Comments on: Top Five Team Face-Off Covers http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/ Comic Book Resources Presents... Comics Should Be Good! Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:38:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: zawifwpjgh http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-2/#comment-113532 zawifwpjgh Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:29:19 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-113532 Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! auvaqhsoaudff Hello! Good Site! Thanks you! auvaqhsoaudff

]]> By: Tom from West Chester http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-85357 Tom from West Chester Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:52:11 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-85357 "http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/images/spiderman_spectacular/170.jpg" Come on, where's the love for Spectacular Spider-man #170: the Avengers vs. the Outlaws? That said the Justice League vs Justice Society one is outstanding and the best of the five shown. "http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/images/spiderman_spectacular/170.jpg"

Come on, where's the love for Spectacular Spider-man #170: the Avengers vs. the Outlaws?

That said the Justice League vs Justice Society one is outstanding and the best of the five shown.

]]> By: Rob M http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-85255 Rob M Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:42:47 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-85255 Iron Man's new mask first appeared in IM #68, cover date June 1974 (so it was probably on sale in February or March). http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=27479 Iron Man's new mask first appeared in IM #68, cover date June 1974 (so it was probably on sale in February or March).
http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=27479

]]> By: DanCJ http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-85204 DanCJ Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:19:28 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-85204 Ha - I like the way the picture on the box that Iron Man comes in is still drawn without the nose Ha - I like the way the picture on the box that Iron Man comes in is still drawn without the nose

]]> By: Andrew-TLA http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-85118 Andrew-TLA Fri, 27 Apr 2007 05:16:20 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-85118 My understanding of things is that Mego originally sculpted the head for a Dr. Doom figure that would have been to expensive to produce, so they used it for Iron Man instead: http://www.megomuseum.com/wgsh/ironman.html has pictures of the figure. The article mentions the nose being present in the comics, but the character artwork on the package has the traditional flat face. The figure came out in 1975. When did the nose pop up in the comics? My understanding of things is that Mego originally sculpted the head for a Dr. Doom figure that would have been to expensive to produce, so they used it for Iron Man instead:
http://www.megomuseum.com/wgsh/ironman.html has pictures of the figure. The article mentions the nose being present in the comics, but the character artwork on the package has the traditional flat face.

The figure came out in 1975. When did the nose pop up in the comics?

]]> By: Brian Cronin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84727 Brian Cronin Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:05:22 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84727 <blockquote>Maybe that’s a good topic for an Urban Legend column? </blockquote> Definitely. :)

Maybe that’s a good topic for an Urban Legend column?

Definitely. :)

]]> By: SwanShadow http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84726 SwanShadow Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:02:32 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84726 That "JLA vs. Wild Kingdom" cover has me wondering: What the devil does Black Canary think she's going to do when she connects with that tiger? That "JLA vs. Wild Kingdom" cover has me wondering:

What the devil does Black Canary think she's going to do when she connects with that tiger?

]]> By: dancinhomer http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84576 dancinhomer Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:58:39 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84576 Justice League 56 is a great cover.... of course, those particular members of the JLA would have laid out those particular members of the JSA in 3 seconds, but it's a nice buildup. Justice League 56 is a great cover....

of course, those particular members of the JLA would have laid out those particular members of the JSA in 3 seconds, but it's a nice buildup.

]]> By: Mobelius Rodelius http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84565 Mobelius Rodelius Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:15:45 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84565 One more vote for Avengers Annual #2. Rob A, that cover is fantastic. Good call. One more vote for Avengers Annual #2. Rob A, that cover is fantastic. Good call.

]]> By: CBrown http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84556 CBrown Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:49:03 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84556 <blockquote>Why does Iron Man have a nose? For about seven months in the 70s, Iron Man redesigned the armor to include a nose. </blockquote> I believe the nose came about when Marvel licensed some characters to a toy company which was too cheap to sculpt a separate head sans nose for its Iron Man figures. Thus Marvel started to draw the nose on him to conform with the toy line. Maybe that's a good topic for an Urban Legend column?

Why does Iron Man have a nose?

For about seven months in the 70s, Iron Man redesigned the armor to include a nose.

I believe the nose came about when Marvel licensed some characters to a toy company which was too cheap to sculpt a separate head sans nose for its Iron Man figures. Thus Marvel started to draw the nose on him to conform with the toy line.

Maybe that's a good topic for an Urban Legend column?

]]> By: Ben Herman http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84549 Ben Herman Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:25:21 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84549 <I>And don’t forget the totally awesome cover of Avengers Annual 16: the Avengers versus dead heroes and villains!</I> I wonder how many of the dead guys on that cover have come back to life since this was published? Probably most of them, I expect. And don’t forget the totally awesome cover of Avengers Annual 16: the Avengers versus dead heroes and villains!

I wonder how many of the dead guys on that cover have come back to life since this was published? Probably most of them, I expect.

]]> By: Ben Herman http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84547 Ben Herman Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:20:36 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84547 <I>Oooh - I’ve got a cover homage for that X-Men cover: http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=106451&zoom=4</I> Damn, I've never seen that one before! Now I have to rtack down that issue. Dave Cockrum was such a fantastic artist. Even when he was doing stuff on Justice League Unlimited that fell below the radar of most readers, he was still producing quality work. Oh, yeah, that JLA vs. zoo animals cover by Ernie Chan rocks. And it has a gorilla with a machine gun. A relative of Monsieur Mallah, perhaps? Oooh - I’ve got a cover homage for that X-Men cover:

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=106451&zoom=4

Damn, I've never seen that one before! Now I have to rtack down that issue. Dave Cockrum was such a fantastic artist. Even when he was doing stuff on Justice League Unlimited that fell below the radar of most readers, he was still producing quality work.

Oh, yeah, that JLA vs. zoo animals cover by Ernie Chan rocks. And it has a gorilla with a machine gun. A relative of Monsieur Mallah, perhaps?

]]> By: Ryan Day http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84534 Ryan Day Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:32:48 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84534 I know it's a robo-Cyclops. But it's still a stupid robo-Cyclops. Didn't the robots have approximations of the X-Men's powers? In <a href="http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/17292128602.8.GIF" rel="nofollow">Art Adams' re-do</a> of the cover, Cyclops is blasting instead of punching. I know it's a robo-Cyclops. But it's still a stupid robo-Cyclops. Didn't the robots have approximations of the X-Men's powers? In Art Adams' re-do of the cover, Cyclops is blasting instead of punching.

]]> By: Flush it all away http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84364 Flush it all away Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:23:41 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84364 And don't forget the totally awesome cover of Avengers Annual 16: the Avengers versus dead heroes and villains! Read about it here: http://daveslongbox.blogspot.com/2006/07/avengers-annual-16-marvel-comics-1987.html Man, I loved this issue when I was a kid. And don't forget the totally awesome cover of Avengers Annual 16: the Avengers versus dead heroes and villains!

Read about it here:
http://daveslongbox.blogspot.com/2006/07/avengers-annual-16-marvel-comics-1987.html

Man, I loved this issue when I was a kid.

]]> By: Brian Cronin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84354 Brian Cronin Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:23:52 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84354 The link works, Ian! :) The link works, Ian! :)

]]> By: Ian Astheimer http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84352 Ian Astheimer Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:16:58 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84352 </a> Dammit! Stupid HTML. Dammit! Stupid HTML.

]]> By: Ian Astheimer http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84351 Ian Astheimer Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:15:57 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84351 <blockquote>I.. don’t have any idea who the Slasher is. There goes my geek cred.</blockquote> Click <a href="http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/razorbla.htm" rel="nofollow">here</i> to learn more about Slasher/Razorblade.

I.. don’t have any idea who the Slasher is.
There goes my geek cred.

Click here to learn more about Slasher/Razorblade.

]]> By: Rebis http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84331 Rebis Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:16:48 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84331 Hey Ryan, Yeah, that X-Statix v. Avengers rocks! No surprise, given the artist (although generally I do prefer slightly less busy layouts for the team-vs.-team cover dynamic). Mabye just one less pair of heroes? Plus Wasp and Ant-Man are spoiling that awesome Doop pose. Still, it's Allred-tastic. Hey Ryan,

Yeah, that X-Statix v. Avengers rocks! No surprise, given the artist (although generally I do prefer slightly less busy layouts for the team-vs.-team cover dynamic). Mabye just one less pair of heroes? Plus Wasp and Ant-Man are spoiling that awesome Doop pose. Still, it's Allred-tastic.

]]> By: Brian Cronin http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84297 Brian Cronin Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:26:15 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84297 Those JLI/Suicide Covers, Ted, were awesome-rageous! Those JLI/Suicide Covers, Ted, were awesome-rageous!

]]> By: Ted Watson http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/comment-page-1/#comment-84291 Ted Watson Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:19:55 +0000 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/04/24/top-five-team-face-off-covers/#comment-84291 I agree with Rob A about AVENGERS ANNUAL #2. Also, although they're not QUITE what you're talking about, the JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL/SUICIDE SQUAD cross--over in 1988, #13s both, deserves an honorable mention. I agree with Rob A about AVENGERS ANNUAL #2. Also, although they're not QUITE what you're talking about, the JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL/SUICIDE SQUAD cross--over in 1988, #13s both, deserves an honorable mention.

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