Comments on: The Top 75 Most Iconic Covers in DC Comics History!

By: treasure Hunters Roadshow

treasure Hunters Roadshow — Mon, 23 May 2011 04:38:26 +0000

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By: nikki

nikki — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:59:07 +0000

I really hope this list doesn’t turn into ‘The Superman/Batman Show’ which it quite possibly could

By: Vic De Zen

Vic De Zen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:51:11 +0000

Can’t argue with these first two selections. I would definitely put several over the death of Superman cover though. but it is still meaningful.

By: Roman

Roman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:44:48 +0000

First two covers of the Dark Knight, JLA #1 (take your pick from which series; they’re all pretty iconic).

By: Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:18:56 +0000

I was just re-reading a bunch of Swamp Thing, so maybe that’s why he’s so prevalent on my mind at the moment, but a few of his covers stood out for consideration:

House Of Secrets #92
Saga Of The Swamp Thing #21
Saga Of The Swamp Thing #34

A few others I could see making the list…

New Teen Titans (1980) #1, 30
Justice League Of America (1960) #1, 100
Justice League (1987) #1
Brave And The Bold #28, 111
Detective Comics #38, 475, 476
Flash #105, 123, 137
Showcase #4, 22
Green Lantern/Green Arrow #76, 85
Action Comics #1, 252
Superman #1, 199
Lois Lane #106
Wonder Woman #178
Jimmy Olsen #53, 141 (“Don’t Ask! Just Buy It!”)
All-Star Comics #3
All-Star Squadron #1

plenty of others I’m sure I’m forgetting too…

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:32:33 +0000

Brian,

Comic companies pick whatever anniversary they think will sell issues. Marvel celebrated 25 in the 1980′s (25 Years since FF #1) and now decides it’s 70 (Marvel Comics # 1).

For DC, it’s been a little more consistent, but they tend to exclude the company’s first year when they just sold reprints of newspaper strips. They tend to go with New Fun #1 in 1935, where they first published original material as the start date. New Fun was retitled More Fun with issue #7 and ran until 1947.

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:47:57 +0000

Thank you for including more than 75; I think it gives us a say in what think is not iconic as well as what it.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:38:06 +0000

The question for me is, are you including covers from separate companies whose characters would later be acquired by DC, like Fawcett, Quality and Charlton? I would guess not — that is to say, I wouldn’t include them, aside from All-American Comics.

Agreed (as far as not featuring them, aside from All-American Comics).

By: Dan K

Dan K — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:14:15 +0000

“How about TPB covers, like the Killing Joke”

I believe that was originally released as a single prestige format issue – so I reckon it counts as a comic.

By: Craig B.

Craig B. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:36:02 +0000

All-Star Comics #3. Brave and Bold #28. Justice League of America #100 (Volume 1). Showcase #4, #22. Flash #123. Action #1, of course.

By: Rob Schmidt

Rob Schmidt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:26:33 +0000

Is there any doubt that ACTION#1 will be the eventual winner?

By: JoeMac

JoeMac — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:18:09 +0000

How about TPB covers, like the Killing Joke? Is that a go or no-go on this list?

By: Thok

Thok — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:05:26 +0000

I wouldn’t include Batman 497, given the cover is ugly (the iconic panel is much better than the cover.)

Showcase 4, Showcase 22, GL v. 3 49, Batman 404, and GL/GA 5 are more examples of the so obvious they shouldn’t need to be mentioned covers.

The cover to Countdown to Infinite Crisis probably should be listed, as it’s clearly iconic even if you dislike the comic.

By: buttler

buttler — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:28:46 +0000

The question for me is, are you including covers from separate companies whose characters would later be acquired by DC, like Fawcett, Quality and Charlton? I would guess not — that is to say, I wouldn’t include them, aside from All-American Comics.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:44:26 +0000

Er, quick.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:44:06 +0000

Here’s a wuick list I came up with:

-LSH #294
-Action Comics #1
-Watchmen #1
-JL(I) #1
-Kingdom Come #4
-Batman #497 (awful artwork, but iconic nonetheless)
-Dark Knight Returns #2
-Flash #123
-Superman vs Muhammad Ali
-COIE #12
-COIE #7
-Green Lantern/Green Arrow #85

By: The Crazed Spruce

The Crazed Spruce — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:23:42 +0000

If the JLI looking up at the “camera” from Justice League #1 doesn’t show up on this list, I’m gonna be seriously disappointed in you, Cronin!

(I’m also hoping for Crisis #7, the last chapter of the LoSH’s “Great Darkness Saga”, Kirby’s first issue of Jimmy Olsen, the Speedy “junkie” cover, and the issue of Action Comics where Superman reveals his identity to Lois. The reveal itself seemed kinda forced, but it was a hell of a cover.)

By: BRIAN

BRIAN — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:15:16 +0000

I THOUGHT NEXT YEAR WAS 75?

WORLD’S FINEST 195 – COOL COVER!!

CHEERS,

By: gremlinclr

gremlinclr — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:11:55 +0000

Are you including DC imprints Brian?

By: Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:01:16 +0000

Those are both great. It’s interesting that “52″ issue 1 is a tribute to the death of superman.
“Iconic” is probably best indicated by being “most-imitated” or most the subject of tribute. Superman 1 and Action Comics 1 are unequivocally up there.

Somewhat down the line, Superman with a flag and eagle; and Watchmen’s smiley face with blood.

I don’t know if we really ought to count any covers that cite Michelangelo’s Pieta. That just seems *wrong* to me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietà_(Michelangelo) . They are all tributes to Michelangelo, Jesus and Mary, not Superman and Supergirl.