Worst gimmicky covers of the 1990's

[Ant-Man]

More Iron Man foil ...

 

 

Can't really tell this is foil (mirror? reflective?) unless you're holding it ...

 

[Baron]

How about the Valiant Unity covers that connected to make one giant mural? Pretty nice, gimmicky, but nice. Too bad they went overboard with "Chromium" covers left and right.

[Timeless icons]

Wasn't there a Superman cover with colorform to design your own cover

 

Yeah, I had to buy it. It was Superman Vs Lobo. I'm a sucker for lobo stuff.

 

Also, my vote for worst overall cover would be silver sable 1 which was half foil and the cover sucked.

[MR.COMICBOOK]

This one was quite profitable for me back then,the glow in the dark cover,I bought 20 copies off my lcs at 20 percent off cover then a month later sold them for $15 bucks a piece to another lcs. of course both lcs are long gone and out of business. the crazy early 1990`s.

 

 

 

 

[Schmakt]

I had that issue of GR hanging on the wall of my bedroom when it came out

[Gatsby77]

Ghost Rider 15 was one the _best_ gimmick covers of the 90s.

 

So cool, so iconic.

 

I went away to summer camp and when I came back a month later both Ghost Rider 15 and Silver Surfer 50 were $12-15 books.

[tylerdurden-migration]

This thread is a blast from the past

 

Has it really been that long ?

 

1989 seems like yesterday

[Karma23]

[Bosco685]

Okay, why are some "tips" rubbed off on this book?

 

[Ant-Man]

I had that issue of GR hanging on the wall of my bedroom when it came out

 

Yes, GR 15 found it's way out of the box more times than not to sit under the lights for a while. This is another glow-in-the-dark cover that I had to have, even though I didn't collect the title at the time (tough to show a wraparound):

 

[Schmakt]

I forgot about the DD one... really liked that one too!

DC did it too with The Spectre...

 

damn... but I also liked these!

[Karma23]

Okay, why are some "tips" rubbed off on this book?

 

 

Let's just say, I'm very fond of Sersi.

[thehumantorch]

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"?

 

 

I have the white and red versions.

 

Actually sold a red at the last local show for $$ that folds.

 

[mystrymachine]

Double your pleasure and double your fun with the house of ideas Fantastic Four 399..

 

 

 

[mystrymachine]

And Fantastic Four 400 because you demanded it!!

 

 

 

[comicalgems]

A little more foil. Tame, by foil standards ...

 

 

I actually like this cover a lot.

[comicalgems]

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?

 

Maybe the fight lasted 12 issues?

 

If I remember correctly, it started with The Child Within story arc featuring Vermin and then finished with issue 200 where Harry died. Obviously Harry's alive and well now.

[MR.COMICBOOK]

Was Silver Surfer #50 the first gimmick cover?

 

 

 

[sakaridis]

I think, at the very least, it is probably Marvel's first gimmick cover. It came out one month before Ghost Rider #50.

 

I'm not sure if any other publisher had done any special covers before.

[worldsbestcomics]

Marvel was not the first to do gimmick covers. Image and Valiant used new printing facilities to upgrade publishing capabilities and Marvel and Valiant followed suit. The first gimmick cover that I remember was Bloodshot 1 but I am not sure it was the first.