Cool covers that were ruined 1 1

[jcjames]

3 hours ago, KirbyJack said:

Fantastic Four #50.

Good Surfer image, but Johnny Storm strolling to class in a topcoat steps on the climax of the best story of all freaking time.

 

That was the first image that came to my mind. Along with the floating heads.

Terrible composition imposed on an otherwise awesome cover.

 

Edited March 21, 2019 by jcjames

[topcat54]

So why wasn't this thread titled   Where The Artist Screwed The Cover ?

Everything I see is directed at the cover artist.

Just my opinion. Not trying to rain on the OP'S parade.

 

[Domo Arigato]

3 minutes ago, topcat54 said:

So why wasn't this thread titled   Where The Artist Screwed The Cover ?

Because I don't condone having sex with covers?

[JollyComics]

3 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

NIce restoration. I will buy it.

[Ken Aldred]

 

The covers could be even messier back then, though.

Terrible cover layout and mediocre art.

Far worse than EC.

Edited March 21, 2019 by Ken Aldred

[kav]

6 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

On the flip, the bar code on this one is completely ruined by Byrne's 'art'

 

Who TF is this dude supposed to be??

[Ken Aldred]

Just now, kav said:

Who TF is this dude supposed to be??

MJ.

Byrne’s done much, much better, of course.

 

[kav]

5 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

MJ.

Byrne’s done much, much better, of course.

 

Note to John Byrne:

[Ken Aldred]

As I’ve said before, I’m a huge John Byrne fan.

That cover’s from a particularly weak period he had in the late 90s to early 2000s.

Edited March 21, 2019 by Ken Aldred

[kav]

1 minute ago, Ken Aldred said:

As I’ve said before, I’m a huge John Byrne fan.

That cover’s from a particularly weak period he had in the late 90s.

I'm just having fun-I think Byrne is top notch.

[ADAMANTIUM]

25 minutes ago, kav said:

Who TF is this dude supposed to be??

 

23 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

MJ.

Byrne’s done much, much better, of course.

 

John Lennon 

[kav]

2 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

 

John Lennon 

Wow it do be lookin like him.  Ps fun fact:  Beatles didnt play Woodstock cause Lennon wanted his wife's Plastic Ono Band to be allowed to play organizers said uh....no way-

Spinal Tap?

[ADAMANTIUM]

Just now, kav said:

Wow it do be lookin like him.  Ps fun fact:  Beatles didnt play Woodstock cause Lennon wanted his wife's Plastic Ono Band to be allowed to play organizers said uh....no way-

Spinal Tap?

I was born in 81, then Woodstock seemed like forever ago, or 1969 did even though it was only 12 years earlier.

Then they had Woodstock 2 in '94?

Then it all kind of made sense.... or more sense than it did

 

[nepatkm]

This one was ruined, and worried me, when I took it out of the poly bag. 

 It honestly made me think I ruined a valuable.. especially when it got the hot minute.  

Spoiler

 

[catman76]

First one I thought of was Roly Poly Comics #10. I don't think any copies exist that aren't miswrapped pretty badly...

[pastandpresentcomics]

Most ruined cover ever

[Cozmo-One]

44 minutes ago, pastandpresentcomics said:

Most ruined cover ever

Yikes!  Those periods after the exclamation point may be the worst crime of all on that cover. 

[01TheDude]

15 hours ago, kav said:

Who TF is this dude supposed to be??

why the long face?

 

I don't blame the cover artist but the publishers who added some of this junk on top of the original cover art drawings. I get why-- they were trying to draw attention to the book and had the mindset that these books were mostly considered consumption products. Then they started throwing the whole "Collectors" type messages-- even more useless cover distractions.

 

Why the stupid UPC label ever needed to be on the front cover never made sense to me as it would still serve the same purpose on the back cover. That was probably a remnant of the old days when remaindered copies had the top half of the cover removed. But wouldn't it make more sense to put the UPC in the top left corner if that were the case?  Or it might possibly have been something that was forced as practically all periodicals had the front lower corner UPC.

Edited March 22, 2019 by 01TheDude

[Blastaar]

The Rebirth banner ruined a manny of covers. 

 

[Blastaar]

Also that darn Ten Speed Ad!!!!!