A couple of years back I came across the image of a Batman comic
from Brazil with a photo cover. Interestingly enough though the comic
was from the Batmania era of the 1960s, the actors were from the 1949
serial. Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon, Robert Lowery as Batman and
Johnny Duncan as Robin the Boy Wonder. I recently saw the image again
on Facebook and it made me think of something I used to wonder about in
my youth. Why exactly DC didn't use the occasional photo cover for their
Superman , Batman and Wonder Woman titles ?
Imagine a Superman comic book cover during the 50s featuring George Reeves as the Man of Steel. Or during the 70s with Christopher Reeve.
Or how about one with Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman.
But what really made the most sense would have been ones featuring Adam West as the "caped crusader" and Burt Ward as the "Boy Wonder". The folks at DC could have used production stills from the show. Or better still they could have had the actors from the show who played the various Bat - Villains pose for staged photos with Adam and Burt.
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One of the last photo covers I remember, and was finally able to find, was Condorman issue 3 1981 from Whitman comics. Also DC released one of those over- sized magazines of Superman with Christopher Reeve on the cover...sadly, though, not a comic.
ReplyDeleteI remember an over-sized SHAZAM mag with Jackson Bostwick as Capt.Marvel.
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