In early 1974, DC Comics decided to turned part of its line into 100-page comics for 60¢ after previously releasing specials and one shots in similar sizes and price points. Accompanying the normal features were reprints from DC’s large library of material. It was my generation’s introduction to the deep well of Golden and Silver age stories.
But someone forgot to tell the cover artists that they were changing formats. Case in point is this issue of The Brave & the Bold, the first of its 100-pagers. The art was designed to be a full cover and was shrunk to fit the inset format.
That’s just bait for me, and of course you want to see what it might have looked like as a regular issue on the stands. New colour and cover packaging by me.
As published.
Scan of Jim Aparo’s original art from Heritage Auctions.
Cleaned-up art made production ready.
Homage to the original colour scheme.
Re-created trade dress added.
Alternate colour.
Alternately-coloured trade dress added.
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