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

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Birds of Prey (2005)

Daredevil (2006)

Firestorm: I’m a mean ol’ Liooooon! (1989)

Green Lantern (1997)

JSA: This Perez cover piqued curiosity - mostly for Batman of Earth-2’s appearance. Technically he shouldn’t exist - and yet it was a clue to what was going on in Infinite Crisis. (2006)

Legion of Super-Heroes (1996)

New Titans (1992)

Warlord (1984)

Wolverine (1994)

X-Factor (1992)

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X-Men (1999)

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

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Part 2 (I have a feeling these posts are going to double up quite often from here on out):

New Titans (1995)

New X-Men (2002)

Nightwing (2006)

Scooby-Doo: Picked this issue up for the CGS easter egg dropped in by artist Scott Neely. (2007)

Wonder Woman (1997)

X-Factor (1996)

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And from the never read/never owned file:

Superman: Months before Superman’s cousin hit the scene, there was… Super-Girl! (1958)

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Superman: Although this isn’t the first appearance of Superman Blue, this might be his first appearance on a cover. (1997)

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But most importantly:

Flash: Here it is. The Gardner Fox/Carmine Infantino/Julius Schwartz issue that would change the DC Universe forever! Or at least until 1985 and the Crisis. Earth-1 meets Earth-2, Silver Age meets the Golden Age. And nothing will ever be the same! (1961)

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

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Part 1:

Cerebus (1989)

Flash: Cover homage by Mike Wieringo homaging the first Flash of Two Worlds story as seen in the next post. (1997)

Green Lantern: Hal Jordan solo headlines after almost fifty issues of having Green Arrow share the spotlight. (1979)

Hellblazer (1998)

JLA (2006)

Legion of Super-Heroes (2000)

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

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Avengers: Wonder Man is revealed to be a being of pure ionic energy. (1977)

Flash (2000)

Justice League of America: One of the first JLA comics I owned, handed down from my uncle, before I started buying comics for myself. A JLA/JSA team-up that featured other characters within the larger DC Universe such as the Black Pirate, Enemy Ace, Jonah Hex and more. I continue to find early comics that are a cross section of multiple characters/Earths/etc within the DC Pantheon. Who says the multiverse is confusing? It all but ignited my curiosity and imagination and made me want to know more. (1978)

Robin (2007)

Superman (2000)

Wonder Woman: Brian K. Vaughan comes up with a story pitting Clayface against Diana in an attempt to steal her powers once he discovers that she was originally made from clay. It’s a bit of stretch but an interesting notion at the very least. (2000)

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

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Cerebus (1996)

Daredevil: This is the first issue of DD I pulled off the shelf myself at the time of its initial release. I forgot that Black Widow was part of this issue as well. I liked DD back then. It’s a character that I keep on the - no pun intended - radar to see if I’m interested enough to jump back in to read. Usually with the big guns or stories. Born Again. Fall from Grace. Kevin Smith. Ed Brubaker. I haven’t tried out the latest incarnation and I really should. (1984)

Flash: There it is. Michael Turner’s first cover on the title. It’s the issue that brought me back to Flash at the time. Mostly because I knew Howard Porter was going to join the book as regular artist. But also that cover. It stood out on the shelves and screamed look at me! Sure the anatomy is a bit wonky - but I discovered at a past San Diego Comic Con that there are definitely people out there that look like a Turner drawing come to life. Long torsos, thin waists, long legs. Don’t let the detractors fool you - people come in all shapes and sizes. I think a lot of what makes this cover so eye-catching is the coloring and lightning bolt. Good stuff. (2004)

Green Lantern Corps: This was the final issue of GL/GLC that I picked up at the time of its release. I would get out of comics for a few years around the time of Millennium. So I’m not sure why I stopped picking this title up for another few years. Could be that, as much as I liked the change from a solo book to a team-up book, it didn’t hold my interest. (1986)

Justice League of America: Crisis on Earth-Prime begins! Awesome Perez cover. Crime Syndicate! All-Star Squadron! Earth-2! I didn’t pick this up at the time of release, but I quickly added it to my collection once I knew Perez did JLA covers and interiors. Fun five part story. (1982)

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (1975)

Superman (2004)

Uncanny X-Men: The ending of this issue needs only one word to define it: SNIKT! (1986)

X-Men (2008)