Which single comics best represents the entire Golden Age? 0

[shiverbones]

Well I don't think I have ever met anyone collecting all the waving covers!

 

I prefer symbolic or Mood covers above all, like the cap 74 you mentioned, or a lot of the Cheslers, that sort of thing, sort of between static & action. The Schomburgs really tend to be too much for my tastes, though he is no doubt a fine illustrator of those scenes. Like you say, personal taste! (thumbs u

[rjpb]

"Mood covers" - I like that - it would also describe a fair amount of L.B. Cole's best work in the 40's - The Mask books , Catman 31, some of the Suspense covers - are all more about creating a mood rather than showing action.

[shiverbones]

exactly!

[thedude]

I can appreciate covers like Superman #14 - but my favorite GA Superman cover is probably Action #48.

 

 

heck yeah !

[KirbyJack]

Okay, I've read the whole thing, and even tho' I'm not a real D.C. guy, my vote goes to Superman #17. Superman's pose is classic, representing the genre, and the Hitler/Tojo aspect fixes it firmly in time. The K.I.S.S. rule culls out all the other baggage.

[VintageComics]

So no consensus on this?

[The Black Hand ®]

I say Pep 36. The transition between superhero and Archie.

[nearmint]

Seems like the most votes have been for Superman #14 or #17. Probably not a topic that will ever reach a consensus, though.

[The Black Hand ®]

There's just too many great covers. Look at Pep 20 and Zip 22. Although, any of the classic Superman war covers would have an edge, I would think. I think the general public would see things a bit different than biased collectors.

[bondguy-migration]

i would like to throw in Crime SuspenStories #22 .it is the best know image of what brought about the end of the era.

[Electricmastro]

Venus #9 seems to be a combination of superhero, horror, romance, fantasy, sci-fi, and has a general emphasis on imagination which reminds me of the sort of potential that comic books can have, at least when writers and artists really try.

[Electricmastro]

Ghost Rider would also be a good choice. It not only has western imagery, but also crime, fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and superhero imagery as well, all blended together in a convincing and interesting manner.

Edited October 21, 2020 by Electricmastro

[sfcityduck]

For me, nothing straddles the early, mid, and Atomic aspects of the GA as well as Action 101.  It is from 1946, smack dab in the middle of 1938-1955, it is from the title and features the hero which ushered in the GA, but it concerns the weapon that ended WWII and ushered in the Atomic Age.  And the style is evocative of a Fleisher cartoon - early GA and modern all at the same time:

Edited October 21, 2020 by sfcityduck