Archie T.V. Laugh-Out #94 Title & Text Stat Replacement Project

[Phill the Governor]

Hi all,

 

Several months back I purchased this Archie cover with the intention of getting the missing logo and text stats replaced. Published back in April of 1984 with pencils by Dan DeCarlo and inks by Jim DeCarlo, the piece really needed some work.

 

 

Here's the published cover for reference:

 

 

I've been putting in time here and there, but after several hours in photoshop, and some elbow grease, here's the finished piece:

 

Matching the color of the paper was probably the hardest part, but the end result was worth it. A much more attractive piece of art.

 

Thanks for looking,

Phill

 

[Mighty Hal]

Enjoyed seeing this, Phil. I agree, this is visually much more appealing.

 

How many hours did you put into it? And how did you fix your new text to the original?

[Phill the Governor]

Enjoyed seeing this, Phil. I agree, this is visually much more appealing.

 

How many hours did you put into it? And how did you fix your new text to the original?

 

Thank you!

 

I put somewhere around 8-10 hours into it. There was some time spent in photoshop learning the application. The scan of the book, even at high res, is only so clear. So the text in the title logo needed to be cleaned up. Even little things like the CCA Stamp - If you look at the published book, the lines in the stamp are blotched from generational use. That had to be redone as well.

 

The paper is adhered to a piece of thin acetate and acts as an overlay so the art isn't affected.

 

- P

[comicnoir]

Really good job. Looks terrific.

[Terry Doyle]

Amazing transformation, well done! (thumbs u

[comixcroz]

nice job - huge difference.

[Phill the Governor]

Thanks everyone.