Seeking Magazine-Sized Slabbed Bronze Age Comic Book Cover to Display 1 1

[Mewie]

Hello,

I started collecting comic books in the 1990's so I'm not as familiar with Bronze Age, but I'm looking to display a magazine-sized slab on my wall.

What beautiful / favorite covers do you recommend I check out? In general, my budget is about $500 to spend on this upcoming comic book (ideally a CGC grade of 9.0 or above).

Context: I love my comic book wall display of a variety of characters, comic book titles, and comic book publishers. This wall is also my background during work Zoom calls so I'm aiming for kid-friendly and work-friendly - no excessive violence or sexiness. 

Thanks!

Edited February 17, 2023 by Mewie
Specifying what kind of cover I'm seeking

[Number 6]

In terms of Bronze magazine cover art there’s so much great material it’s hard to know what to recommend without knowing more of what you have in mind. 
 

As such, I would recommend taking your time to see what’s out there. 
 

Seems like from your wall you like X-men. There is this issue of Bizarre Adventures:

 

Personally, this is one of my favorites:

[batmiesta]

Have a look through this lot, loads of great magazine covers in here. 

[Mewie]

On 2/17/2023 at 3:29 PM, Number 6 said:

In terms of Bronze magazine cover art there’s so much great material it’s hard to know what to recommend without knowing more of what you have in mind. 
 

As such, I would recommend taking your time to see what’s out there. 
 

Seems like from your wall you like X-men. There is this issue of Bizarre Adventures:

 

Personally, this is one of my favorites:

Nice covers!

Yes, the request was quite vague but mainly because there's just so much I don't know so I'm actively looking to see what is out there that is beyond my usual interests (like X-men). For example, I came across The Last Ronin a few months ago since I missed the news of its initial launch and absolutely love it. It's also the reason why I need more magazine-sized slabs on my wall to help balance it out haha

The type of art/content I'm primarily looking for is something that inspires me to be creative. I'm an illustrator-in-training so I take advantage of nostalgia and amazing illustrations to get the energy going - plus, if I can relate to the comic more so, they can be great conversation starters with people I'm on a Zoom call with. 

Thank you so much! Love the recommendations and advice.😍

Edited February 18, 2023 by Mewie
Adding more context about the art I seek

[Mewie]

On 2/17/2023 at 3:58 PM, batmiesta said:

Have a look through this lot, loads of great magazine covers in here. 

This thread rocks! Thank you - I'll be exploring this one for sure!

[Jayman]

[Mewie]

On 2/21/2023 at 5:21 AM, Jayman said:

Those are so great. Thank for sharing!

[comic_memories]

[Mewie]

On 2/21/2023 at 1:32 PM, comic_memories said:

Whoa... never seen this before. I love how CGC recognizes this magazine pre-dates Giant-sized X-men #1 and #94. I will look into this issue more - love it! Thank you for sharing.

[batmiesta]

On 2/21/2023 at 10:07 PM, Mewie said:

Whoa... never seen this before. I love how CGC recognizes this magazine pre-dates Giant-sized X-men #1 and #94. I will look into this issue more - love it! Thank you for sharing.

It commands a premium, rightly or wrongly. 

[Mewie]

On 2/21/2023 at 2:14 PM, batmiesta said:

It commands a premium, rightly or wrongly. 

I just researched the prices. Yikes... that's a bit out of my price range for mounted displays haha But I love discovering new collectibles like this. May have to add that to my long-term wishlist 😅

[batmiesta]

On 2/21/2023 at 10:19 PM, Pizza Boy said:

 you beat me to it. It's just an ad, not an appearance 

Totally agree, a book I will never have in my collection because of the ridiculous price. 

[Mewie]

On 2/21/2023 at 2:20 PM, Pizza Boy said:

Don't waste your money. Get a nice print of the cover made if you're enamored with it 

Ohhh... it's just an ad?  Thanks for the heads up! I'll pass too.

[Mewie]

On 2/21/2023 at 2:29 PM, Pizza Boy said:

https://www.comics.org/series/2260/covers/

If you like Moon Knight, #21 is a great cover.

That's cool cover and yes, Moon Knight is growing on me, especially because of the Disney+ show. 

The only thing I don't like about this cover and several covers from the Bronze age... the "damsels in distress" (especially Conan) is not my cup of tea haha

I finally finished that "This Week in Your Magazine Collection" thread (took me HOURS) and there some great ones I'm eyeing.

Rampaging Hulk 9 is definitely on my radar. But going to see what key comics are out there too that may have an eye-popping cover.

 

[batmiesta]

On 2/21/2023 at 10:39 PM, Mewie said:

That's cool cover and yes, Moon Knight is growing on me, especially because of the Disney+ show. 

The only thing I don't like about this cover and several covers from the Bronze age... the "damsels in distress" (especially Conan) is not my cup of tea haha

I finally finished that "This Week in Your Magazine Collection" thread (took me HOURS) and there some great ones I'm eyeing.

Rampaging Hulk 9 is definitely on my radar. But going to see what key comics are out there too that may have an eye-popping cover.

 

Waiting for mine to come back from CGC, a year and counting. 

[batmiesta]

A personnel favourite of mine. 

[batmiesta]

And another.

[This is Who We Are]

On 2/21/2023 at 7:05 PM, batmiesta said:

And another.

When that finally returns to you enshrined in plastic, I will hope to see it proudly displayed in the “this week”… thread 👍🏻

[batmiesta]

You know it bruv.

[Brock]

This thread needs at least one DC suggestion. Here's one that's inexpensive, but harder to find: