List of Classic Covers, designated by Overstreet and/or CGC 3 3

[skybolt]

The more I think about it...Will every "bondage cover" eventually become a "classic bondage cover" as it becomes older - thus becomming "classic" as in "old"?

 

Like take Spider-Woman #6. It says "Bondage Cover". Now fast forward 50 or 60 years. Will it them become a "classic bondage cover"? Just struck me looking at those.

 

What makes a cover "classic"? It's impact at the time, over the years or it's age?

 

That's really hard to say. Even when it comes to golden age books, I'd say less than 5% of the bondage covers are designated as "classic". Again, I really don't know what the criteria is in choosing one book over the other.

 

Yeah, I have to admit I'm not familiar with a vast amount of GA material. It was just seeing that from issues #89-94 CGC designated 3 classic bondage covers for one series. I wonder what made each one classic in CGC's opinion?

 

 

Actually, #90 is also designated as a "classic" cover by CGC, but my copy is PGX graded.

[TupennyConan]

THATS IT!! SOMEONE GET ME MRBEDROCK!! ALL MY MONEY IS GOING INTO GA BOOKS FROM NOW ON!!

[FlyingDonut]

If this isn't one, it ought to be:

 

[Doctor Svord]

If this isn't one, it ought to be:

 

 

That's on the list along with Startling 49.

 

What's really surprising is the lack of Planet Comics covers. Planet 28 is not a classic cover? Any of the Doolin covers from 51-57 could be considered classics. Who makes these designations again? Is this just a general concensus thing?

[nearmint]

How is it possible that neither OS or CGC give this the classic cover notation?

 

 

[nearmint]

Here's another head-scratcher. This cover is so classic that it falls into the iconic category...

 

 

[buttock]

I have a hard time with a lot of Timelys because they all look the same. You'd have to give "classic" notation to about 2/3 of the Schomburg covers.

 

Classic should imply a run that stands out above the others. When someone mentions the title, that cover should pop into your head. When someone mentions the issue you should know it instantly. With a lot of Timelys, I still say, "which one is that?"

 

Not that they're not great covers, it's just saturation.

 

Same goes for moderns. There are a LOT of great images out there....every month. They can't all be classic.

[Scheradon]

I have a hard time with a lot of Timelys because they all look the same. You'd have to give "classic" notation to about 2/3 of the Schomburg covers.

 

Classic should imply a run that stands out above the others. When someone mentions the title, that cover should pop into your head. When someone mentions the issue you should know it instantly. With a lot of Timelys, I still say, "which one is that?"

 

Not that they're not great covers, it's just saturation.

 

Same goes for moderns. There are a LOT of great images out there....every month. They can't all be classic.

 

Yeah, I feel the same way about 2/3rds of Neal Adams' covers. Looking through Batman titles he did covers for, I kept thinking, "Wow, that's not a classic? It should be".

[MrBedrock]

I have a hard time with a lot of Timelys because they all look the same.

Thems fightin' words buddy!

[MrBedrock]

Here's another head-scratcher. This cover is so classic that it falls into the iconic category...

 

 

Is it possible for a cover to be too classic?

[DrWatson]

I have a hard time with a lot of Timelys because they all look the same.

Thems fightin' words buddy!

Sorry Richard, but I agree with buttock. That felt like an odd sentence to type.

[MrBedrock]

I have a hard time with a lot of Timelys because they all look the same.

Thems fightin' words buddy!

Sorry Richard, but I agree with buttock. That felt like an odd sentence to type.

But does buttock agree with you?

[DrWatson]

I have a hard time with a lot of Timelys because they all look the same.

Thems fightin' words buddy!

Sorry Richard, but I agree with buttock. That felt like an odd sentence to type.

But does buttock agree with you?

For some reason that sounds nasty.

[buttock]

I have a hard time with a lot of Timelys because they all look the same.

Thems fightin' words buddy!

Sorry Richard, but I agree with buttock. That felt like an odd sentence to type.

But does buttock agree with you?

For some reason that sounds nasty.

 

The buttock agrees.

 

[buttock]

Wow, that Air Ace is great. Just when I thought there was no comic I hadn't seen in 35 years in the hobby...

 

I am super impressed by that book too.

 

Who is the cover artist? What is the interior art like? It is really, really great art.

 

I checked the book. 1st story is great Powell art with some more nice "talent". The rest is stock GA, although one story is pretty cool for it's having a lot of apocalyptic predictions - A-bombs & the like.

[howardhallis]

[Norrin_Radd]

[jduran1]

Where is Silver Surfer #4 Greatest cover of all time.

[shiverbones]

that air fighters Rats cover is WAY over the top! I have actually never seen that before, I am stunned!

[shiverbones]

 

boy-o-boy I love that book. I have to get a copy again one of these days!