Ultimate Favorite Adams Covers Poll: Semi-Finals Part 5 of 5

[mrlatko]

The semi-finals are complete. We began with 460 Neal Adams covers. The boardies have narrowed down the count to 134 covers after the 14 preliminary rounds. The stakes are much higher now, as the cream of the crop from the 5 semi-final rounds will advance to the FINAL round for all the marbles, and prizes for the participants. Eventually we will have a favorite SA/BA Neal Adams vintage cover champion!

 

This fifth and final semi-final round features the remaining 27 covers from 1972-1979 in chronological order that made the preliminary cut.

 

Every cover remaining is a winner. It is up to you to determine which covers are a cut above the rest. Some great magazine and treasury covers here. Some classic Batman as well. Vote count remains at 10.

 

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 semi-final rounds. Please visit these previous rounds and vote if you have not:

 

Round 4: 1971

 

Round 3: 1970-1971

 

Round 2: 1968-1969

 

Round 1: 1967-1968

 

Choose your 10 favorites this round.

 

[mrlatko]

Green Lantern #87	Phantom Stranger, The #17	Avengers, The #96
Batman #238 (wrap-around cover)		Phantom Stranger, The #18
Batman #241	Superman #252 (wrap-around cover)
Batman #243	Batman #244	Batman #245
Action Comics #419	Batman #251	Monsters Unleashed #3
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-25	G.I. Combat #168	Batman #255
Conan the Barbarian #37	Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, The #1	Savage Tales #4
Flash, The #246	Justice League of America #138	DC Special #29
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-51 (wrap-around cover)		Superman #317
Hot Stuf' #8	All-New Collectors' Edition #C-56 (Wrap-around)
Action Comics #485

[dover]

Did I win?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ajl007]

Finally last round and time for a drink!

[kimik]

This is a fun round. There are some nicer books that I left off the list (e.g. GL #87 - cover is weak compared to the others).

[TeddieMercede]

Neil told me to tell you that Jeb told me to vote for GI COMBAT 168.

[John R]

So many nice covers. Can I pick more than 10?

[gernblanston]

Phantom Stranger 17, and GI Combat 168.....still have a rolled up copy of that one at home from when I was a lad.

[mrlatko]

So many nice covers. Can I pick more than 10?

 

You may not.

 

Some excellent covers must be sacrificed for the betterment of us all. (thumbs u

[dover]

Neil told me to tell you that Jeb told me to vote for GI COMBAT 168.

 

Yep. GI 168, that's the one.

[paperheart]

some clear favorites this round

[HighVoltage]

C-51 = the height of Neal's power

[Ken Aldred]

My votes...

 

Phantom Stranger 17

Avengers 96

Superman 252

Batman 244

Batman 251

Limited Collectors' Edition C-25

Justice League of America 138

Limited Collector's Edition C-51

Hot Stuf' 8

All-New Collectors' Edition C-56

 

[Zonker]

Action Comics #485

Kind of fitting that this is the final book in the semi-finals, since it seems a forerunner of Neal's latter-day (1980s onward) work. Overly-fussy, too-thick inking, goofy facial expressions. The beginning of the shift away from his classic period, IMHO.

[jjonahjameson1]

Just about every cover in this round is a winner and you really can't go wrong choosing any of them.

 

In my opinion, the covers in this round are superior to previous rounds, and as such, this was the only round I used all 10 votes.

[kimik]

In my opinion, the covers in this round are superior to previous rounds, and as such, this was the only round I used all 10 votes.

 

+1. This round encompassed the peak for Adams covers.

[Ken Aldred]

Finally last round and time for a drink!

 

Could've been worse, Aaron.

 

At least this isn't the Ultimate Favorite Kirby Cover Poll.

 

That long haul would try your patience a little.

[otherworldsj33]

I would second that.

[kimik]

Finally last round and time for a drink!

 

Could've been worse, Aaron.

 

At least this isn't the Ultimate Favorite Kirby Cover Poll.

 

That long haul would try your patience a little.

 

Not to mention the artwork. Give me a Schomburg GA cover over a Kirby GA cover any day. (thumbs u

[Ken Aldred]

Give me a Schomburg GA cover over a Kirby GA cover any day. (thumbs u

 

+1 You've got good taste there!