BRONZE AGE BONANZA: Kirby! Adams! PLUS: A big month for Ernie Chan — and the showdown you’ve been waiting for! Sort of! — 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. — Neal Adams back at DC! Kirby times three! Chan times four! Dig the TOP 13 COVERS OF SEPTEMBER 1976 — RANKED: — 13. Devil Kids Starring Hot Stuff #79, Harvey. Just a fun, clever little cover by Warren Kremer. — 12. DC Super-Stars #10, DC. I love comics. I love sports. Rarely do they mix well. And, frankly, this cover isn’t all that great except for its inherent silliness. But it’s here because, oddly, it’s a theme this month. — 11. Creepy #84, Warren. See? What are the chances? Maybe because it was the Bicentennial and so baseball and apple pie and… I dunno? Really, ahem, striking cover by Ken Kelly, though. — 10. Eerie #79, Warren. And Kelly just flat-out outdoes himself with this one. I love that he picked Oakland too, because in the 1970s, the Raiders were the baddest, nastiest, and scariest team on cleats. If I were John Madden, I’d have papered the locker room with these. — 9. Starfire #3, DC. What I appreciate is the practicality of her outfit. — 8. The Avengers #154, Marvel. What’s better than floating heads? Floating heads that narrate the action! — 7. Fantastic Four #177, Marvel. And what’s better than floating heads that narrate the action? Floating heads that narrate the action… in 3-D! — 6. Detective Comics #466, DC. One of Ernie Chan’s best Batman covers, though it’s Signalman’s outfit that does the heavy lifting. And here’s the thing about that costume: It’s one of the dumbest ever — but it’s GREAT! (Thank you, Sheldon Moldoff!) It’s something that only works in comics (and, by extension, animation), reminding you why comics are so great to begin with. Nowhere else can the outlandish be passed off as the everyday — unless it’s camp. And this isn’t camp. It just is. “Why does Signalman wear a costume like that? Because.” (Bonus: They’re fighting on the Batsignal.) — 5. Vampirella #56, Warren. Seriously, guys, what the fuck? — 4. Marvel Double Feature #19, Marvel. It’s not...