COVER CONTEST 2/20-2/26: Make Mine Marvel Magazines!

[ed2962]

Thanks everyone! Ok, I thought it might be fun to revisit the fringes of the Bronze Age Marvel. For people who don't remember, before the direct market completely took over, Marvel used to publish magazine sized comics for the newsstands, drug stores etc that were not code approved. Some were clear imitations of Mad Magazine, Heavy Metal, and the Warren Horror mags..others featured their company owned characters. One seemed to be them trying to do Tiger Beat with superheroes! So anything from Savage Tales to Pizzazz is far game!





1) Post One (& ONLY ONE) Cover that fits the theme of this Week's Contest!
2) Cover must be from a Published Comic Book or Collected Volume!
3) Covers must be Posted before Voting Begins!
4) Voting Begins 12 AM Tuesday and Runs Until 12 AM Wednesday PST (3 AM EST)!
5) Vote by Posting the name in BOLD of the Poster whose cover best fits the theme or that you simply like the most! A vote need not be in bold, but it does make it easier to Count-The-Votes!
6) The Winner of the Contest is the Entry with the MOST Votes after the Voting-Period!
7) It's Okay to Discuss the Covers but if you Think Someone's Entry Doesn't Fit the Theme or Violates the Rules, you Don't need to Argue it in the thread, Simply Don't Vote for It!
8) Plus: Occasionally Voting will Result in a Tie! The Person Who Started the Thread will do the Counting that Week will Usually call for a TIE-Breaking --Vote from Someone who has Not Yet Voted!
9) AFTER the Tie-Breaker Vote, Voting Ends and the Winner is Declared by The One Who Started the Thread (or assigned surrogate) and Thus will do the Counting.
10) Have fun!

[CaptCleghorn]

Chaykin. Howie Chaykin.

[kjn]

It's a great honour to be part of this contest!

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Cool contest idea! Gotta show some love to my main man with this week's entry!

[MRP]

just for the sheer ridiculousness of it and the creepy look Cap has...this one is in a from in our game room.

-M

[Scott Taylor]

[ed2962]

I wonder if people might find this comic cringey these days or not? It's been a couple of decades since I read it, but the main character was this gay acting sci-fi James Bond type hero. His cover was he was a flamboyant ballet dancer?

Anyway cool Paul Gulacy illustration!

[CaptCleghorn]

Congratulations to WestPhillyPunisher for a ... well, they all were going to be marvelous this week, weren't they? cover which brought one of their later characters into a format which seemed to be abetter fit for his violent darker style. Well done, WPP.

And now the captain has learned much about the varied publications of the Marvel empire this week. He knew there were magazines, but never really dwelled much on them with a few exceptions. Marvel has always taken steps to expand its fanbase and this is a clear example of that. And there was a lot more there than he thought at the time.

Also thanks to the victorious WestPhillyPunisher for their vote.

[Jack Dracula]

Congratulations WPP!

[Javasaurus]

Congratulations WestPhillyPunisher!

[CaptCleghorn]

kjn 'cuz evidently this is a job for Superman. Who knew?

[MRP]

seismic-2


-M

[icctrombone]

Kirby101 . Yeah Frazetta.

[CaptCleghorn]

7) It's Okay to Discuss the Covers but if you Think Someone's Entry Doesn't Fit the Theme or Violates the Rules, you Don't need to Argue it in the thread, Simply Don't Vote for It!

I once again reiterate rule seven.

[MajorHoy]

I once again reiterate rule seven.

I was only trying to clarify why I wasn't sure it fit in case worstblogever wanted to replace that entry.

Whatever . . .