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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 20, 2023 11:05:19 GMT -5
Can't believe this one hasn't been done yet; we've had dogs and cats, but not the third species in the cartoon animal hierarchy - mice. So this week, your mission is to find and post a cover that features a mouse or mice, and the field's open to realistic/real life mice, funny animal/anthropomorphic mice, fantasy or SF mice, etc. However, I'll draw the line at characters, human or other non-murine species, who may be named or nicknamed 'Mouse'.
Here's one to start us off - Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks #1 (Dell, 1962):
The Cover Contest 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 June 2013.
- Please include the title and the issue number of the comic, preferably in bold (e.g. Brother Power the Geek #2, DC 1968), in case some posters cannot see your image.
- Covers must be posted before voting begins.
- Voting takes place on Tuesday, 26 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.
Have fun everybody, and make sure you hide all of your cheese!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2023 11:23:40 GMT -5
Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard #2 (2010)
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 20, 2023 11:35:43 GMT -5
I hate mice...but I love Mouse Guard.
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 20, 2023 12:01:07 GMT -5
Mighty Mouse #1, Marvel ComicsSurprisingly good series, too.
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Post by tarkintino on Sept 20, 2023 12:07:12 GMT -5
MAD #149 (March, 1972). Cover by Jack Rickard.
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Post by codystarbuck on Sept 20, 2023 12:14:19 GMT -5
Aaargh!!!!!
I forgot the Three Mouseketeers!
I loved those guys, as a kid.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 20, 2023 12:27:44 GMT -5
Air Pirates Funnies #1
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 20, 2023 12:35:45 GMT -5
MAUS A Survivor's Tale #1 1980Raw Magazine Art Spiegelman
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 20, 2023 12:38:45 GMT -5
March of Comics #24, 1948
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Post by DubipR on Sept 20, 2023 13:16:33 GMT -5
Sniffles & Mary Jane (Four Color # 402) Sniffles is one of the unsung Warner Brothers cartoon characters of the 40s. While not in a lot of shorts, I've always loved him. I will out of town this week until next week, so don't vote for me. I just wanted to participate before I head out -R
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Sept 20, 2023 13:57:02 GMT -5
It has been a hot minute since I participated so I will submit this for the week
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Post by EdoBosnar on Sept 20, 2023 13:57:26 GMT -5
Sniffles & Mary Jane (Four Color # 402) Sniffles is one of the unsung Warner Brothers cartoon characters of the 40s. While not in a lot of shorts, I've always loved him. (...) Yeah, I've always liked Sniffles, too. My favorite is "Sniffles & the Bookworm" (the one when he crashes in the a bookstore on a cold, snowy night and then much mayhem ensues).
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Post by james on Sept 20, 2023 14:27:12 GMT -5
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Post by kirby101 on Sept 20, 2023 15:05:11 GMT -5
Anyone else remember this comic? I had a couple of issues when I was very young.
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Post by Prince Hal on Sept 20, 2023 15:07:27 GMT -5
Read Atomic Mouse in the barbershop all the time, kirby101.
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