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If you could pick one 1970s cover....

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Bronty

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I enjoyed doing the 80s one so much I thought I'd try 70s as well. So.........

 

money aside - if you could have the cover to any 1970s comic book, what would it be?

 

Having weighed all the pros and cons... I would have to say.. Hulk 181... but ASM 129 and Tec 400 and GL 76 and Spotlight 5... jeez there's a lot of choices lol would be honorary mentions.

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I'm sure I'm missing a lot of good candidates but I've just done 25 off the top of my head.... write in votes and/or comments are welcome

 

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Meeley Man

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Iron Man #128 was my pick here. It has a very visceral feeling to the image, that just doesn't speak to the problems of supder-heroes, but of all human beings. It is an image that stretches beyond just being another exciting comic cover, and really has a meaning and message to impart.

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comix4fun

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I would have to take GS X-men #1 for it's place in the history of comics.

 

If it was just for the image and how the art moved me it would be Swamp Thing #9

 

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Bronty

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I thought the cover WAS around and that it was just the interiors that got fried up? I don't know anything about it, just thought I recalled that from the recent discussion

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I picked X-Men 112 because it was the first comic book I bought and paid for as a 7 year old kid, so the nostalgia / sentimental value on that book is huge for me personally.

 

Close 2nd would be Daredevil 158 because of remembering how cool I thought that issue was, even if the subject matter wasn't probably targetted for 7 year olds. lol:)

 

Honorable mention for one not mentioned: Avengers 161

 

Would be cool to rank these from 1-25 and have the honorable mentions. Next time!

 

Later.

-Will

 

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I picked X-Men #94. I really don't understand why people hate on this cover so much (I'd pick it every day over the GSXM 1 cover) - it is one of the most dramatic comic book covers ever, IMO. It would probably be my favorite X-Men cover even if it wasn't a key. The only hesitation I would have about picking the original cover art is that the spectacularly distinctive grayish-green background color would be missing - it absolutely makes the published cover. :luhv:

 

My favorite pen & ink cover of the 1970s, though, would be BWS's spectacular Conan #24 cover (my favorite Marvel cover ever), which was glaringly omitted from the list of choices. :mad:

 

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Bronty

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I picked X-Men 112 because it was the first comic book I bought and paid for as a 7 year old kid, so the nostalgia / sentimental value on that book is huge for me personally.

 

Close 2nd would be Daredevil 158 because of remembering how cool I thought that issue was, even if the subject matter wasn't probably targetted for 7 year olds. lol:)

 

Honorable mention for one not mentioned: Avengers 161

 

Would be cool to rank these from 1-25 and have the honorable mentions. Next time!

 

Later.

-Will

 

yeah we should try that too... maybe in a week or so!

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I enjoyed doing the 80s one so much I thought I'd try 70s as well. So.........

 

money aside - if you could have the cover to any 1970s comic book, what would it be?

 

Having weighed all the pros and cons... I would have to say.. Hulk 181... but ASM 129 and Tec 400 and GL 76 and Spotlight 5... jeez there's a lot of choices lol would be honorary mentions.

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I'm sure I'm missing a lot of good candidates but I've just done 25 off the top of my head.... write in votes and/or comments are welcome

What's the basis for picking? Historical significance? Nostalgic significance? Artistic merit? Value that I could immediately sell it for?

 

If it's a combination of all of the above, then the clear hands down winner for me is GL #76.

 

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