The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman – The Covers
First published in 1972, Cyborg by Martin Caidin chronicled the story of astronaut and test pilot Steve Austin who crashes during a flight and suffers catastrophic injuries. Drawing upon the emerging science of bionics, Caidin has Austin rebuilt with mechanical parts that give him superior physical abilities. He’s soon tasked as an operative working for a shadowy agency in the US government.
The next year, the novel was adapted as a 90-minute television movie titled The Six Million Dollar Man starring Lee Majors. More TV movies were produced before it was given a weekly one-hour show. A couple of years later, The Bionic Woman starring Lindsay Wagner was spun off.
By the end of the 1970s, the bionic shows had run their course and were cancelled, but with the shows having a large youth audience, they were heavily licensed with lunch boxes, games, toys and, of course, comic books.
Most of the Charlton Comics cover art for both books is scanned and available on the web and rather than do a bunch of separate posts, you’ve stumbled upon a mega post with new colouring and trade dress by me.
May we all be able to run in slow motion one day.
THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN
No. 1
As published.
Illustration by Joe Staton. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up and made production ready.
Re-created trade dress added.
No. 2
As published. Illustration by Neal Adams. Original art scan unavailable.
No. 3
As published.
Illustration by Hector Castellon. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up and made production ready.
Re-created trade dress added.
No. 4
As published.
Illustration by Jack Sparling. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up and made production ready.
Re-created trade dress added.
No. 5
As published.
Illustration by Jack Sparling. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up and made production ready.
New colour version.
Re-created trade dress added.
Illustration by Jack Sparling. This painting went unpublished in favour of the lineart version above. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Re-created trade dress added.
No. 6
As published.
Illustration by Jack Sparling. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up, extended at top and made production ready.
New colour version.
Re-created trade dress added.
No. 7
As published. Illustration by Fred Himes and Pat Boyette. Original art scan unavailable.
No. 8
As published.
Illustration by Fred Himes and Pat Boyette. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up and made production ready.
New colour version.
Re-created trade dress added.
No. 9
As published.
Illustration by Fred Himes and Pat Boyette. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up, extended at top and made production ready.
New colour version.
Re-created trade dress added.
No. 10 – Unpublished
Illustration by Fred Himes and Pat Boyette. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up and made production ready.
Colour version.
Re-created trade dress added.
THE BIONIC WOMAN
No. 1
As published.
Illustration by Jack Sparling. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up and made production ready.
New colour version.
Re-created trade dress added.
No. 2
Illustration by Jack Sparling. As published. Original art scan unavailable.
No. 3
Illustration by Jack Sparling. As published. Original art scan unavailable.
No. 4
As published.
Illustration by Jack Sparling. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up and made production ready.
New colour version.
Re-created trade dress added.
No. 5
As published.
Illustration by Jack Sparling. Original art scan from the web.
Art extended at top and made production ready.
New colour version.
Re-created trade dress added.
No. 6 – Unpublished
Illustration by Jack Sparling. Original art scan from Heritage Auctions.
Art cleaned up and made production ready.
Colour version.
Re-created trade dress added.
Related
Manhunter by Walter Simonson et al
Debuting in 1973, Manhunter by Goodwin & Simonson lit up the back pages of Detective Comics. Colour and packaging by Scott Dutton.
The Secret Six No. 4 Cover by Jack Sparling
Designed by Carmine Infantino and illustrated by Jack Sparling, another great cover from the late-Silver, early-Bronze age of DC Comics. New colour by Scott Dutton / Catspaw Dynamics.
The Secret Six No. 2 Cover by Nick Cardy
Nick Cardy drew one of the best comic book covers of the Sixties for The Secret Six No. 2, June 1968. Art recovery and colouring by Scott Dutton.
Battleship – The Game
Battleship is a game that dates from the First World War. Over the years, it's gone through different versions. The best are simple.