Coverdeath Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 On 4/29/2024 at 7:34 AM, Hepcat said: Yes, that's a good one. While it didn't make my top thirteen, it would make my top twenty from the Silver Age. What's also interesting is the addition of all those messy Marvel style blurbs beginning with issue #36 forced a reduction in the style and size of the "Justice League of America" logo beginning with issue #43. More background canvas space was needed for Mike Sekowsky's cover art! The single worst Bat-craze cover abomination may have been this one: And you can see all the hypocrisy in the text at the bottom: "too overwhelming to be shown on this cover" ... or rather: "too much text to be shown on this cover" Hepcat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 On 4/27/2024 at 10:46 AM, Jaylam said: Have to agree with you there. DC's covers from that era seemed to have better composition and use of colors, however, there is one later cover that I thought was catchy and clever, this one: When I was a kid I thought it was interesting that all the villains were tanned on this cover while the heroes were pale. I know it was done to distinguish the heroes from the villains, but I still found it interesting... Hepcat and Math Teacher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 5/5/2024 at 3:21 AM, silverseeker said: When I was a kid I thought it was interesting that all the villains were tanned on this cover while the heroes were pale. I know it was done to distinguish the heroes from the villains, but I still found it interesting... The villains must have been spending more time in the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 On 5/6/2024 at 7:54 AM, Jaylam said: The villains must have been spending more time in the sun. Getting their "beach bodies" ready for summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post silverseeker Posted May 8 Popular Post Share Posted May 8 I have a few books I can post here, but I'll start with this big boy that I purchased at the end of last year...first time I've owned a JLA #1! Coverdeath , KirbyJack, Primetime and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Are you going to release the unjustly imprisoned Leaguers from that plastic prison? silverseeker and Coverdeath 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 On 5/7/2024 at 9:02 PM, Hepcat said: Are you going to release the unjustly imprisoned Leaguers from that plastic prison? I used to crack every graded book I bought but have recently chosen to keep a few higher-dollar books slabbed, and this is one of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 I did crack out my JLA #2 though...was graded CGC 7.5. Coverdeath , hchill25, Math Teacher and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post silverseeker Posted May 10 Popular Post Share Posted May 10 And my JLA #4...was graded CGC 9.0. This was a tough book for me to get in nice shape! hchill25, Coverdeath , Math Teacher and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Those two covers rank among my very favourites! Justice League 4 was the oldest issue of the title I managed to acquire as a kid. Coverdeath and silverseeker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coverdeath Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 On 5/10/2024 at 4:55 AM, Hepcat said: Those two covers rank among my very favourites! Justice League 4 was the oldest issue of the title I managed to acquire as a kid. Which issue was on the rack when you started to follow the title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 This one: About a week after I read a copy of this one at summer camp near Mt. Brydges just outside of London, Ontario: Math Teacher, hchill25, Coverdeath and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coverdeath Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 5/10/2024 at 4:55 PM, Hepcat said: This one: About a week after I read a copy of this one at summer camp near Mt. Brydges just outside of London, Ontario: I really love this book, introducing the Atom. Im sure that its not an easy business to get a nice looking copy considering the black background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) On 5/11/2024 at 8:28 AM, BA773 said: Im sure that its not an easy business to get a nice looking copy considering the black background. True indeed. But I've had it for 25-40 years so I no longer remember how/where I acquired it. Edited May 11 by Hepcat Coverdeath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Enterprises Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) I've always liked this JLA cover. Edited May 11 by Lee Enterprises Picture Coverdeath , silverseeker, Math Teacher and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 5/11/2024 at 1:59 PM, Lee Enterprises said: I've always liked this JLA cover. So do I! But that was among the last ones I secured in completing my Justice League run. Lee Enterprises 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 On 5/10/2024 at 1:13 AM, BA773 said: Which issue was on the rack when you started to follow the title? I've actually been writing up my earliest adventures with comics here: Coverdeath 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Coverdeath Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 58 dollars seems to be a good price for the condition... should i take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...