Posted by Dan Greenfield on Jul 13, 2025
The TOP 13 COVERS of JULY 1975 — RANKED
BRONZE AGE BONANZA: Great month for CURT SWAN, plus treasuries and magazines dominate. ALSO: KIRBY! DeCARLO! ROMITA! More! — Welcome to BRONZE AGE BONANZA — our monthly series that looks at the greatest covers of the Bronze Age — exactly 50 years later. For more info on this feature, click here. — Lotta treasuries this month and I’m guessing it’s because the publishers knew they were perfect for summertime car trips. Or lazy days around the house or pool or beach or yard or stoop or whatever. They were like Christmas in July! Dig the TOP 13 COVERS OF JULY 1975 — RANKED: — 13. Plop! #17, DC. Basil Wolverton and his obsession with testicles. — 12. Little Archie #98, Archie. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. — 11. Archie Giant Series Magazine #236 and Pep #305, Archie. Counting this as one. I appreciate that Archie had 1,000,006 titles and coming up with fresh cover gags had to be a whole lot harder than it looks. But I gotta say something when they basically use the same gag at the same time. — 10. Ghost Rider #14, Marvel. When in doubt, bring out the Orb. — 9. Mystery Comics Digest #12, Gold Key. I bet when you woke up this morning you didn’t expect to see a ghoul playing leapfrog with a tombstone. — 8. Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth #34, DC. Jack Kirby’s departure from DC was announced in March 1975, but he still had some stories left to be published. So this one is by Kirby, but cover duties passed on to Joe Kubert, who brings a surprisingly delicate touch to the Last Boy on Earth. — 7. Marvel Treasury Edition #7, Marvel. In fact, this might be the King’s first cover for Marvel after his return. You Kirbyphiles can correct me in the comments if I’m wrong, but either way, he returned with a bang! — 6. The Phantom #67, Charlton. Don Newton will never get enough credit for some reason. Man, was he good. — 5. Planet of the Apes #12, Marvel. One of the best Planet of the Apes magazine covers ever. Great concept, great detail, great likeness of Roddy McDowall as Cornelius. Usually contenders for No. 1 don’t fall this low, but it shows you how stiff the competition is this month. — 4. Limited...
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