What Is The Best WWII Cover? 4 4

[Cosmos Comics]

Hey i was just thinking today that there are a ton of awesome WWII covers out there that really catch the eye. I wanted to know what others thoughts are on what the best one is. 

This is my pick from what I've seen. However, my knowledge isn't that vast.

[Cat-Man_America]

That's one of the three covers that Alex Schomburg chose to recreate (gouache paintings) for poster & signed/numbered prints. 

This was another (the final WWII cover for Marvel Mystery Comics)...

The original paintings are stunning, BTW.

Oh, and WTTB! 

[Timely]

Top picks for me.

 

 

Edited May 8, 2018 by Timely

[EBE]

Pep 20!

[entalmighty1]

[Timely]

4 hours ago, entalmighty1 said:

Excellent choice too!

[Knightsofold]

[Cosmos Comics]

All are awesome. thanks for the responses! 

[Cat-Man_America]

5 hours ago, Cosmos Comics said:

All are awesome. thanks for the responses! 

You're welcome, and now you have two competing threads of GA goodness to peruse.  

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 5/7/2018 at 11:29 PM, Cosmos Comics said:

Hey i was just thinking today that there are a ton of awesome WWII covers out there that really catch the eye. I wanted to know what others thoughts are on what the best one is. 

This is my pick from what I've seen. However, my knowledge isn't that vast.

This is my favorite

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 5/8/2018 at 7:56 AM, Timely said:

Top picks for me.

 

 

Great books!  You should just give them to me since I’m such a great friggin guy

 

Edited May 10, 2018 by GreatCaesarsGhost
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[Cosmos Comics]

I wish i could afford all of them! Can't even afford one!

 

[Cosmos Comics]

Might try and get the lithograph though.

[jimbo_7071]

5 hours ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

This is my favorite

I don't own a copy, but this is one of my personal favorites as well. I think it beats any of the other books posted so far.

I also like some of the Fight covers; this is my favorite WWII cover out of the handful that I own.

Edited May 10, 2018 by jimbo_7071

[comicjack]

It has the war cover but so much more going on 

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 5/8/2018 at 1:15 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

That's one of the three covers that Alex Schomburg chose to recreate (gouache paintings) for poster & signed/numbered prints. 

This was another (the final WWII cover for Marvel Mystery Comics)...

The original paintings are stunning, BTW.

Oh, and WTTB! 

Hey Cat:   So it was Schomburg himself that picked these 3 covers and recreated them?   I used to think it was some boardie who just picked them and finagled the rights from the estate.  I didn’t know about the recreations. Do you know what year he did this, and how close this was to the end of his life?

[Cat-Man_America]

20 hours ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Hey Cat:   So it was Schomburg himself that picked these 3 covers and recreated them?   I used to think it was some boardie who just picked them and finagled the rights from the estate.  I didn’t know about the recreations. Do you know what year he did this, and how close this was to the end of his life?

Schomburg did a good number of GA cover recreations in the 70's & 80's, often by commission (The Cap #37 recreation was done in 1977 according to CHROMA, the biography of Schomburg's career in art).  There were three cover recreations utilized by Buccaneer Graphics for lithographed posters (Capt. America #37, Marvel Mystery #66 & All Winners #11); 150 from each painting were signed/numbered by Alex as ltd. ed. prints, the rest of the posters were unsigned. Whether these covers were commissioned specifically for the project or selected by the artist as best examples of his Marvel/Timely work is open to speculation.   I'm not sure of the unsigned quantity Buccaneer published, probably 500 or 1000 total of each (someone else may be able to provide that info.).  I do know where one of the three original paintings resides.   The whereabouts of the other two paintings are ...at present... unknown to me, but I'd wager someone here knows exactly where they are.

Edited May 11, 2018 by Cat-Man_America
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[rainmaker]

along with many of the above I believe Cap 1, National 16, All Winners 4 and Boy 11 are all way up on the list

 

The best in my collection:

 

[gino2paulus2]

This may seem like a WEIRD outside the box choice to a few of ya’s but I would peg this rarity as my personal favorite. Like Cap 1 we have Adolf getting socked in the kisser. We have not 1 but 2 heroes clad in Red White and Blue and something you don’t see on most covers and that is representation of Allied forces Winston Churchill as well. I love the colors and of course the cover artist. Between the rarity and coolness factor this would be a top choice for me and as you can see my son as well ☺️ So many great ones very difficult to pick just one!! I will say this y’all have some great taste that’s for sure there have already been some doozies posted that are hard to argue against!! 

 

[nearmint]

This thread needs a DC book...