Name all the MODERN cover gimmicks! Spelling counts.

[King_of_Batch-migration]

What stands out in my memory are The Ferret's "Hole Comic" and the plastic purple gem affixed to that Green Lantern comic.

 

Silver Foil

Colored Foil

Prism Foil

Holo-Grafix Foil

Embossed

Affixed Hologram Card

 

Your spelling may differ.

[Jayman]

Off the top of my head I remember:

 

Die-cut comic book - Ferret (sp?) #1

Plastic jewel affixed to cover - Eclipso #1

Colorforms "creat your own cover" - a Superman issue (can't remember # with Lobo)

Pop-up diorama cover - Mighty Magnor issue

[chrisco37]

Glow-In-the-Dark

[seank]

Polybagged.

Multiple covers.

[King_of_Batch-migration]

OK. I guess that's it. Now, can we develop this thread into a compendium of all comics that fit each catagory? Has it been done already?

 

Silver Foil

Colored Foil - Incredible Hulk #300

Prism Foil

Holo-Grafix Foil - Uncanny X-Men

Embossed - Fantastic Four (white, red)

Affixed Hologram Card - Uncanny X-Men

Die-cut comic book - Ferret (sp?) #1

Plastic jewel affixed to cover - Eclipso #1

Colorforms "creat your own cover" - a Superman issue (can't remember # with Lobo)

Pop-up diorama cover - Mighty Magnor issue

Glow-In-the-Dark - The Maxx, Ghost Rider

Polybagged - Uncanny X-Men

Multiple covers - Spider-Man, X-Men, Image

 

Regarding colorforms, what about covers with an art style different than standard comic book fare?

 

Sienkiewicz's "Kiddie Crayon" child abuse cover for Moon Knight.

Superman had one, also, minus the child abuse theme.

Were those gimmicks?

 

Were there "virgin" (absent logo) books back then?

 

What was the first "Virgin Variant"?

 

(I know, I should post this over on the StL Variant Mafia board.)

[chrisco37]

Metallic Ink covers ala Spidey #1 (Silver) and Spidey #1 Reprint (Gold), Hulk #377 reprint (Gold).

 

Also, weren't the 1st polybagged issues the Spidey #1's (where you had to buy 10 copies of the regular to get a polybagged one)?

 

 

Can we add the "sideways" books to the gimmick list? (The McSpidey/Xforce crossover books)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[CJ]

One of the worst gimmicks of the 90's was STARTING OVER AT ISSUE #1

 

 

[comix4fun]

Don't forget the ever popular...

 

NUDE-Variant cover...

[CAP Freak]

There was the Cover Fold-Out Poster

[King_of_Batch-migration]

WTG, CHRISCO & CAP !

 

I'll try to stay on top of this thread with periodic updates like Paratrooper does in his Paratrooper Covers thread. Feel free to do so, yourself, a la Wiki.

 

(As a matter of fact, that's where I'm off too, next. There's, probably, an entry somewhere, of some sort.)

 

What were those Turok & Bloodshot embossed metal covers called called?

 

> Silver Foil

 

> Colored Foil - Incredible Hulk #300

 

> Prism Foil

 

> Holo-Grafix Foil - Uncanny X-Men

 

> Embossed - Fantastic Four (white, red)

 

> Hologram Card affixed - Uncanny X-Men

 

> Die-cut comic book - Ferret #1

 

> Plastic Jewel affixed - Eclipso #1

 

> Colorforms "create your own cover" - a Superman issue (can't remember # with Lobo)

 

> Pop-up Diorama - Mighty Magnor issue

 

> Glow-In-the-Dark - The Maxx, Ghost Rider

 

> Polybagged - *FIRST* - Buy 10 copies of the regular McSpider-Man #1, get a polybagged one?, Uncanny X-Men

 

> Multiples/Variants - Spider-Man, X-Men, Image

 

> Metallic Inks - *FIRST* McSpider-Man #1 (Silver), McSpider-Man #1 Reprint (Gold), Hulk #377 reprint (Gold)

 

> Sideways/Horizontal - *FIRST* - McSpider-Man/X-Force crossover books

 

> Gatefold - X-Men #1

 

This is too big of a job. It'll take years. Carry on.

[mister_not_so_nice]

"Bullet shot through stack of comics" Cover

and if 'polybagged' counts as a cover varient so should polybagged with one of 5 different trading cards (x-force)

 

Valiants seriel number contest

[seank]

 

 

Can we add the "sideways" books to the gimmick list? (The McSpidey/Xforce crossover books)

 

 

Sideways probably isn't a gimmick. Anyway, John Byrne did an entire sideways issue of the FF back in the 1980s.

 

How about Mad doing an issue back in the 1950s printed so it looked like you were reading it upside-down?

[King_of_Batch-migration]

The only reason for poly-bagging was so that SOMETHING wouldn't fall out. Be it a card, poster, whatever. (BTW, what else was polybagged in with the comic?)

 

Were there polybagged comics with no inserts? Just a protective bag?

 

I don't believe we should sub-catagorize the multiples/variants. Yet.

 

As per the Valiant mail-aways, an old gimmick but a gimmick, nonetheless.

 

Same with Byrnes' 80's FF. Included.

[Jayman]

I believe there was an issue of Ghost Rider/Spirits of Vengence/Midnight Sons that had a cut-out Halloween Mask in the centerfold. There were different masks also and possibly crossed over into other titles, Morbius maybe?

[Jayman]

Marvel's Ren & Stimpy #1 had stinky "air odorizers" included with the first issue.

[mister_not_so_nice]

 

As per the Valiant mail-aways, an old gimmick but a gimmick, nonetheless. Included.

 

After Valieant had the mailaways they did another "promo". For a couple of months each comic had an individual serial number. Then they would post 10-20 serial numbers in the Valaint Reader and if you had the comic (like a lottery) you'd win a gold foil edition or some such.

[Jeffro.]

Did no one mention the Chromium cover?

[blutobc]

Image had a bunch of gimmick books.....big art panels and crappy stories.

Oops that was just their regular stuff.

 

Okay, real addition to your cause.

Independant Publisher, Triumphant Comics, had Serial Numbered issues.

 

Also, would you count 3-D books? Which is really a nice gimmick and obviously been around for a long time.

[King_of_Batch-migration]

Did no one mention the Chromium cover?

 

Was it "Chromium' and not "Embossed Metal"? What was the term everyone ended up using? Like, they were first called multiples, then variants.

[valiantman]

1st chromium comic = Bloodshot #1 - a chromium card applied to the front cover

 

1st full chromium cover = X-O Manowar #0 - chromium used as the whole cover front/back one-piece

 

1st full holochrome cover = Ninjak #1 Gold - full chromium cover with holographic effect

 

(thumbs u

 

Chromium books are smooth, with a "clear-coat" finish... they're not embossed.