Cover Contest (06/30/21-07/06/21): "The Eagle Has Landed!"

[Scott Taylor]

I was curious about this issue of one of the oversized Marvel Treasury editions. They were hard to find in my area since there weren't that many comic shops yet. I think they would sometimes market these for the book stores like Kroch & Brentano's, which had chain of stores in the Chicagoland area. I don't think I've ever seen this one mentioned. I was glad to see Marvel Unlimited has a copy of it.

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This was totally a Jack Kirby production (writer, artist, editor) except for the inking done by Herbe Trimpe, John Romita Sr and a "B.Smith" (Barry Windsor Smith maybe???) . Coloring by Phil Rachelson.

Here is the front cover and one of the pinups.

I don't recall seeing the treasury editions anywhere except for either B. Dalton or Walden Books, in shopping malls. Those might have been west coast stores, not sure. They were basically my go to for any kind of comic book related stuff that you couldn't find on the spinners.

The biggest problem with the treasury editions was that if you spent your hard-earned allowance on them, it could not be hidden from mom and dad. And they would almost always give me an earful if they caught me buying funny books, especially big extravagant looking ones like one of those biggies!

[Englehart Humperdinck]

Zelena gets my vote

[Shalla Bal]

ChadH

I love Mo Gollub covers!

[Conn Seanery]

Votin' for Riv86672.

[Rob Allen]

K7P5V with the original eagle cover.

[CaptCleghorn]

K7P5V 'cuz so classic

[Stony]

I vote Riv86672!

[babyblob]

Tami for the goofy and fun Golden Age Superboy cover. I read that issue. The story is just as good as the cover makes it look

[Riv86672]

Stony. Those eagles look legit snobby!

[LordMikel]

Whoo hoo 2 votes ... looks at others, notes at least one person with 3 votes.

But Iron Maiden.
It is Loki and I'm enjoying the show.

[Iron Maiden]

I don't recall seeing the treasury editions anywhere except for either B. Dalton or Walden Books, in shopping malls. Those might have been west coast stores, not sure. They were basically my go to for any kind of comic book related stuff that you couldn't find on the spinners.

The biggest problem with the treasury editions was that if you spent your hard-earned allowance on them, it could not be hidden from mom and dad. And they would almost always give me an earful if they caught me buying funny books, especially big extravagant looking ones like one of those biggies!

And strange as it sounds, we thought that $1.50 cover price was a LOT OF MONEY!

[Iron Maiden]

From a Twomorrows interview:

Thanks for posting that. I love the Twomorrows company and their fine catalog of magazines. It's always amazing to see how Stan would hire such young talent.

[Iron Maiden]

Englehart Humperdinck for that Jack Kirby cover with Uncle Sam, Captain America and the Amercian Eagle commemorating the Bicentennial.

Hard to decide with all the great and the wacky covers submitted.

Honorable Mentions: Tami, MRP, Ajax_x, and CaptCleghorn

[Ravin' Ray]

Nschornhorst for brilliantly upstaging me!

[worstblogever]

I was curious about this issue of one of the oversized Marvel Treasury editions. They were hard to find in my area since there weren't that many comic shops yet. I think they would sometimes market these for the book stores like Kroch & Brentano's, which had chain of stores in the Chicagoland area. I don't think I've ever seen this one mentioned. I was glad to see Marvel Unlimited has a copy of it.

NOT AN ENTRY


This was totally a Jack Kirby production (writer, artist, editor) except for the inking done by Herbe Trimpe, John Romita Sr and a "B.Smith" (Barry Windsor Smith maybe???) . Coloring by Phil Rachelson.

Here is the front cover and one of the pinups.

Is it just me, or does the Red Skull's Hessian helmet make him look more like a Nazi pope?