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Post by MWGallaher on Dec 28, 2022 7:22:31 GMT -5
Some artistic conventions are so common that we process their meaning immediately, without questioning or taking particular notice of the convention itself. Consider ghosts, phantoms, and spectres, the subject of this week’s cover contest, and one which, very surprisingly, doesn’t appear to have ever been used here. Why do we recognize that an all-white (or mostly white) figure is a ghost? This week's challenge is to post a cover showing a white figure meant to be perceived as a ghost, a phantom, a spectre, any sort of alabaster apparition. It doesn’t matter if the story inside reveals that it’s really the old man operating the amusement park who would have gotten away with it if it weren’t for those nosy kids—as long as the reader is supposed to look at the cover and think “That’s a ghost!”, it’s a valid entry! All-white figures, sheet-clad figures or merely white- skinned figures, as long as that effect is intended to suggest a visitor from beyond the mortal pale or some other ethereal entity! 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. Your eerie example comes, as you might have anticipated, in response to this: mwgallaher(Whoever wins this week should make next week’s topics chandeliers or hacksaws or opera houses so that we can see this masterpiece again.) Yes, it’s Phantom Stranger #23 by Jim Aparo:
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2022 7:52:45 GMT -5
The Real Ghostbusters #90 (1989)
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Post by EdoBosnar on Dec 28, 2022 8:23:04 GMT -5
Ghost Rider #4 (Magazine Enterprises, 1951)
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Post by kirby101 on Dec 28, 2022 8:42:39 GMT -5
You beat me to it Edo, I was just searching for that Frazetta gem.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2022 9:10:20 GMT -5
-M
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Post by DubipR on Dec 28, 2022 10:03:47 GMT -5
We were cold and soaking wet and lost out in a storm We went inside a spooky house just hoping to get warm The dusty clock said half past six, We knew that it was wrong When we set the hands to twelve the clock began to gong! It's the Funky Phantom! It's the Spirit of 1776, even... at your service. We found a friend, friend, friend in Funky Phantom He'll pop right in just when you need him most And Boo will too, and you can't do without 'em That cat and that Funky Phantom ghost It's Funky Phantom time! BOOOOOOOO!
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Post by badwolf on Dec 28, 2022 10:08:45 GMT -5
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Post by tartanphantom on Dec 28, 2022 10:09:09 GMT -5
Journey Into Mystery #77, Feb. 1962-- Atlas Magazines, Inc. (Marvel)
Cover art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers
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Post by kirby101 on Dec 28, 2022 10:45:52 GMT -5
I hope spectral forms count.
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 28, 2022 11:08:29 GMT -5
Casper the Friendly Ghost #8
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 28, 2022 11:53:10 GMT -5
Weird Western Tales 16, February 1973Art by Nick Cardy
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Post by jester on Dec 28, 2022 12:26:07 GMT -5
The Phantom Stranger #18
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Post by MDG on Dec 28, 2022 12:26:20 GMT -5
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Post by tarkintino on Dec 28, 2022 12:34:21 GMT -5
Eerie #24 (November, 1969). Cover by Vic Prezio.
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Post by Farrar on Dec 28, 2022 13:27:23 GMT -5
Spellbound #12, 1953 Cover art by Russ Heath
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