Classic Cover Comics Contest, June 8-June 14, 2022
Jun 8, 2022 12:17:12 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 8, 2022 12:17:12 GMT -5
Classic Cover Contest: 8 June 2022 to 14 June 2022: Annuals, Giants and Specials
Thank you all for participating and an extra thank you to those who voted for Bill Everett’s great cover. “Underground’ was an excellent category, as is obvious when you look at the many treasures we found mining for covers.
With the end of school and the summer approaching, comics fans’ thoughts often turned to those wonderful anthologies of “collector’s items” from the dusty past that could entertain us for hours.
For this week’s contest, I‘m asking everyone to submit his or her favorite cover from a (non-tabloid), annual, one-shot, giant-sized issue, special, or other 64-, 72-, 80-, 100- or more page comic.
Regularly scheduled reprint titles, like Fantasy Masterpieces, Marvel Tales, DC Special, etc. are eligible, too.
I'm hoping you’ll choose one that you’d seen advertised, put aside your quarters for, and couldn’t wait to buy. If you want to post a bit about why you remember the issue fondly, please do!
The Cover Contest Constitution:
Post one, and only one, classic cover that fits the theme of the contest.
Cover must be from a published comic book or collected volume published before 14 June 2012.
Please include the title and the issue number of the comic in case some posters cannot see your image.
Covers must be posted before voting begins.
Voting takes place on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, beginning at 12:01am PST and ending at 11:59am PST.
Vote by posting the name of the poster whose cover best fits the theme or that you simply like the most.
Put the name of your choice in bold. (For example: Superman Annual 7)
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.
As an example, I'm posting one of the many DC and Marvel annuals I couldn't wait to get my hands on, Superman Annual 7, which came out on June 13, 1963 (Thanks, Mike!) and which collected the best Superman stories on his -- brace yourself -- 25th anniversary. Quite an achievement for a comic book character! I had just turned nine when I bought this and felt as if I were being allowed to enter a Comic Book Library of Alexandria to see all of these rarities that were so important to the Superman saga.
Good luck, and I hope you enjoy the journey into your past!
Thank you all for participating and an extra thank you to those who voted for Bill Everett’s great cover. “Underground’ was an excellent category, as is obvious when you look at the many treasures we found mining for covers.
With the end of school and the summer approaching, comics fans’ thoughts often turned to those wonderful anthologies of “collector’s items” from the dusty past that could entertain us for hours.
For this week’s contest, I‘m asking everyone to submit his or her favorite cover from a (non-tabloid), annual, one-shot, giant-sized issue, special, or other 64-, 72-, 80-, 100- or more page comic.
Regularly scheduled reprint titles, like Fantasy Masterpieces, Marvel Tales, DC Special, etc. are eligible, too.
I'm hoping you’ll choose one that you’d seen advertised, put aside your quarters for, and couldn’t wait to buy. If you want to post a bit about why you remember the issue fondly, please do!
The Cover Contest Constitution:
Post one, and only one, classic cover that fits the theme of the contest.
Cover must be from a published comic book or collected volume published before 14 June 2012.
Please include the title and the issue number of the comic in case some posters cannot see your image.
Covers must be posted before voting begins.
Voting takes place on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, beginning at 12:01am PST and ending at 11:59am PST.
Vote by posting the name of the poster whose cover best fits the theme or that you simply like the most.
Put the name of your choice in bold. (For example: Superman Annual 7)
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.
As an example, I'm posting one of the many DC and Marvel annuals I couldn't wait to get my hands on, Superman Annual 7, which came out on June 13, 1963 (Thanks, Mike!) and which collected the best Superman stories on his -- brace yourself -- 25th anniversary. Quite an achievement for a comic book character! I had just turned nine when I bought this and felt as if I were being allowed to enter a Comic Book Library of Alexandria to see all of these rarities that were so important to the Superman saga.
Good luck, and I hope you enjoy the journey into your past!