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Post by MDG on Aug 5, 2015 11:26:11 GMT -5
Since it’s August, how about… A Day at the BeachA great opportunity to share some GGA romance books (and probably a lot of Archies). The rules (as laid down by the adjudicator): - 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 August 11, 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 (aka 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 GCD for your image for others to see it.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Aug 5, 2015 11:30:49 GMT -5
Something a little different from the Archies and romance titles you expected:
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Post by Crimebuster on Aug 5, 2015 11:34:15 GMT -5
Oh, someone has to post this infamous cover, so it might as well be me:
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Post by Hoosier X on Aug 5, 2015 11:44:50 GMT -5
What a BEACH!
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Post by Rob Allen on Aug 5, 2015 11:51:31 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 12:02:35 GMT -5
Fantastic Four #97Something out of the ordinary ...
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Post by The Captain on Aug 5, 2015 12:13:38 GMT -5
Someone isn't enjoying his day at the beach...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 13:11:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2015 14:12:24 GMT -5
-M
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Aug 5, 2015 14:34:45 GMT -5
Nothin' groovier than a surfin' skeleton!
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Post by Pharozonk on Aug 5, 2015 14:54:06 GMT -5
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Post by Phil Maurice on Aug 5, 2015 15:13:16 GMT -5
A wry take on the topic by Kirby:
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Post by Crimebuster on Aug 5, 2015 15:24:22 GMT -5
Love that cover. I was just at a comic shop yesterday that had one of these up on the wall for sale. Very tempting.
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Post by Farrar on Aug 5, 2015 15:36:15 GMT -5
A wry take on the topic by Kirby: Certainly a great cover (dare I say eye-catching? ). Over the years some have opined that it's based on Joseph Hirsch's 1940s painting "High Visibility Wrap", which was featured in the 1945 book Men Without Guns
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Post by Phil Maurice on Aug 5, 2015 16:10:26 GMT -5
Over the years some have opined that it's based on Joseph Hirsch's 1940s painting "High Visibility Wrap", which was featured in the 1945 book Men Without Guns If it wasn't, that's some next-level synchronicity (somebody get Sting on the line!). The original uncropped, uncolored art was published in Mark Evanier's "KIRBY: King of Comics." Some of the finer details were lost in the primitive printing of 1954, but it's still a striking piece. This is Kirby inking himself, a chore he apparently detested, which is a shame, as I think he was a fine inker.
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