Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Hawkman and Captain America "In the Clutches of the Living Mountain!"



I always got a kick out of "giant hand holding the hero" covers for some reason.  It was a common motif during the Bronze Age of comics that I grew up with and made for a striking visual, whether the hand in question was clutching a single hero or entire team.

Hawkman and Cap first met back in STF #757...
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 5, 2019 at 8:34 AM

    Is the mountain(?) Spragg?

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  2. ELSJune 5, 2019 at 9:23 AM

    Ross, if possible for you, you should get a copy of DC's 1977 calendar. For October, I believe, you get a Neal Adams drawing of the Easter Island totems coming animated against the Spectre and Deadman, and I think one of 'em is caught by a titanic figure. That's if you need MORE impetus to see non-comic Neal Adams art on the Spectre and Deadman.

    I believe you can see it at this link: http://comicartcommunity.com/gallery/details.php?image_id=37050

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  3. Bob GreenwadeJune 5, 2019 at 12:30 PM

    Just for this kind of visual, Ross, maybe you could feature a panel-filling fist holding a group of heroes with as little in common as you can manage. As just an off-the-cuff example, the Anti-Monitor could grab Dazzler, the Tick, Judy Jetson, Xena, Gizmoduck, the Toxic Avenger, and Shag (of the Road Rovers). But whoever you pick would have to be just whoever has a pose that looks right, regardless of whether they'd go with the others. It would be a fun image! (Maybe for next year's April 1 cover?)

    PS: Speaking of the Road Rovers, should you ever bring back The Lunatic Fringe, you might consider adding Muzzle. I know you probably haven't seen the show, but I do recommend it; full episodes are available on Dailymotion.

    (Freakazoid would be a good fit too, for the LF.)

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  4. det_ToborJune 5, 2019 at 1:18 PM

    That looks like a Joe Kubert Hawkman, especially with rock hard muscles. As to a long reach, here's Adam Strange #59, http://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/mystery-in-space/2 may be of interest.

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  5. CarycomicJune 5, 2019 at 6:01 PM

    Hmmmmmm! Could this "Living Mountain" be to the Stone Men of "Saturn" what Darkseid is to the New Gods of Apokolips?

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  6. AnonymousJune 5, 2019 at 9:31 PM

    That weapon looks much more like something Adam Strange would use than Hawkman. Where did the Hawkman image come from?

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  7. RossJune 6, 2019 at 6:37 AM

    The Cover of Showcase #103

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