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Post by tarkintino on Jul 19, 2018 9:16:16 GMT -5
Not sure if this 1978 issue is a reprinted cover (however, the issue reprints 2 Ditko stories), but if it was created that year, its sort of interesting to see how his artistic sensibilities (on sci-fi costume design, etc.) were still rooted in ideas associated with 1930s pulp to 50s comics, and not at all in the style realm of artists who had taken sci-fi comic design to the 2001 point (and beyond) just in the previous decade. |
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Post by String on Jul 19, 2018 9:44:57 GMT -5
Gotta go with the first Ditko Spidey comic that I ever read  |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 19, 2018 13:06:02 GMT -5
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Post by chaykinstevens on Jul 19, 2018 16:09:35 GMT -5
Not sure if this 1978 issue is a reprinted cover (however, the issue reprints 2 Ditko stories), but if it was created that year, its sort of interesting to see how his artistic sensibilities (on sci-fi costume design, etc.) were still rooted in ideas associated with 1930s pulp to 50s comics, and not at all in the style realm of artists who had taken sci-fi comic design to the 2001 point (and beyond) just in the previous decade. The cover is a modified reprint from Space Adventures #31 from 1959. |
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Post by chaykinstevens on Jul 19, 2018 16:13:56 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this one counts, because I don't know if Ditko drew all or half of the cover. I'll leave it up to chaykinstevens to decide if it qualifies. If not, I have another cover I can post (if no one gets to it first).  According to GCD, the Plastic Man side was pencilled by Dave Cockrum, but the Starman side is definitely Ditko, so I'd say your cover qualifies. |
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jul 19, 2018 20:25:34 GMT -5
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Post by tarkintino on Jul 20, 2018 0:51:24 GMT -5
Not sure if this 1978 issue is a reprinted cover (however, the issue reprints 2 Ditko stories), but if it was created that year, its sort of interesting to see how his artistic sensibilities (on sci-fi costume design, etc.) were still rooted in ideas associated with 1930s pulp to 50s comics, and not at all in the style realm of artists who had taken sci-fi comic design to the 2001 point (and beyond) just in the previous decade. The cover is a modified reprint from Space Adventures #31 from 1959. Ahh! Thanks for the info! |
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Post by Jeddak on Jul 20, 2018 7:31:45 GMT -5
A couple of the other covers from my short list have turned up, but there are still 3 others I was considering that we haven't seen yet. Ditko did so much really cool work.
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Post by Crimebuster on Jul 20, 2018 9:36:02 GMT -5
Not sure if this 1978 issue is a reprinted cover (however, the issue reprints 2 Ditko stories), but if it was created that year, its sort of interesting to see how his artistic sensibilities (on sci-fi costume design, etc.) were still rooted in ideas associated with 1930s pulp to 50s comics, and not at all in the style realm of artists who had taken sci-fi comic design to the 2001 point (and beyond) just in the previous decade. The cover is a modified reprint from Space Adventures #31 from 1959. This is an instance of the reprint being vastly superior to the original, though. The original only had half the art, as the rest was covered up by trade dress and word balloons and other nonsense. In this version, you can really see the use of shape and color and contrast; the whole thing just pops! Whereas the original is a muddied mess. |
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Post by MDG on Jul 20, 2018 21:42:07 GMT -5
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Post by foxley on Jul 24, 2018 2:10:09 GMT -5
Crimebuster. It's amazing how much the reprint improves that cover.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 2:17:22 GMT -5
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kirby101 and Michael James -- Honorable Mention
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2018 2:18:54 GMT -5
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Post by tarkintino on Jul 24, 2018 3:18:17 GMT -5
badwolf. My favorite Ditko cover, with his Molten Man taking on the best influences from many a sci-fi/horror film from the 50s.
Honorable mention: codystarbuck.
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Post by Søren on Jul 24, 2018 3:38:42 GMT -5
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