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    Keeper of the Torch Ravin' Ray's Avatar
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    Smile Cover Contest 9/23-9/29: Fire and Ice

    Fire and Ice

    Robert Frost

    Some say the world will end in fire,
    Some say in ice.
    From what I’ve tasted of desire
    I hold with those who favor fire.
    But if it had to perish twice,
    I think I know enough of hate
    To say that for destruction ice
    Is also great
    And would suffice.


    And with that, this week's cover contest is about those two opposing primal forces, whether working against or with each other, or even just being there ignoring one another. And what better cover to illustrate this than a Silver Age classic. (And next week we can read how Bobby replaced Johnny for a single adventure and thus became an official FF member.)



    The 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, Graphic Novel, or Collected Volume!
    3) Covers must be Posted before Voting Begins!
    4) Voting Begins 12 AM Wednesday PDT and Runs Until 12 AM Tuesday PDT (3 AM EDT)! (This is in US time)
    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!
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    Big John


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    This calls for a Walt Simonson cover.
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    «Speaking generally, it is because of the desire of the tragic poets for the marvellous that so varied and inconsistent an account of Medea has been given out» (Diodorus Siculus, The Library of History [4.56.1])

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    Here is a good classic. This was a tough theme for me. But that is what I love about these contests. Its lets me do research and find covers and comics I didnt know about

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    Frost Giants using fire to cook our heroes should count, right?


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    Captain Cold and Heatwave.
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    I think restorative nostalgia is the number one issue with comic book fans.
    A fine distinction between two types of Nostalgia:

    Reflective Nostalgia allows us to savor our memories but accepts that they are in the past
    Restorative Nostalgia pushes back against the here and now, keeping us stuck trying to relive our glory days.

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    babyblob 'cuz Silver Age Superman Silliness is something we all (well, most of us) need a little bit more of.

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    Anything Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends usually does it for me Tami. I do need to get that book to complete the set.
    Shoutout to the Kull's and Conan's, how do they find themselves in these situations.
    MRP and Conn tried to win it...
    Shalla Bal again, It's rare a big two late silver, bronze-age cover gets by me that I've never seen. Big John indeed.
    Beefing up the old home security, huh?
    You bet yer ass.

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    I'll go with Kirby101 ....another Buscema beauty (aided and abetted by Tom Palmer)

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