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Post by EdoBosnar on Jun 22, 2022 6:00:36 GMT -5
June 22 is Antifascism Day (a national holiday) in my current country of residence, Croatia, so it occurred to me that a good way to observe the event is to post covers featuring a Nazi or other fascist getting a well-deserved fist in the face, literally or figuratively - by 'figuratively' I mean also knocking down/smacking said Nazi(s)/fascists by something other than a fist, as well as taking out a Nazi/fascist tank, airplane, boat, etc. Otherwise, Nazi/fascist includes any member of the Axis (although personally I'd avoid depictions of Japanese combatants, at least from the Golden Age, because, well, you can probably guess why) and those who engage in Nazi/fascist dress-up after the fact, as well as supervillains like Red Skull, Captain Nazi (duh), Barons Blitzkrieg and Strucker, Master Man, Warrior Woman, U-man, etc., etc.
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 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, 28 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. -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.
Play nice (i.e., don't be a Nazi!): -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.
I'll start us off with the ur-example of this kind of cover, Captain America #1 from 1941, just to get it out of the way and make you guys work a bit for this: And don't worry, from the Golden Age up to and into the 21st century, there's an embarrassment of riches of these types of covers to choose from. Have fun, and sock it to those Nazis!
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Post by foxley on Jun 22, 2022 6:12:05 GMT -5
Wonder Woman #185 (DC, 2002, Adam Hughes)
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jun 22, 2022 6:18:08 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2022 6:45:17 GMT -5
The Power of SHAZAM! #6 (1995)
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Post by james on Jun 22, 2022 7:27:21 GMT -5
Worlds Finest 9
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2022 7:29:46 GMT -5
Our Army at War #175 -M
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Post by Jesse on Jun 22, 2022 8:02:25 GMT -5
Daredevil #1 (1941)
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Post by Graphic Autist on Jun 22, 2022 8:14:13 GMT -5
Invaders Annual #1
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Post by tarkintino on Jun 22, 2022 8:24:12 GMT -5
Is it Captain America and Bucky?...er---no. Oh well, its Captain Battle and Hale! Originality reigns supreme ( ) in... Silver Streak Comics #14 (September, 1941). Cover by Jack Binder.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jun 22, 2022 9:19:54 GMT -5
Exciting Comics #28, August 1943-- published by Standard Magazines, Inc.
Cover art by Alex Schomburg
Punching underwater and punching the diving helmet right off the guy?
How can you beat that for propagandized "righteous" violence?
Oh yeah, I almost forgot... Buy War Bonds.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Jun 22, 2022 10:07:56 GMT -5
In addition to destroying their tank, I am pretty sure Supes is about to pummel these two
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Post by codystarbuck on Jun 22, 2022 10:17:14 GMT -5
Justice Machine Annual #1
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 22, 2022 11:50:27 GMT -5
Spy Smasher #5, June 24, 1942, cover maybe by Gus Ricca.
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Post by chadwilliam on Jun 22, 2022 12:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by kirby101 on Jun 22, 2022 12:27:52 GMT -5
Two Nazis with one punch! An early collaboration between Jack Kirby and Sid Shores.
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