DC Redesigns Superman... In 1974
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DC Redesigns Superman... In 1974
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Jul 5th 2010 By: Chris Sims
DC Redesigns Superman... In 1974
With all the talk about Wonder Woman's new costume, a lot of people have been going back and looking at other notable super-hero redesigns from the past. And yet, I still haven't seen anyone talk about the time that they redesigned Superman's costume 15 times in 1974.
Done as a bonus feature in the 100-page "Superman" #272, the "Graffiti Game" was a chance for the company's top artists to take a crack at giving both Superman and Clark Kent new looks. It was all done in fun, but the end result is a series of images that are crazy, awesome, and crazy-awesome.
Top to Bottom: Curt Swan, Kurt Schaffenberger, Joe Kubert and Neal Adams
Top to Bottom: Joe Orlando, Dick Giordano, Frank Robbins and Dave Cockrum
Top to Bottom: Carmine Infantino, Dick Dillin, Sergio Aragones and Irv Novick
Top to Bottom: Michael Kaluta, Howard Chaykin and Bernie Wrightson
Most of the looks are just flat-out bizarre, but my personal favorites are Kubert ("No one will realize that a mild-mannered gorilla is actually Superman!"), Schaffenberger (the first appearance of the now-famous super-monocle), Cockrum (who just drew Captain Marvel and Billy Batson), and Neal Adams (who has a truly amazing idea of what it means to be "Super-Macho").
It's also worth noting that with fifteen artists working, nobody stumbled on the Electric Blue redesign that Superman would actually sport for a while back in the' 90s, although the fact that Carmine Infantino just cold drew Hitler makes that outfit look way better by comparison.
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I grew up with comics in the 70's but I don't remember ever seeing any of that stuff! Kinda wild for that time period huh? Just don't let Jim Lee see it, 'K?
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I never heard/or seen these before. Nice find there. As for designs god none of them where good.
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Wasn't it a joke though? I heard something about this at some point but can't remember ever seeing any of those illustrations. Hmm.non_amos wrote:I grew up with comics in the 70's but I don't remember ever seeing any of that stuff! Kinda wild for that time period huh? Just don't let Jim Lee see it, 'K?
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If they truely were just a joke thing between all those artists at the time then haha on them. But if it was a serious thought the ones in charge were thinking, then man what the heck were they thinking.
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It was just a funny add-on to an issue they put out.
Nothing more. Nothing less.
Nothing more. Nothing less.
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ah thanks for the info there.
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