VintageComics Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I have a love/hate with X-Men #1 I love X-Men and it is an iconic cover…it's just a stupid one…why does Angel have a bazooka? What is Beast swinging off of? How is Magneto's powers blocking Cyclops' laser vision? And WTF is Jean doing in the background? Hey ............. why does Angel have a bazooka ? Thats an excellent question I thought the Angel was carrying a metal thingy that he was going to throw at Magneto. like a piece of metal from a construction site. I've always loved those 'don't make sense' covers with weird SA props in them. Thor #89 is another, with that sparse skyline in the background. I always attributed them to a simpler time, where big city skylines weren't established, areas were less populated and artists were trying to capture the imagination of the children. Of course there should be a metal swingy thing in the middle of nowhere for Beast to swing on. How else was he going to be effective against Magneto? These weren't books for Harvard grads at this point, folks. Keys_Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Thread for key issues, that we would all love to own, but think the cover is awful. Post the picture if you got them. I don't have the book but this has always impressed me as the ugliest key cover of them all. Blasphemy nay sayer! This thread should be devoted to all those many DC covers that make us wince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Yup. DC has Marvel beat by a wide margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 How about the first appearance of Darkseid or Martian Manhunter? Very lame and bears no resemblance to these characters. Classic DC IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 More Fun #101. You never guess that Superboy 1st appearance. Clearly even DC thought that the character was lame as they didn't even bother to showcase their new hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 How about the first appearance of Darkseid or Martian Manhunter? Very lame and bears no resemblance to these characters. Classic DC IMO. shhh, when you talk about Darkseid his ears burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Thread for key issues, that we would all love to own, but think the cover is awful. Post the picture if you got them. I don't have the book but this has always impressed me as the ugliest key cover of them all. I deeply apologize but I stand by my assertion that this is the ugliest key of them all. The torch doesn't even have a real shape - just an orange blob. This is weird because he is much more defined in the interior art and in successive issues (even #2). And trying to figure out exactly what was going on occupied me for some time when I first saw this cover decades ago. Was it underwater? Was it out of the water? Were those white plumes of smoke or underwater lines? Was that flame looking white just below Torch's foot supposed to be white or, since it looks like flame, was it supposed to be colored orange to imply the very wood floor (deck?) was on fire? And who on earth dressed Horton???. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally's Comics Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 ST #110 - don't know if it qualifies as ugly but it's lacking a key ingredient I know this is sacrilegious but I've always been underwhelmed by Ditko covers. They always lacked an 'oomph' of some sort. He was a great storyteller though. Come on Man ASM 3 kick raw booty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 More Fun #101. You never guess that Superboy 1st appearance. Clearly even DC thought that the character was lame as they didn't even bother to showcase their new hero. DC didn't think putting Superman or Batman on the covers of the early Justice leagues was a god idea. Everyone knows covers with less popular characters sell better than using popular figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white_rushin Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I've never been a big fan of JLA #1's cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red84 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Poster child for a major key with an unloved cover: GL1 is one of my favorites. To each their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally's Comics Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 As iconic as it is I've never been a fan of Hulk 181 and the interior art is even WORSE! Too bad Romita couldn't have stepped in on that issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red84 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Not a big key but X--Factor 6 is fugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystrymachine Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 For me its always been Hulk 181. I was never a big fan of Al Milgrom anyway, but I think his rendition of wolverine looks silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erndog Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Generally speaking, I think any cover that features a pic of the "first appearance" character in question is okay. Covers that don't- ala ST 110 sucks imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 No key covers compare with the ugliness of either NM 98 or BA 12 I would throw them away if they weren't keys FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 The cover of BA 12 to comics is what telly tubbies is to TV FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian48 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Good choice. The interior is just as ugly! I think it's more stupid than ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackenzie999 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan57 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 ST #110 - don't know if it qualifies as ugly but it's lacking a key ingredient I know this is sacrilegious but I've always been underwhelmed by Ditko covers. They always lacked an 'oomph' of some sort. He was a great storyteller though. I am a very big fan of Ditko the artist and storyteller. He should be studied by all comic book artists. But I too have felt that covers were not his strong point. Great anatomy and perspective but he didn't seem to have much interest in rendering backgrounds. I only have a beat up childhood copy but this issue might a notable exception to his indifference to background. p.s. It might have been interesting if Ditko had done a Doctor Strange cover to #110. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
