Monday, May 24, 2021

First Swamp Thing Covers by Berni Wrightson





 Maybe just me, but the black 'n white HOS cover looks way different than what we saw on the spinner rack

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  1. Maybe I'm nuts, but it looks like my comment about the Wrightson piece will appear under Corben. If so, Cap, can you move it back here?

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    1. Ooops! I had a moment right when you sent it and replied. When the kids are around, I'm sure they can help me, but meanwhile, Marty Mcfly, if you happen to run into yourself in the wrong time and comment, do not try to interact with yourself! It could disrupt the entire space/time continuum

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    2. No worries,as long as you got the message. Wrightson and Corben both survived some wrong turns in their lives, so I guess I can too.

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    3. Amen to that, brother! It's like they always say: light'n strikes in all our lives. Anyhoo, I just figured out I dunnae need no stink'n kids to help me, as even an old fart like me knows how to copy and paste: RussMay 25, 2021 at 6:24 AM
      Berni's wash drawing was shot through a screen for black and white line printing, like a half-tone photo in the old newspapers, except they used a different pattern than the dots you usually see. This was the limit of DC technology back then and they did variations on this trick, especially on Neal Adams and Berni in the anthology books. A cruder-looking halftone appeared on a lot of the old DC war books and the Heath Sea Devils covers, but it was still the same idea.

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  2. Thanks. But now I have no idea what I was talking about.

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    1. Hah! Maybe an upcoming Sea Devils covers post(which you have inspired) will bring it all back to you

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