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"EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 2 September 2004 05:17 (twenty years ago)

"This one has it all!"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 2 September 2004 05:18 (twenty years ago)

"Don't ask - JUST BUY IT!"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 2 September 2004 05:18 (twenty years ago)

"...and one WILL die"

(i'm sure you've got the point of this thread by now)

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 2 September 2004 05:19 (twenty years ago)

Be the first on your block!

― Huck, Thursday, 2 September 2004 05:54 (twenty years ago)

Because YOU demanded it!
The battle you thought you'd never see!
A new team for a new time!
Bold new direction!
BONUS 8 page novel starring BATGIRL!

― Huck, Thursday, 2 September 2004 06:05 (twenty years ago)

Welcome to the _____, _____. HOPE YOU SURVIVE!

― Matt Maxwell (Matt M.), Thursday, 2 September 2004 11:04 (twenty years ago)

A book-length epic!

(I thought this was v.cheeky when I started reading comics, as books were plainly longer than 22 pages.)

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 2 September 2004 11:07 (twenty years ago)

"In this issue, SOMEONE DIES!"

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 11:20 (twenty years ago)

"The story that could not be told...

UNTIL NOW!"

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 2 September 2004 11:51 (twenty years ago)

"Introducing ... FONCLBRISCH!!!!"

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:06 (twenty years ago)

A new comic seriest latent with TURMOIL and VIGOR!

You'll be pissing BLOOD after reading this!

SWARMING with HOOPLA!!

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:07 (twenty years ago)

If ONLY those were real!

"100 PAGE SPECTACULAR! FEATURING A CLASSIC LEGION OF SUPERHEROES TALE! SUPERGIRL GETS ACNE!"

"A DOUBLE-SIZED EVENT!"

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:15 (twenty years ago)

NOT a hoax!

NOT an imaginary story!

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:19 (twenty years ago)

"YOU WILL BELIEVE ... that SOMEONE can DO SOMETHING!"

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:21 (twenty years ago)

"______ LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEM THEM BEFORE!"

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:25 (twenty years ago)

"THE LAST FING FANG FOOM STORY!"

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:26 (twenty years ago)

"28 SECONDS TO DOOM!"

"All new! All NOW!!!!"

― Vic Fluro, Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:27 (twenty years ago)

"THE COMING OF ______________"

(Yeah, the blanks are more effective than trying to be "funny".)

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:27 (twenty years ago)

"INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT NEWSBOY LEGION!"

(Well, maybe not.)

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:28 (twenty years ago)

"No...it can't be....YOU!!!!"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:30 (twenty years ago)

"THE GREATEST COMIC MAGAZINE IN THE WORLD!"

(Was calling comics "magazines" a result of the Senate investigations?)

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:31 (twenty years ago)

"BY PROPER NOUN ... VERBED!"

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:32 (twenty years ago)

_______________ VS. ___________ IN AN AMAZING BATTLE OF WITS!
THE WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:33 (twenty years ago)

Has any comic actually advertised a 'battle of wits' on the cover?

Tangential qn: least-actually-demanded 'you demand it' event (pictorial proof of demand lie required)

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:37 (twenty years ago)

"______ WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN!"

"THE RETURN OF _______!"

"THE LAST ISSUE (#27)...EVER!"

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:48 (twenty years ago)

"BEGINNING A BRLILLIANT NEW ERA OF EXCITEMENT FOR THE SHINING SUPERSTAR!"

http://jean.racaud.free.fr/vo/dazzler/38.jpg

(Note: this series was cancelled w/ issue #42.)

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:49 (twenty years ago)

It made it to #42?!

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:53 (twenty years ago)

BEGINNING A BRLILLIANT NEW ERA OF EXCITEMENT FOR THE SHINING SUPERSTAR

This is my next album title btw.

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:53 (twenty years ago)

"GREAT NEWS for all our readers!"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 2 September 2004 12:53 (twenty years ago)

"Blank Blank, a traitor???"

― Huck, Thursday, 2 September 2004 13:29 (twenty years ago)

"The !mpact era starts here!"

Ha! Anybody remember !mpact?

― Wooden (Wooden), Thursday, 2 September 2004 13:30 (twenty years ago)

"Blank blank faces his mightiest foe, and only ONE will walk away!"

(usually means the other will fly)

― Huck, Thursday, 2 September 2004 13:31 (twenty years ago)

"Based on the SMASH film starring Richard Chamberlain!"

― Huck, Thursday, 2 September 2004 13:43 (twenty years ago)

"TV'S NEWEST SENSATION!"

"AS SEEN ON TV!"

"AMERICA'S TV FAVOURITE!"

(And suddenly the Ant-man tv pilot is mysteriously cancelled.)

― Vic Fluro, Thursday, 2 September 2004 14:02 (twenty years ago)

"THE OFFICIAL COMIC ADAPTATION OF THE HIT MOVIE!"

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 2 September 2004 14:05 (twenty years ago)

"CRISIS on the CAMPUS!"

― Vic Fluro, Thursday, 2 September 2004 14:12 (twenty years ago)

"THIS IS IT!"

― Huck, Thursday, 2 September 2004 14:13 (twenty years ago)

"ACTION ACTION, CHA CHA CHA!!"

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 2 September 2004 14:20 (twenty years ago)

VG, what comics do you read where you find these sorts of cover captions (& can you send them to me)?

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 14:30 (twenty years ago)

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/c8bbf4a3/bc/2f3e/__sr_/2778.jpg?phoz1NBBrXnDdwMy

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:28 (twenty years ago)

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/c8bbf4a3/bc/2f3e/__sr_/2d90.jpg?phnz1NBBhVByYDLd

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:29 (twenty years ago)

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/c8bbf4a3/bc/2f3e/__sr_/f243.jpg?phnz1NBBYdzJtGXe

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago)

http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/c8bbf4a3/bc/2f3e/__sr_/4912.jpg?phnz1NBBbbxa9b_W

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago)

There, you believe me now?

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:31 (twenty years ago)

hahahaha

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:31 (twenty years ago)

By Crom, look at that hoopla!

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:32 (twenty years ago)

I can't believe Frank Frazetta would attach himself to a funny book that advocated blood-pissing.

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:40 (twenty years ago)

Nothing but broken imgs here.

― Huck, Thursday, 2 September 2004 16:51 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, I've had that problem w/yahoo images before. They're cool and visible for, like, a minute... Then they go away.

See if you can view them here:
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/sabrinajya/detail?.dir=/2f3e&.dnm=4912.jpg

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 2 September 2004 17:00 (twenty years ago)

thanks, now i laugh.

― Huck, Thursday, 2 September 2004 17:03 (twenty years ago)

Or, right-click on broken images, go to properties, highlight url, paste into new window...

― Vermont Girl (Vermont Girl), Thursday, 2 September 2004 17:03 (twenty years ago)

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