Friday, April 10, 2015

The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Awesome Origin Issues!

What it is, Groove-ophiles! For today's cornucopia of covers, Ol' Groove thought we'd look back at covers that came on those "special" origin issues--you know, those issues that added more details to the mythos of our already archtypical origin tales! Those types of covers always seemed to give the cover artist(s) free reign to draw a poster-style cover filled with either flashback images, friends and foes, or both! Here are some of Ol' Groove's personal faves from the Groovy Age...














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  1. Rip JaggerApril 10, 2015 at 3:40 AM

    That Justice Society book is a blockbuster, one of the best comics all time! Love it and the cover is an absolute smash!

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    1. keythd23April 13, 2015 at 6:01 AM

      It's by Neal Adams. How could it be anything but great?

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  2. Captain BlogJune 14, 2016 at 6:26 AM

    As a big JSA fan, this ranks high on my list of favorite covers and stories! (post-Golen Age, naturally)

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