Question:
what's the greatest comic book cover ever?
Here is my nominee...
Amazing Spider-Man #50, July 1967
http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/1570/400/1570_4_00050.jpg
Answer:
That is a great cover, but for Spider-Man my all-time favorite has to be
this one:
http://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider-ManB/Large/AmazSpid33.JPG
It's pretty hard to limit my choices to just one. There have been so many
iconic covers over the years, I'll just list five that I have found
unforgettable over the years.
Batman # 188. I love the image of Batman & Robin being "rubbed out". The
story couldn't possibly live up to that(and it didn't):
http://www.comicskins.com/csnnews/comfychair/comfy_backup/comfychair_...
Mad # 1 is truly weird. It sums up Kurtzman's approach perfectly:
http://www.collectmad.com/madcoversite/mad001printid.html
Arcade The Comics Revue # 2. This really twisted my young mind when I first
saw it in a head shop back in the 70s. (I went with my very straight Mom
'cause she bought incense there. Really.) A very creepy Crumb cover. I
recently bought two copies of this issue just so I have an extra. It only
took thirty years, but I finally got it! I wish I could find a bigger scan
to show it better.
http://sir.real.50megs.com/comix/catalog/screen/Arcade2.htm
Adventure Comics # 431. Jim Aparo at his best:
http://www.dcindexes.com/covers/adventure/adv431.jpg
Jack Kirby's OMAC # 1. No matter what DC is doing to bastardize the concept
of OMAC now, nothing can wipe away the impact of this cover. It really leapt
off the spinner racks back in 1974:
http://www.socalcomics.com/omac1nm.jpg
