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Post by Hoosier X on Apr 29, 2015 10:01:45 GMT -5
I am honored by the win, but I couldn't have done it without those crazy nuts that produced "Crime Does Not Pay" in the days before the Comics Code.
This weeks theme:
Bronze Age or Silver Age?
The object is to find a cover from the late 1960s or late 1970s that has elements of both these eras of comics. I'm kind of fascinated by this transition period, and I frequently am surprised when I look more closely at some of these covers and I find a really goofy cover (a lot of Superman family covers are like this) that was published well into the 1970s, way past the date most people think of as the start of the Bronze Age.
Or on the other hand, I might see a really detailed, almost realistic cover that looks like the Bronze Age, and the book is dated 1967 or 1968. (A lot of issues of Detective Comics from the late 1960s have really great covers like this when the interior stories are really goofy Silver Age fare).
Homage covers count, so if you want to use a later comic that seems to be drawing on the transition period for inspiration, go right ahead!
I know there's some differences of opinion on when the Silver Age ended and when the Bronze Age began, so I'm looking forward to seeing what covers we come up with as we interpret the characteristics of the two eras.
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 Jan 1 2005. -Covers must be posted before voting begins. -Voting is on Tuesday May 5, 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 -Put the name 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; don't post disparaging remarks about it. If a cover is more recent that the Classic time frame, kindly point it out and the poster can choose an alternate before voting begins. -When posting covers, remember GCD (i.e. comics.org) doesn't allow hotlinking and if you use them for the source to post your cover, you will see it because it is in your cache, but no one else will be able to see it. Use a source other than the GCB for your image for others to see it.
Enjoy yourselves!
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Post by Hoosier X on Apr 29, 2015 10:14:20 GMT -5
The Amazing Spider-Man #89
In a lot of ways, this is a very Silver Age cover. Spider-Man fighting Doctor Octopus was almost a Silver Age staple, plus it's drawn by John Romita. And the layout! The three panel narrative! It wasn't common even during the Silver Age but layouts like that were very unusual later on.
On the other hand, Spidey #89 was published late in 1970, after the debut of Kirby's New Gods, after Conan #1, after Neal Adams's first Detective Comics interior art in #395, after Green Lantern/Green Arrow.
Another element that (to me) puts this a little more on the Bronze Age side of the equation is the story's conclusion in the next issue; it ends with the death of Captain Stacy.
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Post by the4thpip on Apr 29, 2015 10:34:29 GMT -5
The format - a split book carrying a name that would work as any kind of anthology book (sci-fi, horror, adventure) - is pure Silver Age. The Ka-Zar story is even by Lee/Kirby But Garry Conway is just around the corner, and the stories told are very Bronze Age, especially the Doom story that delves very deeply into the characterization of Marvel's charter villain.
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Post by fanboystranger on Apr 29, 2015 10:57:35 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this truly fits the bill, but it feels very Silver Age to me despite coming out in 1979.
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Post by Hoosier X on Apr 29, 2015 11:14:19 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this truly fits the bill, but it feels very Silver Age to me despite coming out in 1979.
It works for me! Look at how happy they are to be busting through the Funnies!
Very Silver Age.
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Apr 29, 2015 11:16:02 GMT -5
For me, this is the coolest Batman cover in any of the series that technically came out during the Silver Age. The cover really has that darker tone that you normally see in early 70's Batman covers, when Adams was at the helm. I will give credit to Infantino here though for capturing a dark tone but you still get that Silver Age corny-ness with the "Holy Cliff-Hanger" line in the cover's speech bubble. But when you consider that this issue is preceded by Batman fighting the Human Eraser and that he is holding a Bat-Auction a few issues later, it just sticks out as an odd one in the transitional period from Silver to Bronze Age.
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Post by Hoosier X on Apr 29, 2015 11:28:47 GMT -5
For me, this is the coolest Batman cover in any of the series that technically came out during the Silver Age. The cover really has that darker tone that you normally see in early 70's Batman covers, when Adams was at the helm. I will give credit to Infantino here though for capturing a dark tone but you still get that Silver Age corny-ness with the "Holy Cliff-Hanger" line in the cover's speech bubble. But when you consider that this issue is preceded by Batman fighting the Human Eraser and that he is holding a Bat-Auction a few issues later, it just sticks out as an odd one in the transitional period from Silver to Bronze Age. It's definitely strange to see a dark-themed cover like that with go-go checks across the top.
Go-go checks!
Bat-Hulk, not Scarecrow, is more of a go-go checks character.
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Post by DubipR on Apr 29, 2015 11:30:37 GMT -5
Coming out in 1969, Our Love Story slowly shows the slow death of a Golden and Silver Age staple, the romance comic. Also, anytime I can post a Romita cover, that makes me happy.
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Post by Pharozonk on Apr 29, 2015 12:09:25 GMT -5
Getting your secret identity revealed is a hallmark of Silver Age writing.
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Post by Crimebuster on Apr 29, 2015 12:16:42 GMT -5
This one has it all, true believer. A great cover by Joe Kubert that would have been perfectly in place alongside Bronze Age books like Stalker, Starfire, or Claw the Unconquered. Like those books, this one is also cashing in on the early 70's "sword and sorcery" comic book craze... except, it's not, because with a cover date of May 1969, this issue actually predates Conan the Barbarian #1 by a full year and a half! Plus, check out the ultra-modern graphic design, which wouldn't even look out of place on today's stands:
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Post by MWGallaher on Apr 29, 2015 12:24:59 GMT -5
From late 1968, The Atom and Hawkman #40. Before their comic books were combined, the covers of both were classic Silver Age--flying gorillas, bizarre death traps, cover blurbs, word balloons... But once they merged, Joe Kubert took over as cover artist. This cover, in particular, has characteristics that I associate with the Bronze Age: fatalistic tone, no word balloons, sound effects, or hype blurbs (other than the one over the logo), and a lack of action (sure, the Bronze Age wasn't lacking for action shots, but I remember a lot more still poses than typically appeared on Silver Age covers).
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Post by Rob Allen on Apr 29, 2015 12:35:25 GMT -5
How about some hippie romance?
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Post by Icctrombone on Apr 29, 2015 13:23:50 GMT -5
Do we have to explain the cover choice ?
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Post by the4thpip on Apr 29, 2015 13:28:22 GMT -5
Do we have to explain the cover choice ? Depends. Are you in it to win it?
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Post by Hoosier X on Apr 29, 2015 13:44:23 GMT -5
Do we have to explain the cover choice ? Any explanation is optional.
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