial to aliens, monsters, giants on covers
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jun 4, 2022 6:31:42 GMT -5
I own three Aquaman comics. And have no interest in expanding that. All due to one cover.
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 4, 2022 13:02:37 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2022 13:12:56 GMT -5
Creature covers are great, but nothing can beat gorilla covers! Can't argue with that...love those!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2022 15:07:00 GMT -5
SSWS #126 is one of my favorite comics of all time. Sgt. Gorilla is a character in need of more appearances.
-M
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2022 18:37:46 GMT -5
Creature covers are great, but nothing can beat gorilla covers! Can't argue with that...love those! When I was a kid, I wrote a letter - yep, an actual letter - to the Sci-Fi Channel, asking them whether they would repeat the episode of The Incredible Hulk where the Hulk fought a gorilla. The episode was called “The Beast Within”, and it often did not appear to be repeated on the channel I had access to. I got a letter back which just told me to keep an eye on the listings magazines. So, yes, gorillas are awesome.
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Post by tonebone on Jun 7, 2022 9:15:38 GMT -5
Woah! That looks like a printing error. The black plate for the Superman and Jimmy Olsen logos are missing... I have NEVER seen the Superman logo from the Golden through the Bronze age printed without the black. Plus the black elements on the masthead are badly misregistered... I think this was a production mix up.
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Post by dbutler69 on Jun 7, 2022 12:45:54 GMT -5
Woah! That looks like a printing error. The black plate for the Superman and Jimmy Olsen logos are missing... I have NEVER seen the Superman logo from the Golden through the Bronze age printed without the black. Plus the black elements on the masthead are badly misregistered... I think this was a production mix up. Hey, it must be worth extra money!
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Post by tonebone on Jun 7, 2022 14:32:39 GMT -5
Woah! That looks like a printing error. The black plate for the Superman and Jimmy Olsen logos are missing... I have NEVER seen the Superman logo from the Golden through the Bronze age printed without the black. Plus the black elements on the masthead are badly misregistered... I think this was a production mix up. Hey, it must be worth extra money! "Let's spend the kids' college funds on an RV, Martha! I've got a copy of Jimmy Olsen 24!"
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Post by berkley on Jun 7, 2022 16:04:42 GMT -5
I’ve started reading DC comics silver and early Bronze Age and I’ve noticed the covers really pop They just really seemed to pop more so than Marvel during that time. The stories not so much. Which era are you thinking of specifically, in terms of years? I can never get that terminology straight. But I do think that Marvel's covers in the 1970s took a dive in quality. There were still many great covers but they felt like exceptions to me, while the standard Marvel cover was often over-cluttered and badly composed.
And from the little I've read about it, it seems that this change was mainly due to an attempt to supply what their market seemed to want - for example, Stan noticing that covers with word balloons sold more, so every cover had to have word balloons. But it to my personal taste, there was a drop-off from the 1960s Marvel covers.
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