ThothAmon Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Frazetta is good. No? The Lions Den, OtherEric and FoggyNelson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, ThothAmon said: Frazetta is good. No? Oh hell yeah it is. The Lions Den and ThothAmon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 On 6/7/2019 at 5:01 AM, OtherEric said: If we're including National Lampoons the Death issue with the dog cover is a shoo-in. Not sure if you can slab NatLamps, though. These might also qualify, I don't have the Death issue to share: L O L I have never seen that pie in the face cover before🤣🤣🥴😃😃😜 now that is classic👍 first pie in the face cover The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkga Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I got two nominies: The original Black Panther What are you going to do with that thing? ThothAmon, FoggyNelson and namisgr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAKI Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 chevalmeow and FoggyNelson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 10 hours ago, SAKI said: Great title with everyone wanting this cover it seems. SAKI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAKI Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, N e r V said: Great title with everyone wanting this cover it seems. Very hard to find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Rage comic above is a classic by me‼️‼️🆒🆒😳 I have never seen that one before but like😃😃🤔👍 Darkga and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino1 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 creepy#4 is also listed as a classic cover on my slab and is by far imho the best creepy cover. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted June 20, 2019 Author Share Posted June 20, 2019 7 hours ago, marino1 said: creepy#4 is also listed as a classic cover on my slab and is by far imho the best creepy cover. You are correct. Missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Lions Den Posted June 21, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) When the magazine line was first introduced at CGC, there were hundreds of books that required immediate classification. It was an enormous amount of work to correctly enter all the information into the system and research different aspects of what made each book noteworthy (or not). In particular, the Warren magazines required many, many hours of research. As I recall, only a few of the Warren covers were noted as "classic" in the Overstreet price guide. So I decided to give as much credit as I could to those books (without seeming prejudiced toward only the Frazetta covers) while I moved forward with entering each book into the system. I do apologize for any oversight that may have occurred during this process, and I do feel that certain books should be upgraded to reflect current collector sentiment. Unfortunately, the current "magazine guy" at CGC has a number of other responsibilities, so his time is pretty limited. Of course, if there are any glaring deficiencies, I'll do my best to pass them along... Edited June 30, 2019 by The Lions Den ThothAmon, bounty_coder, oakman29 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 I started this thread for people’s thoughts on the subject. There are some covers it’s easy to classify as classic. Others are open to disagreement with fans. Where does it stop being just popular and become classic? When is it iconic vs classic? You can point to something easily like Black Cat #50 because it’s been a in demand cover back to the 1960’s at least and has been reproduced a million times over in various sources but a lot of other more “recent” classic covers have yet to prove such longevity. It’s actually harder to have a concensus on a lot of covers. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 I agree. One of the things I try to keep in mind is that just because I think something is a classic cover, other folks may not see it the same way. I like to be able to back up that designation by offering some tangible proof that a book is already regarded as a classic cover (such as recognition in the OPG, for example). But in the magazine world, certain books that probably should be recognized aren't, which makes it more difficult. For example, I think most folks would agree that Eerie #23 is a classic cover in every sense of the word. But what about a book like Eerie #46? Personally, I love that cover, but I don't know if calling it a classic is appropriate. It's a great cover, but "classic cover" seems to imply a bit more, doesn't it? oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) To update my list of CGC mags that do have classic cover noted on them so far we have: Creepy #4,9,15 Eerie #7, 23 Mad #166 National Lampoon #34 There must be more... Edited July 2, 2019 by N e r V The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpbooks01 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) The only thing that could possibly make this even more stellar a cover would be if Norman Mingo had painted it instead of Kelly Freas, but I'm sure there are those who prefer Freas' Mad cover work to Mingo.....so there's that! Edited July 2, 2019 by wpbooks01 The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpbooks01 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) "YOU WILL BUY LIFE!!! YOU WILL BUY LIFE!!!" Edited July 2, 2019 by wpbooks01 The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 11 hours ago, wpbooks01 said: "YOU WILL BUY LIFE!!! YOU WILL BUY LIFE!!!" Ugh, not classic but certainly disturbing... The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpbooks01 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 (edited) I'd say it's arguably classic! It's the only Life magazine I've had a hard time keeping in stock in my own inventory and at used book and magazine stores where I worked that carried old Life Magazines. Probably the runner up would be the Zapruder/JFK cover. That Manson Life cover has a Life of it's own, I daresay.....even was used as an album cover...sort of.... Pop Smear magazine #20 (1999) To name but a few..... Edited July 2, 2019 by wpbooks01 The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wpbooks01 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 On 6/13/2019 at 5:11 AM, FoggyNelson said: L O L I have never seen that pie in the face cover before🤣🤣🥴😃😃😜 now that is classic👍 first pie in the face cover BTW, it's a joke on this, in case the reference was missed due to 'pie smearings' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Just glance. Staring may cause blindness. Graded copies receive a classic cover designation by CGC The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
