I Can’t Cover What I Am
I Can’t Cover What I Am – Superman’s Secret Identity…Revealed?!?
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
Today we look at examples of Superman’s secret identity about to be revealed, actually being revealed or at least SEEMINGLY being revealed!
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Superman, Batman and Robin Goofing Off
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
Today, we look at a selection of early World’s Finest covers where Superman, Batman and Robin basically just goof off together. I think it is fun if you just pretend that all of these covers happened on one really amazing day off together.
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Marvel’s 70th Anniversary Covers
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
With their books cover-dated October 2009 (so roughly August 2009), Marvel decided to celebrate their 70th Anniversary as a company (unlike their 1986 25th anniversary, which only celebrated the beginning of the Marvel Universe specifically) with a series of variant covers in the style of their 25th Anniversary covers from 1986. Jim Cheung did the border art and a variety of artists did the spotlight art. So today, here are all of the Marvel 70th Anniversary covers (Thor did not come out that month, so as far as I can tell, it did not get a 70th Anniversary cover).
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Marvel’s 25th Anniversary Covers
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
Today I will spotlight ALL of the covers for Marvel Comics cover dated November 1986, the 25th Anniversary of the Marvel Universe.
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Joe Kubert’s “False Sense of Security” Covers
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
Today I will spotlight the late, great Joe Kubert’s propensity for covers depicting characters expressing a false sense of security.
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Superhero Comics Transitioning Into a New Format
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
Today, let’s take a look at covers of superhero comics that are transitioning from a superhero format to a new format.
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Batman Gets Punched!
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
We’ve already seen Superman get punched, now check out these ten cool comic book overs depicting Batman taking his turn at getting punched!
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Superman Gets Punched!
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
Obviously, when someone is as strong and as tough as Superman is, to see him getting punched by someone (and having it actually be felt) is quite a sight! That’s why it’s been seen so much on covers over the years.
An amusing thing about it, though, is that it was NOT used for the first couple of decades of Superman’s career – I think you could make the argument that this cover theme really does not work until Superman is COMPLETELY set as a paragon of strength and toughness – otherwise, it’s seen as an ACTUAL sign of weakness, and not “Wow, that guy just punched Superman! What the heck is going on in THIS comic?!? I must find out now!”
In any event, here are ten cool comic covers of Superman showing off his “oh man, I just got punched hard” face
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Superman Lifts Weird Stuff
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
You’d think with a superhero who has, as one of his biggest powers, super-strength, that he’d be lifting stuff all the time on covers, right?
Not really so, oddly enough, so it was actually difficult to put together this list of ten covers featuring Superman lifting weird stuff.
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Boxing for Dollars!
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
Here are ten cool comic covers involving superheroes and boxing!!
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – The Best Pieta Covers!
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
This week, we will take a look at what I think are the ten coolest comic covers that are similar in design to the famous Pieta statue by Michelangelo!
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Identities…REVEALED!
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
In honor of the recent revelation of who Spoiler was in the pages of Robin, here are ten cool comic covers featuring revelations of people (secret identities, etc.)
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Super(Ladies)Man
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
Here are ten cool comic covers featuring Superman kissing someone other than Lois Lane!
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – World’s Finest Sportsmen
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
Here are ten cool comic covers of Batman, Superman and Robin engaging in sporting activities!
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I Can’t Cover What I Am – Morrison Inspiration
In this feature, I spotlight comic book covers that follow a specific theme. Here is an archive of all the cover themes we’ve spotlighted so far.
As you may or may not know, Grant Morrison’s current runs on both Batman and All Star Superman are heavily influenced by Silver Age comics starring Batman and Superman, so I thought a fun gallery would be a few of these influences, so here are ten cool covers that (at least somewhat) inspired Morrison (and Quitely)’s current Superman and Batman runs (and yes, one of these is from 1978, so 9/10 Silver Age)…
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