Posted by Dan Greenfield on Sep 14, 2025
The TOP 13 COVERS of SEPTEMBER 1975 — RANKED
BRONZE AGE BONANZA: Adams! Kane! Toth! MORE! A smorgasbord of diverse selections! Dig the TOP 13 COVERS OF SEPTEMBER 1975 — RANKED: — 13. Richie Rich Jackpots #20, Harvey. They’re children. — 12. Action Comics #454, DC. One of the greatest covers of all time. I shouldn’t be putting this at No. 12. — 11. The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves #54, Charlton. A giant eye cover! Not as good as floating heads or orange moons, but I’ll take it! — 10. Spidey Super Stories, Marvel. Hey, kids! It’s leggy blonde Shanna! Actually, shouldn’t she have been teaming up with Jennifer of the Jungle? — 9. House of Yang #3, Charlton. Nice, evocative cover by Sanho Kim during the Kung Fu Craze, which had peaked but was still extant. — 8. Turok, Son of Stone #100, Gold Key. What? — 7. Special Collector’s Edition #1, Marvel. Shouldn’t this have been called Savage Feet of Kung Fu? — 6. Marvel Double Feature #13, Marvel. Jack Kirby makes the most of the limited space with a signature, close-quarters punch-out. And Bucky is just bulky enough to sell the idea that he could whup Super-Soldier Cap. — 5. Secrets of Haunted House #5, DC. One of Bernie Wrightson’s most memorable horror covers of the ’70s. Perfect early Halloween treat. — 4. The Amazing Spider-Man #151, Marvel. Reminiscent of Steve Ditko’s classic ASM #33, this Kane/Romita collaboration does a great job of selling the sheer power of the rushing water and Spider-Man’s pure determination to not let it stop him. Not usually listed among the all-time great Spidey covers, but it is terrific. — 3. The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #17, Marvel. You’d be forgiven for pillorying me for not putting this at the top. It’s an utterly superb Neal Adams cover, and perhaps his best Bruce Lee illustration. Thing is, it’s the cinematography of Enter the Dragon’s masterpiece mirror scene that’s really the star. Not saying it was easy to emulate that. Just saying it helped the cover soar. — 2. Planet of the Apes #14, Marvel. Most of the Planet of the Apes magazine covers were first-rate and this one is no exception. The image is terrifying (and cool) in and of itself, but it’s the color choice that moves this from routinely great to sublime. Hell, even the horse has red...
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