"A Death in the Family" and other frequently imitated covers of fame

[Lightning Rider]

The cover for ADITF is one I've seen emulated a few times in DC history. It strikes me as a nice tribute to the history and weight of the story and invokes a lot of emotion.





I'm sure there are others I haven't seen as well.

What are some other iconic covers that get repeatedly referenced or imitated in tribute? I'll post some more.

[Lightning Rider]

(Is there not one with Sinestro on the cover like this, or did I make that up?)

[Lightning Rider]

[Sacred Knight]

There's so many for COIE #7 there's a page dedicated to it:
https://sites.google.com/site/theann...over-pastiches

[Lightning Rider]

There's so many for COIE #7 there's a page dedicated to it:
https://sites.google.com/site/theann...over-pastiches

Haha, oh my gosh. Thanks for that, these are really cool. How could I forget COIE?


I suppose that actually predates A Death in the Family then, right? I always thought of it as the original though for some reason...

[Buried Alien]

There's so many for COIE #7 there's a page dedicated to it:
https://sites.google.com/site/theann...over-pastiches

It does note that UNCANNY X-MEN beat COIE itself by seven years, and might have been the trend-starter.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Jim Kelly]

It does note that UNCANNY X-MEN beat COIE itself by seven years, and might have been the trend-starter.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

The often overlooked Bob Oksner created the pieta cover for SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE No. 128 (December '72) which probably influenced both later covers. Of course, pieta covers go back much further in time (BATMAN 156 being another classic example), but the Oksner cover had the other heroes and friends standing in the background to witness the hero's grief over the death of his loved one.

edit: Oh yeah, since Carmine Infantino oversaw all the DC covers back then, I wouldn't doubt he had a hand in the design idea for that Lois Lane cover.

[MajorHoy]

There's so many for COIE #7 there's a page dedicated to it:
https://sites.google.com/site/theann...over-pastiches

Not to mention parodies.

[Lightning Rider]

Lol, ripe for parody I suppose, like everything else classic.

[Hilden B. Lade]

There's Ennis' um... "tribute" to that iconic lightning splash from TDKR:

[Lightning Rider]

There's Ennis' um... "tribute" to that iconic lightning splash from TDKR:

Nice, that's a good one.

[Dr. Jan Itor]

It does note that UNCANNY X-MEN beat COIE itself by seven years, and might have been the trend-starter.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

Yeah, but the Pietà predates it by just a little bit longer.

[ultradav]

Even further back is Batman #156, depending on how you look at it.

http://www.comicvine.com/batman-156-...awn/4000-6523/

[MajorHoy]

There's Ennis' um... "tribute" to that iconic lightning splash from TDKR:

Not to mention Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters . . .

[kingaliencracker]

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