Thursday, September 19, 2013

Black Canary on World's Finest Cover by Jim Aparo


Superman. Batman. Wonder Woman. Green Arrow. Black Canary. The Creeper.  Wait, the Creeper?  Yes, the Creeper!  Is this the most intriguing and oddball Justice League lineup ever imagined?  Not quite, but it is a glorious image by the masterful Jim Aparo.

The above image was lifted from the cover of World's Finest Comics #250 from April 1978.


I'm not sure who is responsible for transposing the characters onto that dynamic orange background in the image on top, but I like it.  It has a very Challenge of the Superfriends feel, I think, which makes me wonder again what cartoonish adventures these six particular DC heroes could get up to if they were ever made an official team.

Here is the information for WFC #250, provided by MyComicShop.com:  

Cover art by Jim Aparo. The Reality War starring Superman and Batman, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta; Superman, Batman, Green Arrow, and Black Canary team with the Wonder Woman of Earth-Two in 1942 against Agent Axis II and the Ravager.  Collision with Destiny starring Green Arrow and Black Canary, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta.  The Ravager of Time starring Superman, Batman, Green Arrow and Black Canary, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Vince Colletta.  Return of the Past starring The Creeper, script and art by Steve Ditko.  The Joker stars in a one-page Hostess ad, Laugh, Clown, Laugh!  84 pgs. $1.00. Cover price $1.00.

2 comments:

  1. Hi there. Adam Carter did the re-colour and orange background. I can send him an email or contact me and I can provide details. You can see the facebook page: World's Finest Team which he manages. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Worlds-Finest-Team/454055541296911

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