Worst gimmicky covers of the 1990's

[Lebowski]

...and someone needs to post a Wolverine 50

 

Figured it would have been done by now, but here's the gruesome cover in question.

 

[ashsaytr]

 

...i was thinking #1....more of them had it

[Bosco685]

BTW, I forgot to mention, this one wasn't just a card but it was a pink Barbie credit card that came with it. Good teaching lesson for the young girls.

Oh, so that is what The Resurrection tried to use to pay me for some books? I was wondering what was up with the pink credit card.

[slym2none]

Didn't a couple of Avengers have all-"metal" covers, too?

 

Oh, and don't forget this...

 

 

 

 

-slym

[Bosco685]

Didn't a couple of Avengers have all-"metal" covers, too?

 

Oh, and don't forget this...

 

 

-slym

Hold on. Talk amongst yourselves while I wipe away the tears.

 

[Comicopolis]

Didn't a couple of Avengers have all-"metal" covers, too?

 

Oh, and don't forget this...

 

 

-slym

Hold on. Talk amongst yourselves while I wipe away the tears.

 

 

At least it's better than the Hulk comic that they put out now!

[slym2none]

Didn't a couple of Avengers have all-"metal" covers, too?

 

Oh, and don't forget this...

 

 

-slym

Hold on. Talk amongst yourselves while I wipe away the tears.

 

 

I'm sure Ric Jones was crying too, when he found out his soon-to-be-bride was in the porn film they watched at the stag party.

 

 

 

 

-slym

[Bosco685]

I'm sure Ric Jones was crying too, when he found out his soon-to-be-bride was in the porn film they watched at the stag party.

 

 

-slym

[Marvelfangirl]

...and someone needs to post a Wolverine 50

 

Figured it would have been done by now, but here's the gruesome cover in question.

 

I have a copy of that issue

[Ares]

...and someone needs to post a Wolverine 50

 

Figured it would have been done by now, but here's the gruesome cover in question.

 

I have a copy of that issue

 

So do I.

[irchooker]

Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-man 195. Shrink wrapped with a tape and a magazine, apparently 'Dirt Bag' magazine. I seem to think that 'Whatcha Want' by the Beastie Boys was included on that tape; Yes, I had this version and I opened it: huge fan of the DeMatteis/Bucsema run on PPSS.

 

http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=60930948398%20195%20DIRTBAG

 

Written by J.M. DeMatteis, Pencils by Sal Buscema.

 

This issue was part of a 3 issues series-in-a-series, which made up part 3 of the Kravens Last Hunt/Child Within/Death of Vermin saga.

[shiverbones]

HA HA HA HA what a piece of trash. BTW it is 1993 smack dab in the middle.

 

 

 

Sorry Ed, this beats Eclipso!!!

 

Anyone have the lame-O FF that is all white & embossed from when the torch went "Super-Nova"?

[sckao]

...and someone needs to post a Wolverine 50

 

Figured it would have been done by now, but here's the gruesome cover in question.

 

I have a copy of that issue

 

So do I.

 

Well yes, but do you have 100 copies of that issue?

 

 

 

 

[cheetah]

Which was the first full foil cover? I remember the Lady Death and the Avengers but there were plenty of others. These were down right horrible.

 

 

Yeah, but think of the effect it would have on pressing if all covers were like this!

[slym2none]

Which was the first full foil cover? I remember the Lady Death and the Avengers but there were plenty of others. These were down right horrible.

 

 

Yeah, but think of the effect it would have on pressing if all covers were like this!

 

 

 

 

-slym

[slym2none]

 

Anyone have the lame-O FF that is all white & embossed from when the torch went "Super-Nova"?

 

Ooh! Ooh! And they had an all-red 2nd print, too!!!

 

 

 

 

-slym

[Bosco685]

...and someone needs to post a Wolverine 50

 

Figured it would have been done by now, but here's the gruesome cover in question.

I have a copy of that issue

 

So do I.

 

Well yes, but do you have 100 copies of that issue?

 

Right next to your cases of Valiants?

[Bosco685]

I don't know if it is fair to add Wolverine 50 to the list of Worst Gimmicky Covers. I actually enjoyed this issue, and the cover design to go along with the story, IMHO.

[ft88]

True and as far as the die cast covers go, it was the best one. But the hype behind it and the number of issues printed as well as the typical sellout for a quick buck - it does represent the era. And what were they asking $3.95 for it or something like that?

 

But a cool issue by itself.

[slym2none]

And what were they asking $3.95 for it or something like that?

 

$2.50 - you can see it on the pics above...

 

Don't get me wrong - that was the 2nd highest price for a mainstream book at the time. Dang Venom #1 with the red holo-foil cover was $2.95, and is what I blame for starting the entire "special cover craze."

 

 

 

-slym