Ultimate Favorite Adams Covers Poll: Part 6 (1970 Begins)

[mrlatko]

Round 6 arrives with a bang! The Boardies will vote, narrowing things down a bit in these preliminary rounds. Eventually we will have a favorite SA/BA Neal Adams vintage cover champion!

 

This round showcases the first 28 Adams covers from 1970 in chronological order, beginning the Bronze Age.

 

You may recognize a certain green cover this round, along with some other classics. Vote count remains at 7.

 

Pick what you love, not what you think is popular.

 

Don't be shy with your comments. Let's hear why you made your choices. Influencing others with commentary is encouraged.

 

The polls are still open in these previous preliminary rounds. Please visit them and vote if you have not:

 

Round 5 (1969 Concluded)

 

Round 4 (1969 1st Half)

 

Round 3 (1968 Concluded)

 

Round 2 (1968 Continued)

 

Round 1 (1967-1968)

 

Choose your 7 favorites this round.

 

 

[mrlatko]

House of Mystery #184	Phantom Stranger, The #5	Tomahawk #126
Brave and the Bold, The #88	Detective Comics #396	House of Secrets #84
Witching Hour #7	Challengers of the Unknown #72	Flash, The #194
Batman #219	Flash, The #195	House of Mystery #185
Phantom Stranger, The #6	Tomahawk #127	Batman #220
Detective Comics #397	Justice League of America #79	Superboy #163
Brave and the Bold, The #89	Detective Comics #398	Green Lantern #76
House of Secrets #85	Superboy #164	Unexpected, The #118
Detective Comics #399	Phantom Stranger, The #7	Witching Hour #8
Batman #221

[RockMyAmadeus]

Two guesses which one wins this sub division, and the first one doesn't count.

[TeddieMercede]

Two guesses which one wins this sub division, and the first one doesn't count.

 

hopefully Bat 221.

[dover]

221, 219, JLA 79 in that order.

 

[mrlatko]

221, 219, JLA 79 in that order.

 

 

You got two of three correct, but missed the BEST cover here: Challengers 72!

 

Oops, I forgot, I'm the only one who likes that cover. Wait, 2 votes! There is hope for advancement.

[TeddieMercede]

ugh not feeling that Challengers..

 

I really like Tec 397, but probably moreso because the story inside is so great.

[gernblanston]

I think HOM 185 is underrated so far. Those HOM covers really bring me in to read the book. Bats 220 is a great cover too.

[mrlatko]

ugh not feeling that Challengers..

 

I really like Tec 397, but probably moreso because the story inside is so great.

 

Best thing for me on 397 is the unique purple color. I'm not buying the "Batman pushed off a building by a fat civilian" premise. The black cat menacing the beautiful damsel with its deadly scratching attack on Challengers 72 is so much more believable.

[kimik]

The interesting part about these cover polls is that the good and great covers look average compared to the outstanding ones.

[jjonahjameson1]

The interesting part about these cover polls is that the good and great covers look average compared to the outstanding ones.

 

Although we can vote for 7 covers this round, I chose only two:

-GL 76

-HOM 185

 

To me, those two covers rose above the pack. I was unable to chose more than two covers, and I quite frankly can't determine if it was because all of the covers are fantastic or just plain medicore.

[bronze_rules]

I don't know what it is about HOM 185, but personally, it has always struck me as one of the least desirable of of the earlier Adams DC horror covers (esp HOM).

[dover]

I don't know what it is about HOM 185, but personally, it has always struck me as one of the least desirable of of the earlier Adams DC horror covers (esp HOM).

 

 

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[mrlatko]

I don't know what it is about HOM 185, but personally, it has always struck me as one of the least desirable of of the earlier Adams DC horror covers (esp HOM).

 

The market reflects that. It is one of if not the easiest and cheapest to obtain in high grade of all the Adams HOM covers. Still a cool cover IMHO.

[mrlatko]

The two favorites have risen to the top this round. Can any of the others step up to challenge the giants? Please vote and make a difference! (thumbs u

[TeddieMercede]

wow bat 221 is winning. it seems i have mind control powers.

[dover]

wow bat 221 is winning. it seems i have mind control powers.

 

[mrlatko]

A familiar motif for Adams on his gothic covers was the use of similar looking gargoyles from one cover to the next, and these are among my favorites of his. Bats #221 is a great example. We have already seen HOM #175 in a previous round. Can you guys name some other Adams gargoyle motif covers without cheating? There are at least 5 more I can come up with.

[TeddieMercede]

dc special 11.

[mrlatko]

dc special 11.

 

Yes, that's one. The most blatant gargoyle cover of them all!