In the late '60s, and possibly into the '70s when he was DC's publisher, Infantino had some sort of cover design/oversight position for the whole company. I expect that the same design instinct that led him to draw that Flash cover influenced the name and/or design of the other cover.
I think Scott’s probably right about cover layouts being chosen by the editors.What strikes me are 2 things: 1) I’ve never seen that Nick Cardy cover, and he knocked it out of the park. No surprise there, Carey was a top-notch artist; 2) I never noticed how weird Barry’s hand gesture is on the Flash cover. It looks like he’s reaching up to give a high five, was caught mid-wave, or is going to slap me. Cardy did a way better job with the perspective.
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Coincidence. Or more precicely, neither, as the latter cover seems distinctive enough from the Flash cover.
ReplyDeleteThe gesture is well known enough. You may as well suggest that both were an homage to The Supremes' "Stop in the Name of Love" choreography
In the late '60s, and possibly into the '70s when he was DC's publisher, Infantino had some sort of cover design/oversight position for the whole company. I expect that the same design instinct that led him to draw that Flash cover influenced the name and/or design of the other cover.
ReplyDeleteI think Scott’s probably right about cover layouts being chosen by the editors.What strikes me are 2 things: 1) I’ve never seen that Nick Cardy cover, and he knocked it out of the park. No surprise there, Carey was a top-notch artist; 2) I never noticed how weird Barry’s hand gesture is on the Flash cover. It looks like he’s reaching up to give a high five, was caught mid-wave, or is going to slap me. Cardy did a way better job with the perspective.
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