’76 – ’08. Comic book art and covers | The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Wolverine N°173 Collector Edition. Cover Arthur Suydam. 2008. France.

TVTA is pleased to present a selection of comic book goodness from the mighty houses of Marvel and DC. Publication dates are between 1976 and 2008, and feature the talents of Arthur Suydam, John Byrne, Dick Giordano, Joe Kubert, Matthew Ryan, Jackson Guice, Keith Giffen, Larry Mahlstedt, and Jerry Ordway among others.

So, team-up with TVTA and plunge your comic book peepers into our following gallery of greatness!

: Spider-Man and Hulk Weekly N°421. 1981. UK.

: Spider-Man and Hulk Weekly N°425. 1981. UK.

: Spider-Man and Hulk Weekly N°423. 1981. UK.

: World War Hulk. 2008. France.

: Action Comics N° 591. 1987. John Byrne. US.

: Sergio Aragones destroys DC. 1996. US

: Flash The Return of Barry Allen. 1996. US.

: Birds of Prey Revolution. 1997. US.

: The Uncanny X-Men N°195. 1985. US.

: X-Men Classic N°96. 1994. US. Cover Matthew Ryan.

: Dazzler vs The X-Men. Jackson Guice. 1985. US.

: Wild Dog. Dick Giordano. 1987. US.

: Flair ’94. Marvel comics. 1984. US.

: Namor N°6. 1990. US.

: Star Spangled War Stories N°195. 1976. Joe Kubert.

: Star Spangled War Stories N°201. 1976. Joe Kubert.

: Our Army at War N°296. 1976. Joe Kubert.

: The Legion of Superheroes N°306. 1983. US. Giffen and Mahlstedt.

: Infinity N°1. 1984. Australia. Jerry Ordway.

: Return of the New Gods N°18. 1978. US.

: Crunch N Munch. 1994. US.

: Superman Burger King Kids Club 1997. US.

: Marvel Cards. 1994. US.

: Stan Lee Home Shopping Channel Marvel Show. 1994. US.

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15 thoughts on “’76 – ’08. Comic book art and covers”

Some great covers there (yeah, even the Marvel ones, I guess! 🙂 ) Love anything by the great Keith Giffen, his character expressions are without a doubt unrivalled by any other artist! 🙂

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The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:53 said:

Haha, nice! The two giants can compliment one another ( sometimes 🙂 ).
Like a beer with a chaser. “Bartender, I’ll have a strong Belgium abbey blond DC please, with a double Scotch Marvel on the rocks!”

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Spider-Man and Hulk Weekly comics! That one brings back lots of happy memories, used to love reading that comic when I was a kid every week. 🙂

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The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:41 said:

Same here. Very nostalgic seeing those oversize UK comics (and the even bigger Mighty World of Marvels/2000AD etc) when you compare them to the US smaller versions. Looking back, I think we were lucky our newsagents stocked both the UK prints and US imports.

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- Paul Bowler on January 31, 2021 at 15:41 said:
  
  You were very luck they stocked both! Yes, the A4 sized comics here in the UK were a slightly different format, often with multiple stories in one issue, and they were in black and white. On the plus side they were weekly, so that was always cool! It wasn’t until I saw proper American comics that I even realised they were in color! I just thought all comics were in black and white LOL! 🙂
  
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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 19:31 said:
  
  Ha. True. The US comics – I remember asking my mum if she could me merchandise from things like Grit and Bazooka Joe, and she would explain it was only availble for US readers. And I was like, “What’s a zip code and why don’t we have one?” 🙂 🙂
  
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- Paul Bowler on January 31, 2021 at 20:07 said:
  
  LOL, know what you mean. The adverts in the American comics were so cool, loads of great things you could order. Had no idea what a Zip code was either!
  
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I like that Legion of Super Heroes one, with that space camo, although those white gloves and boots might be blowing his cover! Kind of looks like he’s walking on the atmosphere . . .

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The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:23 said:

Yeah, that’s one heck of a superhero costume alright, and set against the space background – very cool 😎

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One could easily be lost in this maze of comic greatness!

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The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:21 said:

Thanks, mate. Indeed – had about 30 odd comics to delve through for the images I wanted to scan, and was a bit like going down the rabbit hole, as you invariably end up distracted by reading and then saving further images for future posts.

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Some of those covers really take me back. Thanks for sharing.

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The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:15 said:

Thanks, Anthony. Same here. Had alot of fun going through these and scanning them 🙂

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That’s a lot of quality scanning TVTA. Some nice artwork.

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The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:14 said:

Thanks, Neil. Eye candy comic goodness! Enjoyed scanning these 🙂

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Bruce Hodder (formerly known as ArcaneHalloween) on January 28, 2021 at 13:36 said:

Some great covers there (yeah, even the Marvel ones, I guess! 🙂 ) Love anything by the great Keith Giffen, his character expressions are without a doubt unrivalled by any other artist! 🙂

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:53 said:
  
  Haha, nice! The two giants can compliment one another ( sometimes 🙂 ).
  Like a beer with a chaser. “Bartender, I’ll have a strong Belgium abbey blond DC please, with a double Scotch Marvel on the rocks!”
  
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Paul Bowler on January 27, 2021 at 16:11 said:

Spider-Man and Hulk Weekly comics! That one brings back lots of happy memories, used to love reading that comic when I was a kid every week. 🙂

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:41 said:
  
  Same here. Very nostalgic seeing those oversize UK comics (and the even bigger Mighty World of Marvels/2000AD etc) when you compare them to the US smaller versions. Looking back, I think we were lucky our newsagents stocked both the UK prints and US imports.
  
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  Reply ↓
  - Paul Bowler on January 31, 2021 at 15:41 said:
    
    You were very luck they stocked both! Yes, the A4 sized comics here in the UK were a slightly different format, often with multiple stories in one issue, and they were in black and white. On the plus side they were weekly, so that was always cool! It wasn’t until I saw proper American comics that I even realised they were in color! I just thought all comics were in black and white LOL! 🙂
    
    LikeLiked by 1 person
  - The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 19:31 said:
    
    Ha. True. The US comics – I remember asking my mum if she could me merchandise from things like Grit and Bazooka Joe, and she would explain it was only availble for US readers. And I was like, “What’s a zip code and why don’t we have one?” 🙂 🙂
    
    LikeLiked by 1 person
  - Paul Bowler on January 31, 2021 at 20:07 said:
    
    LOL, know what you mean. The adverts in the American comics were so cool, loads of great things you could order. Had no idea what a Zip code was either!
    
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S.D. McKinley on January 26, 2021 at 22:08 said:

I like that Legion of Super Heroes one, with that space camo, although those white gloves and boots might be blowing his cover! Kind of looks like he’s walking on the atmosphere . . .

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:23 said:
  
  Yeah, that’s one heck of a superhero costume alright, and set against the space background – very cool 😎
  
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Spira on January 26, 2021 at 21:43 said:

One could easily be lost in this maze of comic greatness!

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:21 said:
  
  Thanks, mate. Indeed – had about 30 odd comics to delve through for the images I wanted to scan, and was a bit like going down the rabbit hole, as you invariably end up distracted by reading and then saving further images for future posts.
  
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Anthony on January 26, 2021 at 21:22 said:

Some of those covers really take me back. Thanks for sharing.

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:15 said:
  
  Thanks, Anthony. Same here. Had alot of fun going through these and scanning them 🙂
  
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Neil on January 26, 2021 at 21:11 said:

That’s a lot of quality scanning TVTA. Some nice artwork.

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on January 31, 2021 at 08:14 said:
  
  Thanks, Neil. Eye candy comic goodness! Enjoyed scanning these 🙂
  
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