Yesterday was my birthday, which made it a very auspicious day to win the contest. I also bought lottery tickets yesterday; maybe my winning streak will continue.

We've done birthdays before, and candles, but here's one I didn't see in the list - cake! I'll widen the topic to any cake - birthday cake, wedding cake, whatever. I had a great birthday, so you all get to enjoy some cake!

The usual rules apply:

• Post one, and only one, classic cover that fits the theme of the contest.

• Your cover must be from a published comic book or collected volume published before December 2013.

• Please include the title and the issue number of the comic, preferably in bold, in case some posters cannot see your image. (this is Target Comics #v4#2 [#38])

• Covers must be posted before voting begins.

• Voting takes place on Tuesday, December 26, 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 gets to choose the theme for the next week's contest.

• If you don't think the cover fits the theme, don't post disparaging remarks about it. Just don't vote for it and keep quiet.

• 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 and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or blissfully sitting things out!