Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Based on the covers, it looks like it had good interior art. How was the story?"
4 hours ago
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"The 20 cent reference is because DC had just ended their 52 pages (new material and reprints in each issue) across the entire line format and reduced back to the standard 32 page format while reducing the price. The 100 page specials would start…"
4 hours ago
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Another DC reprint series from the early 1970s. It only went 9 issues but a tenth was included in the more recently released collection of the series. (Image courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.)"
10 hours ago
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"I'll agree with the collection idea Clark. Dynamite has the Quest comic book license at the moment while overall Warner Brothers still owns all the Hanna-Barbera properties, as well as DC Comics. Hopefully there will be a collection somewhere,…"
Thursday
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"It is now after midnight on the Eastern seaboard, so I might as well post my Thursday cover. While there were some dramatic and even tragic events during this 7 issue mini-series, the multiverse or even a universe was not at stake. In my humble…"
Thursday
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Almost didn't make it today. Gold Key adapting Hanna-Barbera's version of The Harlem Globetrotters lasted 12 issues, with the first taking place at sea. (Image courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.)"
Thursday
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Wrap around covers aren't used very often because publishers prefer to have the back cover advertising revenue despite the fact that no comic has ever sold well based on a back cover ad. In any event, when the artist(s) can do a larger cover, the…"
Wednesday
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Comico licensed Jonny Quest and produced a memorable 31 issue series in the late 1980s. Show creator Doug Wildey got a three issue miniseries to illustrate some of his favorite adventures from the original TV series. (Image courtesy of the Grand…"
Monday
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Was this the same Barney Bear of MGM cartoons or a different animal?"
Sunday
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"HAPPY/HOPPY EASTER EVERYBODY! When Marvel had the Hanna-Barbera license in the mid 1970s (around the time of the Laff-a-lympics) they even did tabloid size specials. While some consider those individual entities, the series had the umbrella title…"
Sunday
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"It's the weekend, so time for a little fun. The Hanna-Barbera properties have been licensed by several companies over the years, like this attempt that lasted 8 issues with different stars featured in each. (Image courtesy of the Grand Comics…"
Apr 19
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"1-5 adapted the movie with George Perez art. 7 ended on a "To Be Continued" moment which has yet to be finished in any Marvel title."
Apr 18
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Another victim of the DC Implosion was this reprint series that only got one issue out. Also the first time I ever got to read a Goodwin/Simonson Manhunter tale. It would take another reprint series in the 1980s for me to get the full story. (Image…"
Apr 18
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Missed yesterday so it's double feature time again. Unlike the 1961-1965 television series, the first comic book called The Defenders (a father and son lawyer team and no relation to anything from Marvel) only lasted two issues. (Images courtesy of…"
Apr 17
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"Continuing from my post yesterday...
Roy Thomas revived the Secret Origins title to cover all the changes that the original Crisis On Infinite Earths wrought. While that series lasted 50 issues, another revival to cover all The New 52 changes only…"
Apr 15
Lee Houston, Junior replied to Steve W's discussion A Cover a Day
"A staple of both DC and Marvel were reprint titles. At DC, archivist E. Nelson Bridwell really outdid himself on all the giants and other series. The original Secret Origins ran seven issues. (Image courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.)"
Apr 14
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