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100 Best Covers #93: Ghost Rider #15 (1991)

 

 

 

Mark Texeria highlights Ghost Rider's best face. What's neat is that this cover also glows in the dark. Considered an early trendsetter of gimmick covers, the glow-in-the-dark aspect enhances the ghastly image giving it that otherwordly feel. "A perfect use of the glow-in-the-dark effect," agrees ORIGIN artist Andy Kubert. "The solid black shadow area on the skull is well used for contrast with the flame."

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100 Best Covers #92: Judge Dredd #1 (1983)

 

 

 

 

Too bad Stallone could never pull this off. By cleverly blending the logo of the book into the message on the cover, Brian Bolland illustrates everything you need to know of the title character in one tight, clean package. Drawn with his typical pissed-off 'tude and trademark tagline, the message that hits the reader is simple: Don't break the law, or it'll break you.

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100 Best Covers #91: Tomb of Dracula #32 (1975)

 

 

 

 

The late Gil Kane penciled more Marvel covers than any other artist from 1971 to 1975. This cover, inked by Tom Palmer, proves why he had no peer in his day. The perfect angle chosen for this tense moment bodes ill for the crippled, old man fleeing the Lord of the Vampires.

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100 Best Covers #90: Uncanny X-Men #1 (1963)

 

 

 

 

This Jack Kirby-drawn cover showcases a rarity in cover art, and yet perfect for a first issue. "Do you know how tough it is to do a group shot with everybody using their powers?" says former X-MEN artist Jim Lee of his all-time fave. "It's tough to pull off ... but Kirby is the old master."

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100 Best Covers #89: Green Lantern #1 (1941)

 

 

 

 

"This cover created an icon," says JSA writer Geoff Johns, of Howard Purcell's bang-up cover. "The Green Lantern glowing brightly behind Alan Scott - a simple and powerful image. And the burning logo is what caps this off as one of the most dynamic of the Golden Age."

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100 Best Covers #88: Superman #1 (1939)

 

 

 

 

Joe Shuster's sweeping, elegant Superman piece defined the character, and defined the future. "When this cover hit, it was the first time you could *show* somebody the now-famous line, 'You will believe a man can fly,'" says SUPERMAN writer Jeph Loeb. "He's the Man of Tomorrow, above the City of Tomorrow."

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100 Best Covers #87: Spider-Man #1 (1990)

 

 

 

 

It's just a cool piece of art. Yes, Todd McFarlane is arguably the most-influential artist to work on Spider-Man since John Romita Sr., and yeah, he's the trailblazer who's opened the door for the Web-head to act more "spidery" with wild, inhuman poses, and yeah, this issue sold a then-record 6 million copies, but sometimes what grabs you is this: the art just kicks @ss. Period.

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100 Best Covers #86: Alpha Flight #6 (1983)

 

 

 

 

Even a stark approach by John Byrne speaks volumes. The starkness of a wind-blown Snowbird against a completely white background, coupled with the tagline "Snowblind", very simply creates the illusion of a snowstorm. Byrne accounts for a whopping nine covers on our list, more than any other cover artist. Put that into percentiles and it's almost 10 percent of the list!

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100 Best Covers #85: Iron Man #216 (1987)

 

 

 

 

What's worse than burning alive? Try burning alive trapped inside a suit of armor that will become your coffin. That's the predicament Mark Bright and Bob Layton illustrated perfectly here as Tony Stark, in the red and white armor, tries to save the life of his best friend James Rhodes as they re-enter Earth's atmosphere.

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Spider Man before Superman? ugh!!

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Spider Man before Superman? ugh!!

 

Even worse -- ALPHA FLIGHT #6 before Superman #1.

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100 Best Covers #90: Uncanny X-Men #1 (1963)

 

 

 

 

This Jack Kirby-drawn cover showcases a rarity in cover art, and yet perfect for a first issue. "Do you know how tough it is to do a group shot with everybody using their powers?" says former X-MEN artist Jim Lee of his all-time fave. "It's tough to pull off ... but Kirby is the old master."

 

 

So what the heck is Marvel Girl's power on that cover? Interpretive dance?

[BradleyX2]

So what the heck is Marvel Girl's power on that cover? Interpretive dance?

 

 

Ummm.... telekenetically levetating herself, perhaps? Maybe that's why the awkward "high-wire" pose?