Tomahawk #136, DC Comics, September/October 1971 – Artist: Joe Kubert.
Joe is on the board, our first Kubert cover! Tomahawk #136 earns the spot because it tackles the heavy social scar of slavery in America. Very striking and arresting cover.
Second place for me is Heart Throbs #136 because it is easily the greatest Dune Buggy cover ever.. and the word play is priceless.
Hey DC check out Betty and Veronica #136 for how to do a rainbow cover right. Action Comics #136, don’t you hate those poolside showoffs, gah. Superboy #136 is cool, Millie the Model is where the action is and I like the look of Justice League of America #136.
A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era.
The background sketch is powerful and carries the weight of the cover, and the bad guy is from central casting. But I just wish the hero looked heroic. Chris mentioned the Elvis impersonator wanna be pants in yesterday’s comments, but in combination with the skin tight 3/4 length shirt, striped hair and slight build, he looks less like a hero and more like the guy who lost the girl on one the romance comic covers.
Two thumbs up to the Beach Buggy cover of Heart Throbs #136. Great cover and a rare instance where the word balloons enhance the effect of the cover.
Betty and Veronica – confirms my thesis re the influence of the NBC peacock. Another thumbnail fail – I never would have seen this if you hadn’t pointed it out.
I could have written your exact words re Superboy, Millie and JLA. None of these would make my “great” list but I liked all of them. The depressing dying Krypto was too much for me though. Bat-Hound and Krypto would have been truly the World’s Finest team.
#137 a desert. I am going with Thor as the best of the lot, but I’m tempted to take a pass on “great”. X-Men is the only other contender and I think it was ruined by “THIS MARVEL COMIC COULD BE WORTH $2500 TO YOU!” (Actually $3000 in 9.9.)
Blackhawk – a wildly creative direction – a giant foot!
Secret Hearts – they’re just jealous