Popular Post sagii Posted August 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2018 (edited) This week in the MLJ Tread there was discussion about how great Charles Biro's Zip covers are, and yes they are! One in particular is a book that will always remain in my Top 10 covers of all times! His Lev Gleason work is infamous and extraordinary! But there were some cool Centaur covers too! I'm sure there have been Threads on the Daredevil and Boy runs, but couldn't find one saluting cross publisher work, and if there is already , well here's another! Kicking off with my favorite Biro cover (and permanent Top 10 all time covers book for me, Zip Comics #13. Bondage, Torture, Double Needle, Electrocution, Fire Breathing snake man (The Rattler) what more could you ask for... Edited August 10, 2018 by sagii Point Five, pmpknface, Jayman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sagii Posted August 10, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2018 ..#14 is no slouch either... Paul © ® ⚽️💙™, creaturefan95, pmpknface and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sagii Posted August 10, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2018 This cover and it's not so PC villain is all kinds of awesome szucchini, pmpknface, gino2paulus2 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sagii Posted August 10, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2018 ....Crazy hanging cover, and seldom offered.. pmpknface, gino2paulus2, Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 ..Another cool Boy War cover.. gino2paulus2 and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 ..and just love this quirky Centaur... gino2paulus2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 check the poor operator. sagii, pmpknface and Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, szavisca said: Not to thread c@&p (though I was invited to do so in pm by the op)... But anyone who is a fan of “Biro’s work” should read Ten Cent plague. It paints him in almost as villainous a light as the characters which he so often depicted. Apparantly he relied on some mechanical devices to assist his work, and in later years when he worked in a managerial capacity he allegedly frequently put his name on underlings works. That said those covers that bear his signature are worth celebrating on their own merits. He certainly had a knack for knowing what the public wanted and was a pioneer in the field who pushed societal norms beyond their limits. Any discussion about our hobby, especially when concerning a giant such as Biro, deserves open discussion whether you agree or disagree with those allegations. It's certainly piqued my interest and I will now read the book. szucchini 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 36 minutes ago, sagii said: This cover and it's not so PC villain is all kinds of awesome Kind of like a trans gender two-face. sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNYHUMAN Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Great Thread. My fave is Zip #9 . Classic cover . I read about it years ago when Steve Carey talked about it in Comic Book Marketplace. One of his fave covers also. My wife bought me a copy years ago for Christmas, Low grade , tape on spine, but presents nice . He could be over the top, that's for sure. sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I'll show the other side of Biro gino2paulus2 and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Now back to the gore pmpknface and Jayman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Jayman Posted August 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2018 A fav Zip of mine! Plus those Dicky in the Magic Forest stories are fantastically weird! path4play, creaturefan95, gino2paulus2 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted August 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2018 A Classic Biro! pmpknface, zosocane, sagii and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Jayman said: A fav Zip of mine! Plus those Dicky in the Magic Forest stories are fantastically weird! ...Not to mention a loaded title Nice one @Jayman who knew you collected super heroes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 1 minute ago, sagii said: ...Not to mention a loaded title Nice one @Jayman who knew you collected super heroes Spiderweb cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PUNYHUMAN Posted August 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2018 creaturefan95, pmpknface, Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNYHUMAN Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 OOPS!! my Fantastic Comics # 3 picture got in there also. This one is for Sagi. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 This thread seems like a good place to put this one! Women never seem to fare very well on Biro covers. gino2paulus2 and pmpknface 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...