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Post by tartanphantom on Oct 11, 2023 11:21:54 GMT -5
I did a check of the previous contest list, and while "horses" has been a topic, horseback riding has not been done yet. So post your favorite/best cover showing with a focus on a character exhibiting their equestrian skills-- it can be a real horse, a mule or donkey, or even a toy/hobby/rocking horse, but the focus must be on actually riding a horse-- not just a horse by itself.
Keep in mind that this is NOT limited to western covers. A quick scan of GCD revealed tons of possibilities apart from western titles.
So saddle up, kick your spurs and get hunting for the perfect cover of that most noble and venerable mode of transportation-- man and his horse!
The obligatory 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, 17 October 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.
- Don't founder your mount by feeding them too much sweet feed.
To start things off, here's my sample entry--
Doll Man #41, August 1952-- Comic Favorites Inc. (Quality Comics Publications)
Cover art by Reed Crandall
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 11, 2023 12:03:42 GMT -5
Ghost Rider 2, 1950Art by Tallarico and Colletta T
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Post by driver1980 on Oct 11, 2023 12:21:45 GMT -5
Planet of the Apes #1 (1974)
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 11, 2023 12:30:26 GMT -5
I did a check of the previous contest list, and while "horses" has been a topic, horseback riding has not been done yet. So post your favorite/best cover showing with a focus on a character exhibiting their equestrian skills-- it can be a real horse, a mule or donkey, or even a toy/hobby/rocking horse, but the focus must be on actually riding a horse-- not just a horse by itself.
Keep in mind that this is NOT limited to western covers. A quick scan of GCD revealed tons of possibilities apart from western titles. There are entire decades of Lone Ranger covers...so...yeah.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 11, 2023 12:39:40 GMT -5
Santa Claus Funnies (Four Color #175) with a gorgeous painted cover by Morris Gollub.
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Post by tartanphantom on Oct 11, 2023 12:40:17 GMT -5
I did a check of the previous contest list, and while "horses" has been a topic, horseback riding has not been done yet. So post your favorite/best cover showing with a focus on a character exhibiting their equestrian skills-- it can be a real horse, a mule or donkey, or even a toy/hobby/rocking horse, but the focus must be on actually riding a horse-- not just a horse by itself.
Keep in mind that this is NOT limited to western covers. A quick scan of GCD revealed tons of possibilities apart from western titles. There are entire decades of Lone Ranger covers...so...yeah.
But please don't post a Dale Evans cover... Roy was OK, but Dale always creeped me out for some reason; even more so than Cookie (Andy Devine)... that says a lot.
I think it was her eyebrows.
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Post by codystarbuck on Oct 11, 2023 13:19:56 GMT -5
The Miracle of the White Stallions
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 11, 2023 13:29:48 GMT -5
Tex Albo Speciale #15: Il cavaliere solitario (Sergio Bonelli Editore, 2001)
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Post by kirby101 on Oct 11, 2023 13:34:54 GMT -5
Or a horse skeleton?
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Post by tarkintino on Oct 11, 2023 13:44:35 GMT -5
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! #60 (February, 1976). Cover by George Wilson.
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Post by MWGallaher on Oct 11, 2023 13:58:49 GMT -5
TALES TO ASTONISH #52, February 1964, Marvel Comics Penciled by Jack Kirby: Can you spot the error on this cover?
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Post by jester on Oct 11, 2023 14:08:41 GMT -5
Tales of Suspense #73
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Post by MDG on Oct 11, 2023 14:18:12 GMT -5
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Post by badwolf on Oct 11, 2023 16:19:07 GMT -5
Defenders #146 (Aug. 1985) Cover by Frank Cirocco
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Post by Jeddak on Oct 11, 2023 16:58:20 GMT -5
Phantom Stranger #3, Oct. 1969, cover by Neal Adams
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