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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2022 9:00:57 GMT -5
It's November, and Veterans/Armistice Day is coming, so this time around let's feature your favorite war comic covers. Post a cover that features soldiers in action or at play. So let's get the obligatory Matt Baker cover out of the way (since I am sure my other fave Joe Kubert will get plenty of exposure elsewhere in the thread) Canteen Kate #1 (1952) The Guidelines-HAVE FUN and let it be fun for everyone. - 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 November 2012. - Please include the title and the issue number of the comic in bold in case some posters cannot see your image. - Covers must be posted before voting begins. - Voting takes place on Tuesday, November 8, beginning at 12:01 am 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 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--before, during or after the contest. - If a cover is more recent than the classic time frame (currently Oct. 2012), kindly point it out to the poster, who may then choose an alternate before voting begins. And away we go... -M
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2022 9:23:38 GMT -5
Charley’s War #1 (1983)
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Post by MWGallaher on Nov 2, 2022 10:15:38 GMT -5
G.I. Combat #88 by Russ Heath
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Post by tarkintino on Nov 2, 2022 10:22:42 GMT -5
Blazing Combat #2 (January, 1966). Cover by Frank Frazetta.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Nov 2, 2022 10:29:54 GMT -5
Frontline Combat #15 (EC, 1954)
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 2, 2022 10:49:43 GMT -5
A Sailor's Story
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Post by Prince Hal on Nov 2, 2022 11:46:22 GMT -5
War Adventures 12, January, 1952 (Pencils might be by Carl Burgos or Sol Brodsky; inks by Burgos, accd’g. to GCD) ]
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Post by MDG on Nov 2, 2022 12:09:19 GMT -5
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Post by Rob Allen on Nov 2, 2022 13:12:22 GMT -5
Foxhole #1, Oct. 1954, cover by Jack Kirby:
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Nov 2, 2022 13:20:19 GMT -5
So...yeah...I usually try to avoid the TRULY iconic covers. But then along comes a chance to use one of my five favorite covers of all time...and here we are.
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Post by Icctrombone on Nov 2, 2022 13:48:04 GMT -5
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Post by Jesse on Nov 2, 2022 14:57:18 GMT -5
Sgt Rock #312
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Post by Deleted on Nov 2, 2022 15:35:28 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Nov 2, 2022 18:46:33 GMT -5
That's why he ended up in The Losers; too busy trying to use a peashooter to bring down an elephant instead of hitting the silk!
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Post by tartanphantom on Nov 2, 2022 19:17:57 GMT -5
World War Stories #1, Apr-Jun 1965-- Dell Publishing Co.
cover art by Vic Prezio
Keeping with the more narrow theme of Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day in the US, which coincides with Remembrance Day in the UK and some other parts of the Commonwealth, as well as France and Belgium.
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