Posted by Dan Greenfield on Feb 15, 2026
The TOP 13 COVERS of FEBRUARY 1976 — RANKED
BRONZE AGE BONANZA: Kubert! Kirby! Byrne! 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. — Hey, check out that fancy new BRONZE AGE BONANZA banner by our pal Walt Grogan! I’ve even retrofitted it into the two other 1976 posts so far. (Links below!) Now, dig the TOP 13 COVERS OF FEBRUARY 1976 — RANKED: — 13. Tarzan Family #63, DC. This month’s Jawsmania entry. — 12. Batman Family #5, DC. As I’ve said before, just about every Batman Family cover will make this list on sentimental value alone. This one just also happens to capture the sheer fun of those Batgirl and Robin team-ups. Plus: Dig the Batgirl and Robin floaters on the left and the Ace and Signalman busts across the bottom. The joy of comics. — 11. Doomsday + 1 #6, Charlton. Another reminder that John Byrne was destined for superduperstardom. — 10. Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #67, Gold Key. Here’s my theory, which is totally untrue: George Wilson decided to sneak in a cover about Harvey Dent getting dragged off to Arkham Asylum and this is what was going through Two-Face’s mind. — 9. Superman #299, DC. The Man of Steel vs. the Sinister Six, er, Nefarious Nine. — 8. UFO Flying Saucers #10, Gold Key. This is just fecking great. I mean, how seriously cool would that be if it happened to you? Then again, that’s just a Tuesday night in Gotham City. Anyway, I’m not 100 percent sure that this isn’t a reprint of an old cover, given how everyone’s dressed in 1976. But I can’t find any indication, so here it is. Wowza. — 7. The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #22, Marvel. A straight-up badass cover by Ken Barr. You just know that White Tiger has these guys just where he wants them. — 6. Marvel Feature #4, Marvel. Frank Thorne at his Frank Thorneiest. — 5. Tomb of Dracula #44, Marvel. This one always stands out among all the great Colan/Palmer Tomb of Dracula covers because of the bold and counterintuitive use of rainbow colors. A dazzling display, and Palmer may have done the colors himself. — 4. Planet of the Apes #19, Marvel. As much...
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