Worst Comic Covers Ever - Let's See 'Em!

[ASM-completist]

There was some complaints about a recent AXM cover. Naturally, I thought a worst-cover-ever topic would be fun. Forgive me if this topic has already been explored.

[Sal]

anything by DC with a word balloon on it from, oh, 1950 until 1966 or so, as long as Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane, Nick Cardy or Joe Kubert weren't involved. i might have left off an artist or two

[Silver Surfer]

anything by DC with a word balloon on it from, oh, 1950 until 1966 or so, as long as Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane, Nick Cardy or Joe Kubert weren't involved. i might have left off an artist or two

 

Ah you beat me too it.

[awe4one]

This cover should always ranks at the top of these "worst" discussions. I guess we can close this thread now?

 

 

Jim

[Jokerman]

 

 

That is truly a hideous cover!

 

Joker--

[verygoodplus]

That's a silly cover, but it has a sort of oddball charm...

 

I get a kick out of it, anyway.

 

 

 

When I think "worst," I think of this kind of thing:

 

 

[Rip]

I thought Carmine Infantino did some really terrible stuff. Kirby's later stuff, lot of Image covers....

[shadroch]

Don't have a scan,but the one that comes to mind is Barry Smiths cover of the Ultron Imperitive one shot.I don't know where this cover sketch came from,but it never should have seen the light of day.

Obviously some of the 80s indies had really hideous covers,but this is Barry Windsor Smith,for cripes sake.

 

For a truly scary 80s indie covercheck out Solsons How to Draw Comics cover featuring Gary Brodsky himself.

[Bronze_Age_Fan]

Any Rob Liefeld cover...take your pick.

[thanos_oftitan]

 

Ultimate Team-Up - 9

 

What a POS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kiltman]

Ultimate Team-Up - 9

 

What a POS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That reminds me of that crappy justice league of america cartoon network art. (if you can even call it that)

 

[embarrasing lack of self control] [embarrasing lack of self control] [embarrasing lack of self control]

[Red Hook]

I remember standing there....14 years old.....and wondering if Kirby had suffered a stroke. The fact that this cover was sandwiched between Steranko's trio of brilliant X-Men covers and the run of covers that Adams did shortly afterwards, hasn't made this one age gracefully.

 

A very unfortunate choice of pose for Cyclops there.....

 

[Bronze_Age_Fan]

Looks like Cyclops is doing the old "Hello Boys" leg splits there...

[joe_collector]

[Bronze_Age_Fan]

 

Now that's what I'm talking about, absolutely hideuos and so indicative of the early 90's

[joe_collector]

Those "huge characters yelling" covers were popular in the 90's. Here's another one, althought Keown can be forgiven as it was the final Hulk cover he tossed off before leaving the book and Marvel.

 

[arexcrooke]

THe Leader looks like he just got done smoking a doob.

[tilleycs]

The Silver Surfer run that started in 1987 had some great stories and some great art, but it also had some lousy art (or, at least art that wasn't my preference - I'll say it that way).

 

Most of the time you got the Surfer looking like this:

 

 

And then sometimes you got...this:

 

[Red Hook]

Ouch! Owwwwww!

[tilleycs]

Yeah, just not my preference. Here's another style that I really hate. Again, just not my preference. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but this art kept me from even TRYING to get any of these issues. I just can't get past the artwork.