Friday, August 7, 2009

Cover Me: Frank Miller at Marvel

Before Frank Miller became Frank Miller, while he was making a name for himself on his first Daredevil run, Marvel Comics utilized Miller's talents on dozens of covers. Aside from those he's most associated with (Daredevil and the various Spider-Man titles), Miller's art did the spinner-rack boogaloo on...

Captain America...


The Incredible Hulk...


Moon Knight...


Power Man and Iron Fist...


ROM... Spider-Woman... Star Trek...


And many other titles--a few of them, I think, will pleasantly surprise you...


But wait! There's more! Miller also dabbled a bit in the indie/direct market arena during the mid-to-late 1980s. Where? Stay tuned!
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5 comments:

  1. Scott MAugust 7, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    Those ROM covers are some of my favourites from the early 80s, same with that PM&IF #67. The 'White Tiger riddled with bullets' from Spec Spidey #52 is my favourite from that era.

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  2. ~P~August 9, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    Don't forget... the cover to ROM # 1 was by Frank Miller as well.

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  3. The Groovy AgentAugust 9, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    I did ROM #1 over on the Diversions blog, but I should've used it here, too. Good catch!

    I'll post the Spidey-related stuff in a future post. Promise!

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  4. Andrew WahlAugust 21, 2009 at 2:46 AM

    I also loved his Rom covers (including PM and IF #73). And What If #27 is quite striking, even if Phoenix is looking a little manly. And Spider-Woman #32 is awfully cool, too. Miller wasn't the best of artists yet, especially when removed from the sequential storytelling that made his interior work so strong. But he should could come up with a striking image. (Spectacular Spider-Man #60 is one of my favorite FM covers!)

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  5. Weird WWIIMarch 24, 2012 at 12:28 PM

    I think his first work was in Weird War Comics and was about some wales at war with men underwater. Not his best but still Miller nonetheless.

    Brian

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