Sweet Co-Inky-Dink by Gil Kane

I got married in July of 1985 (41derful years, as I now say), and The Sword of the Atom Special #2 came out in July of 1985.  Never realized that, but I've long realized it has onea my toptenteentunes fav covers.  Almost 20 years ago, the trade came out, but I just finally see that awesome cover is the back cover of the TPB.  Layers of co-inky-dink, like an onion.  Maybe that's why my eyes are a little sweaty

 

Red, White'n Blue Jack Kirby

Here's five variations on the theme, but I feel there's probly more.  If you know of sump'n sump'n else Jack did with this, please holla

 

Collection Covers by Steve Ditko

Hear'n about (thanx, Russ!) and look'n up Ditko Batman made me take another gander at these wunnerful covers, but once again, I'm left wanting a little sump'n sump'n more.  The Shade cover leads to the Creeper cover and the Hawk'n Dove cover, but where's the Stalker cover?  Truth be told, much like the other three, I've seen all the Stalkers and (as Cap'n Jack says) kept all I wanted and burned the rest, but I would really enjoy another omnibus cover

 

Heritage Silver Surfer Cover by Jack Kirby

Help us, Obi-Wan, you're my only hope!  Where did this originally appear?  It twern't down any of MY rabbit holes

The next morn'n, and I'm highly appreciativc of Russ (again) for making me open my crumbling copy of FF #55, which I didn't risk before because A. I remembered a great Surfer/Thing fight, but not this page, and 2. The crumbling.  At least page 3 was easy to scan cause the cover and splash/letters page fell off when I opened the bag

 

Warrior Fanzine Cover by Barry Smith

Conan on a funky horse...but still Conan!  First image is new on here, a biggerbetter fasterstronger of an old fav

 

Saxcrifice by Frank Frazetta

Third image is what we got on the paperback cover of Conan The Avenger, but the watercolor and roughs show Conan lost an axe.  This leaves Conan in the rare sitch of being bare-handed, and while his paws look like more than a match for any jar of pickles, I still wish the final painting had the axe

 

The Barrel-Chested Barbarian by Berni Wrightson

Another look at a whoisthisis by Berni.  Just saw the first, but the wrinkly one has been on here forever.  If you can lead me to a better image of it, please holla