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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 30, 2023 9:30:31 GMT -5
Classic Cover Contest: 30 August 2023 to 5 September 2023:
Thank you all for participating and an extra thank you to those who voted for yet another Joe Kubert masterpiece. Next Monday here in the USA we celebrate Labor Day to honor those who do the dirty work to keep society going, from nurses to builders to mail carriers to truck drivers. So this week, in honor of the men and women in the trenches of the economy, let’s post the best examples of classic covers featuring characters laboring -- i.e. working hard -- to build something, to move something, to carry something, to fix something, et. al. The more sweat and effort, the better. 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 5 September 2013. - Please include the title and the issue number of the comic in bold (e.g. Atom and Hawkman 45, October 1969) in case some posters cannot see your image. - Covers must be posted before voting begins. - Voting takes place on Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 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. - 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.
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Post by foxley on Aug 30, 2023 9:43:01 GMT -5
Tom Strong #1 (America's Best Comics, 1999, Alex Ross)
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Post by kirby101 on Aug 30, 2023 10:05:25 GMT -5
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 30, 2023 10:45:39 GMT -5
Uncle Scrooge #292 by Don Rosa.
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Post by jester on Aug 30, 2023 10:52:18 GMT -5
World's Finest #169
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 30, 2023 11:38:39 GMT -5
Treasure Chest Vol 25, #7
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Post by james on Aug 30, 2023 12:04:57 GMT -5
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Post by tarkintino on Aug 30, 2023 12:15:06 GMT -5
Cracked #3 (July, 1958). Cover by John Severin.
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Post by MDG on Aug 30, 2023 12:44:49 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 30, 2023 13:02:07 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't think Popeye is going to help get me up on steel girders. The Marines barely got me up a rappelling tower.
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Post by driver1980 on Aug 30, 2023 13:25:30 GMT -5
Damage Control #1 (1991)
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Post by tartanphantom on Aug 30, 2023 13:42:20 GMT -5
Driving Like a Pro, 1958-- Greyhound Lines (from my personal collection of weird promo/giveaway comics)
cover artist unknown
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Post by Jesse on Aug 30, 2023 13:55:23 GMT -5
Adventure Comics #35
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Aug 30, 2023 14:26:15 GMT -5
Incredible Hulk #322 (Aug 1986)
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Post by EdoBosnar on Aug 30, 2023 14:44:30 GMT -5
Negro Romance #4 (Charlton, 1955)
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