![]() ![]() Ragnarok, the Asgardian apocalypse, moved closer this issue when Loki arranged Balder the Brave’s death, and John Buscema’s style was perfect for such an epic tale. Artist Ron Wilson manages to do justice with his illustrations of Tony Stark, in one of his most popular suits of armour, by bursting out of the cover. Iron Man poses have been the stock in trade of the armoured hero’s title, and it takes real skill to convey one in a fresh and interesting manner. Rogers excelled at stylish, otherworldly imagery and this cover shows off his amazing artwork perfectly. All was not as it seemed, and the three Avengers were later revealed to be shape-changing Skrulls.Īrtist Marshall Rogers and writer Roger Stern had already worked together for a while before they brought their magic to Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme. However, fans didn’t need to mourn for long. Neal Adams’s image of Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man disbanding the team makes a striking cover. The Kree/Skrull war continued with a twist here as the Avengers turned on their own team members. The taglines help pull the reader in, but it is Kirby’s powerful central image of Bruce Banner and the Hulk (grey-skinned in his first appearance) that really makes for a dramatic cover. Jack Kirby only illustrated the first five issues of Incredible Hulk, but his cover to the debut issue firmly established the concept of the Bannner-Hulk transformation and created what was to become an iconic image for Marvel. Read our selection from the book, or suggest your own favourites below. The publication of Marvel Comics 75 Years Of Cover Art (Dorling Kindersley, out October 1) has given us the chance to draw together some of Marvel's most effective and iconic covers across the decades and see how some classics came about. Whether it's bursting out of the page towards the reader, promising mortal terror for your favourite hero or simply showcasing gorgeous design, comic book covers work harder than virtually any other form of design to draw our attention and draw us in. ![]() It's hard to beat the endless promise of a classic piece of comic book cover art.
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