Hi Guys, need a little help with something I'm working on?

[fulltimer56]

Hi Guys,

I don't know if ya'll know it but I also make Quilts and I'm thinking about doing a quilt with comic covers on it.

How this works is I have a GOOD pic of something and I print it onto a special cloth and sew it into a quilt.

So what I need are GOOD images of key books of the different ages. They can be your books or just great looking images you have found.

So any help ya'll could give me would be most welcomed.

BTW I need a list of key books so any help in that would be welcome too.

So ya'll give me your input on this will ya!!

Thanks,
Linda

[StlComics]

Just let me know what you need. I'm sure I can find pretty much any of the keys in really high res pics. Those kind of pics aren't great for posting to forums though. A whole bunch of them on the page would make for a really long load for any dialuppers. I can however email them to you, too. :-D

[disneyteddies]

Here's a list of a few key comic books Linda.

Most important comic books.

Action Comics #252 (1st Supergirl)
Adventure Comics #40 (The Sandman begins – rare)
Adventure Comics #48 (origin & 1st appearance of The Hourman)
Adventure Comics #73 (origin of The Manhunter)
Adventure Comics #103 (1st Superboy cover)
Adventures of Rex, the Wonder Dog #1 (1952 – scarce)
Adventures of the Fly #1
All Flash #1
All Star Comics #1
All Star Comics #2
All Star Comics #3 (1st JSA)
All Star Comics #4 (1st JSA adventure)
All Star Comics #5 (1st female heroine in uniform – Hawkgirl)
All Star Comics #8 (1st Wonder Woman)
All Star Comics #11 (1st JSA goes to war)
All Star Comics #12 (Wonder Woman becomes JSA secretary)
All Star Western #10 (Jonah Hex begins)
All Winners #1 (1st series)
All Winners #1 (2nd series)
All-American Comics #16 (1st Green Lantern)
All-American Comics #17 (1st GL adventure in uniform)
Amazing Fantasy #15 (1st Spider-Man)
Amazing Spider-Man #1
Amazing Spider-Man #50 (Spider-Man No More – basis of 2nd movie)
Amazing Spider-Man #121 (Death of Gwen Stacy)
Amazing Spider-Man #122 (Death of The Green Goblin)
Amazing Spider-Man #129 (First Punisher)
Amazing-Man #5 (1st of series)
Amazing-Man #7 (Magician from Mars begins)
Atom, The #1
Atomic War Comics #1
Avengers, The #1
Avengers, The #4 (1st SA Captain America)
Batman Comics #1
Batman Comics #2
Batman Comics #47 (origin issue)
Big All-American Comics #1
Black Cat Comics #1
Blackhawk Comics #9 (1st of series)
Blue Beetle #1
Blue Beetle #54 (classic good-girl cover)
Blue Bolt Comics #1
Blue Ribbon Comics #1 (1st canine hero comic)
Boy Commandos #1
Brave & the Bold #1
Brave & the Bold #28,(1st JLA)
Brave & the Bold #34 (1st SA Hawkman)
Captain America Comics #1 (GA)
Captain Marvel Adventures #1
Captain Marvel Adventures #18 (1st Mary Marvel)
Captain Science Comics #1
Captain Video #1 (1st TV Sci-Fi comic)
Cat-Man Comics #1
Cat-Man Comics #22 (origin issue)
Cerebus The Aardvark #1 (famous counterfeit copy)
Classic Comics #1 (series later renamed Classics Illustrated)
Comic Cavalcade #1 (group adventures of Wonder Woman, Flash & Green Lantern)
Crack Comics #1
Crash Comics #1
Dagwood Splits the Atom (1949 promotional comic on atomic power)
Daredevil Comics #1 (SA)
Daredevil Battles Hitler #1
Darling Romance Comics #1 (teenage model Betty Page cover)
Detective Comics #26 (1st appearance of Batman – in an ad for #27)
Detective Comics #38 (1st Robin)
Double Life of Private Strong (1st SA Shield – 1st Archie Comics superhero)
Eerie #1 (1947)
Fantastic Four #1
Fantastic Four #12 (1st Thing & Hulk meeting)
Fantastic Four #25 (1st Thing vs. Hulk battle)
Fantastic Four #48 (First Silver Surfer)
Feature Books #7 (1st Little Orphan Annie)
Feature Funnies #1
Flame, The #1 (GA)
Flame, The #5 (1st of SA series)
Flash Comics #1 (SA)
Four Color #4 (1st series – Donald Duck)
Four Color #16 (1st series – Mickey Mouse)
Four Color #79 (2nd series – Mickey Mouse)
Four Color #386 (2nd series – 1st Uncle Scrooge)
Gene Autry #1 (1st series - 1941)
Green Lantern #1 (GA)
Green Lantern #1 (SA)
Hawkman #1
House of Mystery #1 (1st DC horror comic)
House of Secrets #1 (1st Swamp Thing)
Howdy Doody #1 (1st TV spin-off comic)
Human Torch #2 (1st of series)
Incredible Hulk #1
Incredible Hulk #180 (First Mention of Wolverine)
Incredible Hulk #181 (First Wolverine)
Intimate Confessions #1
Jackpot Comics #1
Jimmy Olsen #1
Journey into Mystery #83 (1st Thor)
Jungle Comics #1 (1st series – 1940)
Justice League of America #1
Katy Keene #1
Keen Detective Funnies #8 (1st of series)
Kid Eternity #1
Killers, The #1
King Comics #1 (1936 – 25 copies known to exist)
Lois Lane #1
Mad Comics #1
Mad Comics #5 (Gaines bio issue)
Mad Comics #23 (last Mad comic book format)
Marvel Comics #1 (GA – one page only)
Marvel Mystery #5 (classic cover – rare)
Mary Marvel #1
Marvel Family #1
Masked Marvel #1
Master Comics #23 (1st Capt Marvel Jr. cover/solo story)
Military Comics #1
Miss Fury #1
More Fun #53 (2nd part of Spectre’s origin – in costume at end of story)
More Fun #54 (1st full Spectre adventure in uniform)
More Fun #55 (Dr. Fate begins)
More Fun #72 (only More Fun war cover)
More Fun #101 (1st Superboy)
My Greatest Adventure #1
Mystic Comics #1 (1st series)
New York World's Fair (1939)
New York World's Fair (1940)
Our Flag Comics #1
Pep Comics #1
Pep Comics #17 (1st Hangman)
Pep Comics #36 (1st Archie cover)
Phantom Stranger #1 (1st series)
Picture Parade #1 (Andy’s Atomic Adventure)
Plastic Man #1 (GA)
Plastic Man #1 (SA)
Police Comics #1 (1st Plastic Man)
Prize Comics #1
Punch Comics #1
Punch Comics #12 (classic skull cover)
Real Facts #5 (origin of the Batman character issue)
Saint, The #1
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1
Shadow Comics #1 (1st GA)
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #1
Shield-Wizard Comics #1
Showcase #1
Showcase #4 (1st SA comic – 1st new Flash)
Showcase #6 (1st Challengers of the Unknown)
Showcase #8 (2nd SA Flash)
Showcase #9 (1st Lois Lane tryout)
Showcase #15 (1st Space Ranger)
Showcase #17 (1st Adam Strange)
Showcase #22 (1st SA Green Lantern)
Showcase #34 (1st SA Atom)
Showcase #60 (1st SA Spectre)
Silver Streak #7 (Daredevil’s new uniform)
Smash Comics #1
Space Patrol #1 (1952 TV spin-off)
Special Comics #1 (death of The Comet – 1st superhero to die)
Special Edition Comics #1 (1st comic entirely devoted to Capt Marvel)
Spectre, The #1
Spirit, The #1
Spirit, The #22 (classic good girl cover)
Spy Smasher #1
Star Spangled Comics #65 (1st of solo Robin series)
Strange Adventures #1
Sub-Mariner Comics #1 (GA)
Sub-Mariner Comics #32 (origin issue)
Superboy Comics #1
Superman Comics #1
Superman Comics #53 (origin issue)
Swamp Thing #1
Tales of Suspense #39 (1st Iron Man)
Terrific Comics #1
Thrilling Comics #1
Tom Mix Ralston #1 (rare promotional comic)
Tom Mix Western #1
Torchy #5 (classic good girl cover)
Tough Kid Squad #1
Uncle Sam Quarterly #1
V-Comics #1 (1st of series)
V-Comics #2 (last of series)
Vault of Horror #12 (1st of series)
Walt Disney Comics & Stories #1
Whiz #2 (1st of series)
Wilbur #5 (1st Katy Keen)
Wonder Comics #1
Wonder Woman #1
Wonder Woman #45 (origin issue)
World's Best Comics #1
X-Men, The #1
Young Allies #1

[StlComics]

Cool list, but I think for these purposes I'd rather include Detective #27 than #26. The cover art for #26 didn't feature Batman, just an interior advertisement.

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/87/400/87_4_000026.jpg

[disneyteddies]

Yeah, kinda weird that #27 wasn't on there...??? Guess it's just a partial list LoL. #batman#

[oxbladder]

None of these lists ever include New Fun #1 or #6. #1 is the first comic with original material, if I am not mistaken, and #6 is the first Dr. Occult

[fulltimer56]

Oh Lord!! With that many I think I'm going to have to make more than one quilt!! :shock:

Maybe I can break it down to "Ages", you know like copper, Silver, etc. Or maybe make the images about 1/4 the size of the original comic.

Any ideas, guys?

Maybe I'm just do one with just the covers I like? I'm still think (I know you can smell the smoke!)

Linda

P.S. Thanks, Hank!

[oxbladder]

You could break it down to the ages too but regardless it will still be a big project because then you have even more cover options. You could probably do one of just FF since many of the first 100 issues had some sort of first appearance.

I can probably get you some decent images of some of the listed stuff (no not from my collection)

[StlComics]

I would just whittle the list down to the most important and notable covers. Any idea how many panels the quilt will have?

[disneyteddies]

Maybe we could send you what covers we want and you could make us a quilt and we'd buy it from you Hmmmmmmmm. This could be the start of a great business for you. :wink:

[SatansProdigy]

Maybe we could send you what covers we want and you could make us a quilt and we'd buy it from you Hmmmmmmmm. This could be the start of a great business for you. :wink:

An all horror quilt.....hmmmm.....wonder if my wife would let me put that on the bed.

[fulltimer56]

Whoa guys!! I'm still working on the the size so I'm not sure of the amount of blocks yet.

If I get this one made and see how much time and money it takes to make it, I might, MIGHT think about selling some. :cool:

That is a good idea by the way, Hank!! I could make quilts with the person's favorites covers like a horror theme for SP!! #dunno#

Let me add it to my "to do" list!! :wink:

Thanks for all the ideas and info!

Linda

[disneyteddies]

Do I get a nickel for every quilt you sell ????? #joker#

[SILLYSHIP--pirate eye--]

I'm only gonna suggest two, not my two favorites or two I think are the most important, just two cool ones.

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=3533&zoom=4

http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=16418&zoom=4
Repeated idea here
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=60028&zoom=4

[fulltimer56]

I remember them covers, SS! Didn't they get used in one of the games?

Linda

[SILLYSHIP--pirate eye--]

I dont know FT, I really never play the games. I am hardly here anymore, I am working so many hours lately that I have to be in bed early to get up early. My comic book purchasing has gotten me into way more debt than I'd like to admit. Anyway, I'll think of some more classic covers and try to host and then post them here. Gotta sleep now, take care. Ohw one last thing, we had a "quilt" project for one of my art classes once and I got this video from the library, it was pretty cool. At the end it just showed a slide show of images of different quilts. Many were very very cool and some were quite different than your every day quilt. Have you ever seen any videos on quilts?

[fulltimer56]

Oh yes, SS!! When my Mom and I went up north to visit my brother's family, on the way back we stopped at the Museum of the American Quilter's Society in Paducah, KY. You just won't believe the quilts there. There was one there that you would have thought was a printing until you got up a bit closer to it!! :shock: I think we spend more than 5 hours there just going from room to room. I just wish they would had allowed camera in there!! :-(

Linda

[SILLYSHIP--pirate eye--]

huh... Even in the sistind chapel people were taking pictures.

[fulltimer56]

I thought that was a bit much too but I have done some reseach since I got home and alot of Museums don't allow cameras. Oh well, I will remember them anyway!!

Linda

[Evil Parsnip]

Linda... I think you have the makings of a business here! I know I'd have you do one giant cover for me! though probably something obscure and independant... or made of independant covers...

this is just too cool.. I'm gonna want to see pictures one day!

anyhow best to you.

[yarmak]

best of luck with this Linda If you did one quilt of WDCS 1 I would even consider buying it mate :)
Dave

[fulltimer56]

What's WDCS 1?

Linda

[SatansProdigy]

Walt Disney Comics and Stories

[fulltimer56]

Thanks, SP! That had me stumped!!

[SILLYSHIP--pirate eye--]

So how's this going Linda?

[fulltimer56]

I haven't had a chance to work on it the last few weeks. Maybe when I get moved, I can get it into the planning stage.

Linda