Posted by Dan Greenfield on Mar 22, 2026
The TOP 13 COVERS of MARCH 1976 — RANKED
BRONZE AGE BONANZA: Kirby! Colan! An Oksner classic! 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. — A three-way battle for the top! Dig the TOP 13 COVERS OF MARCH 1976 — RANKED: — 13. Richie Rich, Casper and Wendy: National League #1, Harvey. This just presses all the right buttons for me. I was as much a baseball fan as a comics fan as a kid and 1976 was a particularly memorable season, in part because it was the National League’s centennial. (Those pillbox hats!) This issue had multiple team-specific variants, but the real selling point is the floating-head-style NL logos down the sides, delineating the East and West divisions. Very much reminds me of the Mets program I got that year at Shea Stadium. — 12. Weird Wonder Tales #16, Marvel. This month’s Jawsmania cover. They’re not even trying to be cute about it, either. — 11. I Love You #118, Charlton. Far be it from me to kink shame anyone, but Joe Namath could usually do a lot better than a blow-up sex doll. — 10. Captain America #198, Marvel. This can’t be the first time the target’s-face-is-in-the-scope thing was done, can it? No matter, its a really effective use of the device. That perspective on the gun barrel! The assassin’s hands and face! If only the Falcon didn’t look quite so awkward. But, hey, even the King wasn’t perfect. — 9. Limited Collectors’ Edition #C-45, DC. A fun cover by Dick Giordano, though not as effective as its predecessor. But, like Limited Collectors’ Edition #C-39, it would make for a great Facsimile Edition. — 8. The Twilight Zone #80, Gold Key. That is a classic, George Wilson-style cover, only there’s no info out there I can find to identify it as such. The face isn’t quite as polished as Wilson would make it, so perhaps it was just someone aping his style. Either way, I dig it a lot, especially the way the dude is struggling to hold back the big hand from stabbing him in the throat. Also, any time you have surrealistic clock imagery in this context, it says “Twilight Zone.” — 7. Famous Monsters of Filmland #125, Warren. One...
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