Cover Contest 9/4-9/10: Guest-starring Public Domain Characters

[Kai "the spy"]

They are characters we all grew up with, or we only learned about in books from the library. Characters that have been around so long, they are in the public domain. But creators of our favorite superhero titles (and non-superhero titles) really like to use those characters, either because we all know them, or because we should be more familiar with them. That, and story reasons. So, post a cover of a non-public domain hero/heroine coming face to face with a public domain character. Something like this:


And, in the hope that they are not under public domain, here are the copy-and-pasted RULES:

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!

[kjn]

Combining the head of Luther Arkwright (in honour of last week's contest) with Octobriana we get…

[The Darknight Detective]

First one I thought of...

[Nschornhorst]

[foxley]

Come into my arms my love, and dream sweet sinful dreams;
Where no one is ever who they seem
Let me be your darkened angel, surrender your love to me;
Embrace the night for all eternity

[Güicho]

So, post a cover of a non-public domain hero/heroine coming face to face with a public domain

*At this point Zorro like Mickey, like Tarzan should all be lapsing into public domain.
And although some of their original works can now be "copied" republished and sold (as was), new material based on those characters can't without consent, as they are still maintained by their owners/estates through trade marks etc. They are not public domain.
So just in case the non-public domain character here ^ is Zorro, the in public domain character is Dracula.

[CaptCleghorn]

Congratulation to Nschornhorst for a delightful cover which definitely counted in the final vote. One has to wonder about the actors would would best portray these detective characters in a movie, though.

And now, the captain has learned much about the legal definitions of the piublic domain this week. The public domain character is a way to compare charcters who wouldn't necessarily team-up, but instead see how they might interact with a third party. The variety of the covers this week, as always, impressed me.

And thanks to Kai "The Spy" for the vote and the contest suggestion.

[Güicho]

Congratulations Nschornhorst!
And thanks Kai the spy for a terrific contest theme.

[Nschornhorst]

Thank you all for the congratulations! ^_^

[Iron Maiden]

Congratulations, Nschornhorst! for your winning cover of the Great Detective(s)

And thank you for your vote, nx01a!

[Javasaurus]

Congratulations Nschornhorst!

Thanks for the vote icctrombone!