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

#88:

Birds of Prey (2006)

DC Comics Presents: Crisis. Creeper. Keith Giffen during that “experimental” (Munoz rip-off) art stage. Yummy. (1985)

Excalibur (1995)

Firestorm (1989)

Green Lantern (1997)

Jonah Hex: The first issue of this series I ever picked up off the shelf. Not sure what the impulse to pick it up other than “Ooo! A new title”. (1984)

Legion of Super-Heroes (1997)

New Titans (1992)

Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man (1984)

Teen Titans: JT Krul and Nicola Scott take over the book for the remaining run of this volume. (2010)

Image limit reached, final issue:

X-Men (1999)

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

#92:

Birds of Prey: One Year Later comes to the title, featuring new members and a new mission. (2006)

Excalibur (1995)

Firestorm (1989)

Jonah Hex: The final issue leading into the futuristic Mad Max-esque sci-fi romp, Hex! (1985)

Legion of Super-Heroes (1997)

New Titans (1992)

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man: What is the Answer? Ask Mike Norton! (1984)

Teen Titans (2011)

Witchblade: While I do love me some anniversary issues, I purchased this solely for the inclusion of George Perez art. (2005)

Wolverine (1995)

Image limit reached, final comic:

X-Factor: Fatal Attractions! Holographic cover! (1993)

This is what I love about doing the 365 series of posts on here. As I was going through all the possible issue 243 covers of comics (on the fabulous comicbookdb.com website), I noticed a Superman cover from 1971 with an image that seemed familiar. I never owned that issue but that image, the way he’s holding that woman, the all white background, felt very familiar. And then I remembered a Jonah Hex issue that I did once own: number 91 from 1985. I never knew the Hex cover was an homage to an older Superman cover. The Hex cover, and many before it, was by Mark Texeira and Ed Hannigan (who designed and/or penciled many a DC cover back at that time). I’ve seen Neal Adams credited for the Hex cover as well - either as inspiration or layout - which makes sense since he (along with inker Dick Giordano) was the artist behind the Superman cover. Something about the arc of the woman’s body just screams Neal to me. 

Very interesting find.