Covered 365: Day 25

A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Please chime in with your favourite corresponding cover, from any era.

Day 25 – Witches Tales, Artist – Howard Nostrand.

Witches Tales #25 is part of the old guard of classic pre code horror covers, it’s been a big deal for a long time. I’ve been lucky enough to own a few of these but it has to be at least 15 years since the last one.

Walter Durajlija
Walter Durajlija

Walter Durajlija is an Overstreet Advisor and Shuster Award winner. He owns Big B Comics in Hamilton Ontario.

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Chris O.
Chris O.
5 years ago

Walt, love your choice here. This would have been my choice as well. What a scarce book this one seems to be. Great pick. I DO like Fantastic Four as well for this number. Classic Thing vs. Hulk cover.

Chris Meli
5 years ago

Glad to see that I finally picked a winner. I considered FF #25 but I see a couple of problems which are shared by many Kirby covers and have been preventing me from picking these:

– The characters are too small. Kirby works as if his cover art is going to be enlarged, not reduced.

– There is too much else going on, lots of folks somewhat transfixed with shocked expressions, rubble falling, etc.

Compare to FF #112 and tell me that you don’t agree.

I haven’t gotten ahead of the game much today but I will move to future days as I have time to review. My #26s:

Marvel Mystery
My Secret Love
Phantom Stranger
Rangers
Sensation

Chris Meli
5 years ago

Trying to get ahead of the game while I watch an uninspiring auction.

Hard to even come up with five #27s that I would really recommend. My choices:

Captain America Comics
Detective [maybe not really a great cover, but I have to include it]
Daredevil Comics
Whiz
Witching Hour

Chris Meli
5 years ago

Okay #28s and then I call it a night – will try to get a week ahead soon.

Captain America Comics
Catman
Exciting
Moon Knight
Strange Tales

Nathan
Nathan
5 years ago

A great choice and a well known PCH cover. Some good choices for #26 would be Captain Aero Comics, Ranger Comics, Planet Comics, Pep Comics, Hit Comics, and Captain Marvel Adventures.