thethedew Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) While looking through the Simonson FB Fan group, I noted a cover produced by Walt for 'Marvel Premiere' issue 57. It has always been a longtime favorite issue; with a young Dave Gibbons showing off his indelible take on Tom Baker's unforgettable Fourth Doctor Who. Seeing it again clicked into place an old irritation over a Pat Broderick cover; that something about it was VERY familiar. The cover for MICRONAUTS was published three months after the MARVEL PREMIERE / DOCTOR WHO cover. Presumably Pat or the Bullpen must have re-used the background pattern for some 'color' on the Micros cover; the art for that Micros issue would have been in the process of being created just as that Who cover came off the presses. Somebody could have just reached over and nicked it. Presumably Simonson designed the cover pattern for his cover, would they have asked his permission to re-use it, or just plowed ahead? I know enough about the printing 'color plate' technology of the time to have guessed that the Micros background was probably a separate piece, and the above pretty much confirms it (though it could have been a stat of the pattern, I guess). To my knowledge, the cover for Micros #27 has not surfaced yet; I wonder if the pattern 'lives' with the figure art, or if it's long gone. Edited December 1, 2018 by thethedew Peter L and Panelfan1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
