The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Rich Buckler Made Me Buy These, the DC Edition
From 1976-1978, DC wised up and turned the amazing Rich Buckler loose on tons of covers for a variety of mags. Were those covers any good? Is water wet? Here's a mere sampling of Rich's awesome artistry. Just a random glimpse of why Teen Groove turned loose so many quarters and dimes on DC during that exciting era...
Special thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics and Grand Comics Database for being such fantastic resources for covers, dates, creator info, etc. Thou art treasures true!
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As for the rest of ya, the purpose of this blog is to (re)introduce you to the great comics of the 1970s. If you like what you see, do what I do--go to a comics shop, bookstore, e-Bay or whatever and BUY YOUR OWN!
yeah, Buckler's signature on the cover was almost an automatic buy for me.
ReplyDeleteLove Rich Buckler! I know a lot of folks think of him as a knock-off when he used to ape the styles of Jack Kirby & Neal Adams. But Buckler's own stylings are clean and dynamic. Deathlok is a classic !!
ReplyDeleteHis covers were extra special when teamed with Klaus Janson!
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