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Worst gimmicky covers of the 1990's

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Bosco685

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

 

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

 

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

What came first - 1) Spider-Man 1 (multi-covers), X-Men 1 (multi-covers), or Venom 1?

 

I thought Spider-Man came first, but could be wrong.

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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.

 

There was more than just that issue, I have 2 sealed bagged sets with different comics in it along with the Dirt magazine and cassette.

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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.

 

There was more than just that issue, I have 2 sealed bagged sets with different comics in it along with the Dirt magazine and cassette.

 

Yes, I seem to recall there were 3 different Marvel comics packaged that way that month, but that is all that my comic shop carried at that time. I couldn't tell you the other titles... the sands of time.

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

 

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

 

lol

 

 

 

-slym

 

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valiantman

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What came first - 1) Spider-Man 1 (multi-covers), X-Men 1 (multi-covers), or Venom 1?

 

I thought Spider-Man came first, but could be wrong.

 

Spider-man #1 was first, but the art was the same on all variants (only color changes).

X-Men #1 was next, with cover art differences on the variants.

Venom #1 had a "non-paper" effect of holo-foil-whatever.

Lots of other "gimmicky" books between X-Men #1 and Venom #1.

 

WildCats #2 comes to mind.

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sakaridis

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What came first - 1) Spider-Man 1 (multi-covers), X-Men 1 (multi-covers), or Venom 1?

 

I thought Spider-Man came first, but could be wrong.

 

Spider-man #1 was first, but the art was the same on all variants (only color changes).

X-Men #1 was next, with cover art differences on the variants.

Venom #1 had a "non-paper" effect of holo-foil-whatever.

Lots of other "gimmicky" books between X-Men #1 and Venom #1.

 

WildCats #2 comes to mind.

"Lots", indeed. Don't forget we're talking about a period of more than a year, smack dab in the middle of the gimmicks craze!

 

Off the top of my head, between X-Men #1 and Venom #1, there were:

 

ASM #365

Spectacular #189

Web #90

Silver Surfer #50

Silver Surfer #75

Guardians Of The Galaxy #25

Wolverine #50

Ghost Rider #15

Punisher War Zone #1

WildC.A.T.S #2

Bloodshot #1

Shadowhawk #1

Shadowhawk #3 (Not absolutely sure about this one. It might have been a bit later than Venom #1.)

 

And lots of others, I'm sure. hm

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Ya know what I love: on the cover of SSM #189, it proclaims, "The Final Battle with the Green Goblin!"

 

And just who is he fighting on the cover of SSM #200? :P

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sakaridis

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Ya know what I love: on the cover of SSM #189, it proclaims, "The Final Battle with the Green Goblin!"

 

And just who is he fighting on the cover of SSM #200? :P

I think he was already back a couple of issues before that, actually. lol

 

Surprisingly, though, these issues were not that bad, especially compared to the mediocrity of the other Spider-Man titles of the era (or Marvel titles in general).

 

Of course, I haven't read them in almost 15 years, but I distinctly remember J.M. DeMatteis's issues of Spectacular being way better that Michelinie's ASMs.

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Ya know what I love: on the cover of SSM #189, it proclaims, "The Final Battle with the Green Goblin!"

 

And just who is he fighting on the cover of SSM #200? :P

 

Maybe the fight lasted 12 issues? (shrug)

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valiantman

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I thought Legends of the Dark Night #1 was before Spider-man #1, but I could be wrong.

It was. (thumbs u Published in late '89.

I forgot about that one... this discussion and the "Celebrate the FOIL covers" topic

are making me want to compile the list with dates and then make a graphic timeline.

 

hm

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Ya know what I love: on the cover of SSM #189, it proclaims, "The Final Battle with the Green Goblin!"

 

And just who is he fighting on the cover of SSM #200? :P

 

Maybe the fight lasted 12 issues? (shrug)

 

think its lasted 45 years really. death doesnt get in the way of their rivalry :D

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...and someone needs to post a Wolverine 50

 

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

 

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I have a copy of that issue

 

So do I.

 

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

 

 

 

doh!:sorry:

If you have 100 copies of that book your not a ^^

 

 

your a loser.JPG

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