Category Covered, 365

Covered 365: Day 165

Wonder Woman #165 (1987 Series), DC Comics, February 2001. Artist: Adam Hughes. I thought Day 165 was a weak one, luckily we had Adam Hughes step up with what I think is one of his finest covers. Note how the…

Covered 365: Day 164

Detective Comics #164, DC, October 1950 – Artist: Win Mortimer. Finally a runaway winner. With Detective Comics #164 Win Mortimer whips up a classic Batman and Robin cover that’s seen renewed demand in this cover crazy market. I’m telling you…

Covered 365: Day 163

Superboy #163, DC Comics, March 1970 – Artist: Neal Adams. There were a few good candidates today and I picked think I picked right. Neal Adams does amazing work on the cover of Superboy #163. I had it narrowed down…

Covered 365: Day 162

Robin #162, DC, July 2007 – Artist: Patrick Gleason. Robin #162 gives us a striking image that works beautifully aesthetically, I really like the way this cover turned out. Mighty Mouse gives us another cool cover this time with robots!…

Covered 365: Day 161

Jungle Comics #161, Fiction House, Winter 1953 – Artist: Suspected to be Maurice Whitman. I’ve taken note of the great run of covers on Jungle Comics covers these past few days. Thank’s to some great info provided by Bud Plant…

Covered 365: Day 160

Adventure Comics #160, DC Comics, January 1951 – Artist: Al Wenzel. Norman Rockwell? No, Al Wenzel! I like the cover to Adventure Comics #160 because it epitomizes what comic books were and are, escapism. Stuck in a real world traffic…

Covered 365: Day 159

Ultimate Spider-Man #159 Variant Cover, Marvel Comics, August 2011 – Artist: Frank Cho. It was a close race between this great Frank Cho Spidey cover and that wonderfully classic Carl Buettner Four Color #159 cover (pic included below), I went…

Covered 365: Day 158

Fantastic Four #158, Marvel Comics, May 1975 – Artist: Rich Buckler. Day 158 was a tough one, there was no clear winner so I went with my favorite of the bunch and growing up in the 70s has obviously influenced…

Covered 365: Day 157

Young Romance #157, DC Comics, January 1969 – Artist: Nick Cardy. I absolutely love the simplicity and the metaphors in Nancy #157, we’ve all been there before haven’t we fellas, we try so hard to make our gal happy but…

Covered 365: Day 156

Fantastic Four #156, Marvel Comics, March 1975 – Artist: Rich Buckler. Fantastic Four #156 has always been one of my personal favorite Doctor Doom covers, we even get some Kirby Krackle. I did notice the rainbow Blackhawk cover, hard to…

Covered 365: Day 155

Flash Comics #155, DC Comics, September 1965 – Artist: Carmine Infantino. Flash running the gauntlet of his rouge’s gallery, brilliantly rendered by Carmine Infantino, this is one of my favorite Flash covers. Hey, what the heck is happening on Pep…

Covered 365: Day 154

Action Comics #154, DC Comics, March 1951 – Artist: Win Mortimer. A quick glance at the cover of Action Comics #154 fills your head with impure thoughts but when you have a second look trying to spot the indiscretions they’re…

Covered 365: Day 153

Detective Comics #153, DC Comics, November 1949 – Artist: Dick Sprang. I know I covered this as a Spotlight pick a while back but it is a fantastic Dick Sprang cover and it has to win the day. Detective Comics…

Covered 365: Day 152

House of Secrets #152, DC Comics, June/July 1978 – Artist: Vincente Alcazar. House of Secrets #152 combines the great visual effect with actually being pretty unsettling. I thought Four Color #152 was very bold and striking, and Action Comics #152…

Covered 365: Day 151

Unexpected #151, DC Comics, October 1973 – Artist: Nick Cardy. I feel like this is a good time to look back and reflect on our little project so far. I’ve been surprised by the strength of the DC Romance Comic…

Covered 365: Day 150

Venom #150, Megacon Exclusive, Marvel Comics, July 2017 – Artist: Francesco Mattina. Venom had a slew of #150 variant offerings and this one by Mattina is a showstopper, I can’t get enough of it. A close second today had to…

Covered 365: Day 149

Love Stories #149, DC Comics, March/April 1973 – Artist: Not known, though they give Vince Colletta inking credit. You have to look at the cover to Love Stories #149 for a little while before the full scene really starts to…

Covered 365: Day 148

Justice League #148, DC Comics, November 1977 – Artist: Rich Buckler. I’ve always liked Rich Buckler and actually have a friend named Vince that used to ghost for Rich back in the 1970s, Vince helped Rich draw FF #161 and…

Covered 365: Day 147

Thor #147, Marvel Comics, February 1967 – Artist: Jack Kirby. Jack Kirby is an artist we sometimes take too much for granted. The King was a master of motion as is evident in this great battle scene. Throw in some…

Covered 365: Day 146

Famous Funnies #146, Eastern Color, September 1946 – Artist: Stephen Douglas. Thanks to Bud Plant educating us back in the comments of Day 132 I’m pumped about this great Stephen Douglas cover featuring the Invisible Scarlet O’Niell. Jet black cover…