DC didn't usually use up a whole page of ad space just to promote one book, but they obviously thought they had a real winner with this new 80-Page Giant!
I always thought everyone looked kind of squat here. I know they are actually squatting, but their proportions are a bit off and they look like Masters of the Universe figures. It hardly matters though, cuz Infantino is a design genius. The cover really works!
Cool ad......it's a shame that Amos Fortune is the villain in that first tale.....ahh, what a waste. I tell ya', the Avengers definitely had a leg up on the JLA in the villain department back then.
DC didn't usually use up a whole page of ad space just to promote one book, but they obviously thought they had a real winner with this new 80-Page Giant!
...And they're the "World's Greatest Super-Heroes" - well before the 70's toy moniker.
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-Craig W.
I always thought everyone looked kind of squat here. I know they are actually squatting, but their proportions are a bit off and they look like Masters of the Universe figures. It hardly matters though, cuz Infantino is a design genius. The cover really works!
ReplyDeleteAnd that's the most ticked-off Batman since 1939.
Chris
Interesting how the ad for JLA 57 mentions "J'onn J'onzz" but the ad for JLA 58 features "Martian Manhunter."
ReplyDeletei believe this is the first time DC used the "WGSH" moniker...it starts showing up on the covers in about 20 issues or so!
ReplyDeleteCool ad......it's a shame that Amos Fortune is the villain in that first tale.....ahh, what a waste. I tell ya', the Avengers definitely had a leg up on the JLA in the villain department back then.
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ReplyDeleteLoved this book - got it coverless for 10c, likely, along with a Giant SweeTart for 5c
(As to "WGSH," I have a hazy memory that it might appear in one of those inside-cover b&w ads even before this?)
Best,
-Craig W.