Popular Post N e r V Posted May 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2023 Readcomix, comicjack, Raze and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Professor Echo Posted May 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) Skull-jinks. Edited May 16, 2023 by Professor Echo Mmehdy, Raze, hchill25 and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted May 16, 2023 Author Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 10:31 PM, N e r V said: 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. Great info, and obviously the reason such covers seem hard to find in that era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 5:40 PM, Frisco Larson said: Perhaps the coolest regular skull cover of the Marvel Silver Age! I agree and that was the first one I thought of. I recently bought a nice high grade copy even though I don’t really collect the title. southern cross, Readcomix and Frisco Larson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 4:20 AM, N e r V said: WOW, that cover art is fantastic!!! Congratulations on owning such a beautiful cover!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 I guess you could say every Phantom cover has a skull or two or three on it... Mmehdy and sagii 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 5:20 AM, N e r V said: Thread has definitely peaked. Readcomix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 (edited) How about back covers? Edited May 21, 2023 by Jaylam sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post southern cross Posted May 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2023 Yeah, I thought of TTA 96 too Mmehdy, Microchip, sagii and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jaylam Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 Boy, these skull covers in the Silver Age are sure hard to find. Here's an offbeat offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 not many in my boxes. sagii and Readcomix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sweet Lou 14 Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Bronze Age, but still one of the very best! sagii, Readcomix, southern cross and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyL Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 (edited) Jerry Lewis... Well, a skull is a skull... Edited May 31, 2023 by RandyL sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyL Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 A few more skull on the cover comics (1960-1969) sagii, grendelbo and southern cross 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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