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Post by foxley on Dec 21, 2022 7:31:06 GMT -5
This week we celebrate one of the most iconic forms of headgear in comics. The chapeau of choice for characters from Uncle Scrooge to Uncle Sam; Mandrake the Magician to the Mad Hatter; Zatanna to Jeff of Mutt & Jeff. I refer, of course, to the top hat.
This week's challenge is to post a cover showing a character wearing, or otherwise interacting with (pulling a rabbit from a hat would count, for example) , a top hat. To avoid argument, anything that might reasonably be considered a top hat counts: opera hats, coachman's hats, and stovepipes all count. Even having a head shaped like a top hat will do.
The Rules: - 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 January 2013. - 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, January 03, beginning at 12:01am PST and ending at 11:59pm 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. - If a cover is more recent than the classic time frame (currently Jan. 2013), kindly point it out to the poster, who may then choose an alternate before voting begins.
Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #3 (DC, 2005, Ryan Sook)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2022 7:37:46 GMT -5
Dead of Night #6 (1974)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2022 8:22:46 GMT -5
-M
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Post by tartanphantom on Dec 21, 2022 8:35:08 GMT -5
Action Comics #12, May 1939-- Detective Comics, Inc.
Cover art by Fred Guardineer
(first cover appearance of Zatara)
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Post by EdoBosnar on Dec 21, 2022 8:42:12 GMT -5
Detective Comics #425 (DC, 1972)
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Post by DubipR on Dec 21, 2022 8:57:40 GMT -5
Love this Thing cover so much
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Post by MWGallaher on Dec 21, 2022 9:08:15 GMT -5
PHANTOM STRANGER #23, by Jim Aparo: I'm going to assume that this phantom is wearing an opera hat, so that between this and EdoBosnar's entry, we have two out of three of foxley's example alternatives covered. Who's going to step up with the stovepipe variant?
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 21, 2022 9:53:13 GMT -5
Lidsville #2
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Post by Jesse on Dec 21, 2022 10:24:48 GMT -5
Uncle Scrooge #219 (July 1987)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2022 11:18:42 GMT -5
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Post by jester on Dec 21, 2022 11:45:57 GMT -5
Detective Comics #510
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Post by MDG on Dec 21, 2022 12:03:49 GMT -5
This week is another example of how a seemingly limited and oddball topic can yield a lot of great covers.
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Post by k7p5v on Dec 21, 2022 12:54:55 GMT -5
The Power of SHAZAM! #29
(August, 1997)
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Post by tarkintino on Dec 21, 2022 13:24:46 GMT -5
The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor #1 (April, 1973). Cover by George Wilson.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 21, 2022 13:34:23 GMT -5
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