{"id":5468,"date":"2016-07-05T08:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=5468"},"modified":"2016-07-04T19:38:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T02:38:59","slug":"comic-book-cover-swipes-exposed-177-normalman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/comic-book-cover-swipes-exposed-177-normalman\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Book Cover Swipes Exposed #177 normalman"},"content":{"rendered":"

After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.<\/font><\/p>\n

In a twist on the Superman<\/a><\/em> mythos, the title character in Jim Valentino’s normalman<\/a><\/i> (stylized in all lower-case letters) is shipped off into space by his father when he concludes that the planet they inhabit will explode. The child arrives on a planet inhabited completely by super-powered beings – they dub him normalman<\/a>, because he’s the only one there without powers.<\/p>\n

The character debuted in Cerebus the Aardvark<\/a><\/em> #56 and was soon given his own ongoing series. That title served as a vehicle for creator, Jim Valentino<\/a>, to spoof and parody<\/a> other comics, a perfect opportunity (if ever there was one) to introduce cover swipes that parody the source material.<\/p>\n

Famous Funnies<\/a> began in 1934 and collected classic strips including Mutt & Jeff, Tailspin Tommy, Joe Palooka, and many other popular comic strips of yesteryear. One of the more notable characters featured in Famous Funnies was Buck Rogers<\/a> and, as Famous Funnies <\/em>was closing out its publishing history, they hired Frank Frazetta<\/a> to draw Buck Rogers covers for the series from issues #209-217 (#218 was the last issue).<\/p>\n

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\"Famous
\nFamous Funnies<\/a> #214
\nNovember 1954
\nFrank Frazetta<\/a>\n<\/td>\n		\"normalman
\nnormalman<\/a> #8
\nApril 1985
\nJim Valentino<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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On Ebay<\/u>: normalman<\/a> | Famous Funnies<\/a>
\nOn Amazon<\/span>: normalman<\/a> | Famous Funnies<\/a>
\nOn AtomicAvenue<\/span>: normalman<\/a> | Famous Funnies<\/a><\/p>\n


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