posted March 29, 2003 12:51 PM            

# 213
# 216
# 223
KK 1

I think...

posted March 29, 2003 02:18 PM               

I'm going with:
SLoSH #213 (good space monster),
SLoSH #219 (the only Fatal 5 cover),
SLoSH #222 (simple bold 3-figure design, including Tyroc--gotta have Tyroc )
Karate Kid #1 (better designed than most of the other possibilities

posted March 30, 2003 12:10 AM            

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Martin Maenza

posted March 30, 2003 12:46 AM            

Just on what I like--what gives me a buzz of puberty memories and the overall kinkiness of the Legion back then--

216
219
221
222

216--look at that pose, a vague gay porn/Mandingo vibe coming from Grell

219--okay this isn't very kinky, but still the Fatal Five and the positioning of the figures on the cover--a kind of dominatrix sensation here

221--was there anything more kinky and sexually charged than Charma and her slavemaster sugar daddy Grimbor--yikes puberty mindgames

222--two big muscled young white men trying to hold back that powerful black man--Mike Grell what were you thinking???--could make a young straight boy question his orientation

ahem--on second thought putting these on the back four might be too sensational for DC.

posted March 31, 2003 09:06 AM               

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Originally posted by Carsda:
OK... I had to think about this one for a while. As I've done in the other rounds, I try to guess before looking at what other people have picked. I went back and forth with several covers, including 215 & 217, but in the end I'm going with these:

216
219
223
KK 1

I think Karate Kid is a given, and I also feel strongly that a Tyroc cover will be featured--and 216's his first appearance. (it's too bad that all of the worthwhile early Tyroc issues will be in the same archive). 219 has Fatal Five and 223 features Time Trapper, so I think they might be worthwhile also.

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I came up with the exact same list for pretty much the same reasons. I looked at all the scans and picked each one. As I scrolled down, I was surprised that only 2 other people picked these 4 because, IMO, they stuck out more than the others.

Karate Kid because the cover is a nice layout, plus the historical significance of the first solo Legionnaire title (not counting Super-titles). Tyroc for his first appearance and 219 for the Fatal Five. I picked 223, not because of the Time Trapper, but because it was a strong cover, but Time Trapper is a nice bonus.

posted April 03, 2003 12:47 PM               

KK1 (by about 2 to 1, the board thinks this will make the cut)
223 (Time Trapper)
216 (1st Tyroc)
219 (Fatal 5)

Bringing up the rear - 218, with Tyroc taking on "The Secret Villain the World Never Knew", has garnered only 2 votes so far.

And since the GCD seems to be on the blink again, let me try yet another set of links (thanks to Corrosive Kid for the tip!):

S/LSH 213
S/LSH 214
S/LSH 215
S/LSH 216
S/LSH 217
S/LSH 218
S/LSH 219
S/LSH 220
S/LSH 221
S/LSH 222
S/LSH 223
KK 1

posted April 09, 2003 12:10 PM               

On the back 4:

213 (Space Monster - "Jaws of Fear"
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219 (Fatal 5)
223 (Time Trapper)

There were 8 posters who had 3 out of 4, and receive honorable mention:

RIC, Carsda, Cloneranger, Hack, Steve J., James Friel, Kamandi2, and Mike the Hux.

posted April 09, 2003 02:56 PM               

You know, on Archive Days, I feel like it used to feel as a kid, finding that long awaited comic book on the racks! Most comics these days don't give me that anticipation/thrill, but the archives still do!

I love getting on this board in the afternoon of an Archive Day to read confirmation that the book is actually on the shelves!

Time to go to my comic shop!

posted April 10, 2003 10:37 AM               

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Originally posted by Corrosive Kid:
I can't believe they didn't put Tyroc on the back cover.

What were they thinking? This was Tyroc's moment!

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Amen! I know he's on the cover, but I thought one of his appearances would make the back 4... He doesn't appear on a cover again until somewhere in the 260s...