June 30th, 2012 at 12:07PM

Covers of comics that are (or have been) in my collection at one point or another.

#143

Flash: Oh, Cobalt Blue. The hint that there was something different about Barry’s origin was first dropped in the original hc Life Story of the Flash (as “written” by Iris West). It was revealed that Barry was a twin (which I suppose has some precedence in that his children - the Tornado Twins - are just that, twins). And the payoff hits with Cobalt Blue and the Chain Lightning story. It plays out for a few months, but once Waid left the series it wasn’t touched on much. The Thrawne/Allen legacy that spurred from the twins would certainly stick around for a long time but I wonder if it didn’t muddy the waters in the long run. (1998)

Green Lantern: George Perez cover. Omega Men. Adam Strange. Yes, please! (1981)

Marvel Team-Up (1984)

New X-Men (2003)

Robin (2005)

Swamp Thing (1994)

Thunderbolts (2010)

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May 14th, 2012 at 12:18AM

Covers of comics that are (or have been) in my collection at one point or another.

#190

Brave and the Bold: Most likely I picked this up for Adam Strange. And then, as a bonus, there’s a Nemesis back-up tale featuring artwork by Dan Spiegle. (1982)

Cerebus: I just got my hands on a bunch of issues around this time (Thanks Chris Beckett!) - so I’ll add them from here on out even though there are few that I could add to previous posts. (1995)

Daredevil: Elektra… Resurrected! And all in white. Interesting to see some of the Klaus Janson art and how it helped to shape the look of the book for Mazzucchelli, Weeks, etc. (1983)

Green Lantern (1985)

Justice League of America: A well designed cover by Brian Bolland which was recreated by artist/animator Big Jim Miller for the CGS homepage, which you can see here. (1981)

Uncanny X-Men: The chilling yet awesome Kulan Gath two parter begins - a character that hadn’t been used since Claremont resurrected him for a Marvel Team-Up story in 1979! I was always a fan of these two issues - and just like every good alternate history tale, it’s dark with many deaths. Eventually it all gets reverted back to the norm and it’ll be another 15 years before the sorcerer is resurrected during the Busiek/Perez Avengers run. (1985)

Wonder Woman (2003)

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February 11th, 2012 at 10:09AM
Captain Comet. Strange Adventures 9. 1951. First appearance. Cover by Carmine Infantino. Another favorite DC cosmic character that predates Adam Strange by seven years. Outside of Who’s Who, my first exposure to the Captain was in the L.E.G.I.O.N. series that spun out of Invasion!. Interesting to note that the creative team of L.E.G.I.O.N. wanted to use Adam Strange as their go-to choice to reintroduce some of DC’s 50s cosmic history but the character was about to get the Dark Knight treatment with the 3 issue Adam Strange: Man of Two Worlds story by Richard Brunning and the Kubert Bros. Instead, Captain Comet got the bump up and a good thing he did as it gave him a slight resurgence into the post-Crisis DCU. In his 1993 the Golden Age Elseworlds mini-series, James Robinson certainly appreciated the Captain’s place in history as Robinson positioned Captain Comet as the character that would start DC’s Silver Age. Of the two, Adam Strange has the more interesting publishing history. But when I dared to send in a proposal to DC (one of two) as a way to bring back DC’s sci-fi corner, I chose Captain Comet as the lead. Someday I’ll do a post on that proposal especially since many of the ideas presented found their way into the 2004-05 Adam Strange and the Rann-Thanagar War limited series. Not saying they swiped the ideas. Just that I had thought of it five years earlier. Bastards. :)

Captain Comet. Strange Adventures 9. 1951. First appearance. Cover by Carmine Infantino.

Another favorite DC cosmic character that predates Adam Strange by seven years. Outside of Who’s Who, my first exposure to the Captain was in the L.E.G.I.O.N. series that spun out of Invasion!. Interesting to note that the creative team of L.E.G.I.O.N. wanted to use Adam Strange as their go-to choice to reintroduce some of DC’s 50s cosmic history but the character was about to get the Dark Knight treatment with the 3 issue Adam Strange: Man of Two Worlds story by Richard Brunning and the Kubert Bros. Instead, Captain Comet got the bump up and a good thing he did as it gave him a slight resurgence into the post-Crisis DCU. In his 1993 the Golden Age Elseworlds mini-series, James Robinson certainly appreciated the Captain’s place in history as Robinson positioned Captain Comet as the character that would start DC’s Silver Age. Of the two, Adam Strange has the more interesting publishing history. But when I dared to send in a proposal to DC (one of two) as a way to bring back DC’s sci-fi corner, I chose Captain Comet as the lead. Someday I’ll do a post on that proposal especially since many of the ideas presented found their way into the 2004-05 Adam Strange and the Rann-Thanagar War limited series. Not saying they swiped the ideas. Just that I had thought of it five years earlier. Bastards. :)

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January 24th, 2012 at 6:36PM
There just isn’t enough cosmic goodness on my tumblr. Let’s change that with one of my favorite cosmic characters. Adam Strange. Showcase 17. 1958. First appearance. Cover by Gil Kane.

There just isn’t enough cosmic goodness on my tumblr. Let’s change that with one of my favorite cosmic characters.

Adam Strange. Showcase 17. 1958. First appearance. Cover by Gil Kane.

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