Sunday, April 3, 2011

Covers: Teen Cap (Captain America 355)

The cover of Captain America 355:



The DC comics influence is pretty clear. As silly as it is, it makes you curious about the contents of the book, doesn't it? I actually kind of dug the way Gruenwald tried to hook people with the covers of his books. (Yeah, he didn't draw them, but I think he dictated the contents.) On the cover of issue 344, Cap is fighting President Reagan, who's been transformed (by the evil Viper) into a half-lizard man!


Sadly, these days comics covers are generally serious looking portraits or action shots:

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