Popular Post MusterMark Posted May 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2023 sagii, 1950's war comics, Gaard and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Echo Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) On 5/14/2023 at 3:51 PM, sagii said: @Professor Echo @pemart1966 @namisgr @csaag @Jaylam @1950's war comics @MR. Pontoon ..and what a way to kick it off, a book with 'Skull' in the story title Thanks for starting this thread! It's a lot of fun and a challenge and it sure kept me fun busy on a lazy Sunday. Double header: Edited May 15, 2023 by Professor Echo sagii and Raze 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Telegan Posted May 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2023 Saw this one the other day : Professor Echo, Raze, namisgr and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Echo Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Proof positive that in addition to crumpets, the Brits do love them some skulls. hchill25 and sagii 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Professor Echo Posted May 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Hasta la vista, baby. Edited May 15, 2023 by Professor Echo Raze, grendelbo, namisgr and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 A pretty great Red Skull cover! grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Angry Skull with cube! sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSkull Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 TOS Red Skull cover sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Eye patch skull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Reaching here to be sure, but skull and cross bones on the pirate's hat. sagii and Professor Echo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Awesome Red Skull appearance!!! sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Another great one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Ok, perhaps the BEST Red Skull cover of the Silver Age!!! namisgr, southern cross, RedSkull and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frisco Larson Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 HUGE Red Skull on this cover! sagii and comicjack 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Perhaps the coolest regular skull cover of the Marvel Silver Age! southern cross, electricprune and sagii 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/13/2023 at 7:10 PM, sagii said: So i have a group of collectors i chat with on IG, and after HA posted a Top 10 Skull covers to 'look out for' last Friday, it occured to me: You can point to many Golden Age (hero and pch) examples for the category You can point to many Pulp Magazine examples for the category You can point to many Bronze Age (horror comics in particular) for the category But i couldn't think of any notable/classic Silver Age covers for the category. Other collectors seemed stumped as well, but one pointed out 'Tales to Astonish #96 ( a good one). Covers with the Red Skull were also acknowledged. But any others beyond that? And while the Red Skull ones are welcomed here would like to what else is out there that i seem to be forgetting or just not aware of. For the sake of this Thread, let's say 1960 - 1969 My Silver collection is light at the moment, so i'm just a spectator here. Post 'em if you got 'em!!! Skulls and skeletons were limited in the post code era for a while. You had to be careful they could only be used in a “dead” or symbolic form otherwise they constituted being the walking dead which was a no-no. Things by the 1970’s had changed enough that a character like Ghost Rider could be done in 1972. I would say that character would be problematic ten years earlier for a publisher. I would think numbers 3 and 5 below would be on a publishers mind with using skulls/skeletons until the 1970’s arrived. General standards—Part B (1) No comic magazine shall use the word horror or terror in its title. (2) All scenes of horror, excessive bloodshed, gory or gruesome crimes, depravity, lust, sadism, masochism shall not be permitted. (3) All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated. (4) Inclusion of stories dealing with evil shall be used or shall be published only where the intent is to illustrate a moral issue and in no case shall evil be presented alluringly, nor so as to injure the sensibilities of the reader. (5) Scenes dealing with, or instruments associated with walking dead, torture, vampires and vampirism, ghouls, cannibalism, and werewolfism are prohibited. RockMyAmadeus, Professor Echo and MusterMark 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 5:40 PM, Frisco Larson said: Perhaps the coolest regular skull cover of the Marvel Silver Age! This cover was at the top of my thoughts when I saw the threads title. It’s a great cover but a little sad they didn’t do a full skull instead of a half skull. Artists choice or artist being aware of the code? Who knows. Would loved to have seen a full skull like Dark Mysteries #2… Raze, grendelbo, Frisco Larson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 7:49 PM, N e r V said: It’s a great cover but a little sad they didn’t do a full skull instead of a half skull. As the famous saying goes: Half a skull is better than no skull at all. Frisco Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 9:49 PM, N e r V said: This cover was at the top of my thoughts when I saw the threads title. It’s a great cover but a little sad they didn’t do a full skull instead of a half skull. Artists choice or artist being aware of the code? Who knows. Would loved to have seen a full skull like Dark Mysteries #2… Unfortunately, cover artist Dan Adkins has been gone for 10 years now, so it's tough to say, but I think John Romita was art director at this point, so maybe he remembers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
