Another Unpublished Cover: Bizarre Heroes #1 Reprint

Here is a cover I created for a second printing of Don Simpson's Bizarre Heroes #1 (Fiasco Comics, 1994). I forget whether I solicited this with distributors or not, but if I did the orders were insufficient to go to press with a reprint at that time. Still, it demonstrates my growing familiarity with Photoshop as a coloring tool (the original comic was colored with Cel Vinyl, and overall this cover is a significant improvement, I think).

Here is the cover of the original comic book:

Double Zero, Triple Action: The Unpublished Cover!

Here is the unpublished but digitally colored cover (by moi) for Bizarre Heroes #00 (double zero), which would have been a reprint of Pteranoman #1 (Kitchen Sink, 1989), one of my favorite comic books. It featured the first appearance of Pteranoman as well as Phantom Jungle Girl, Cowboy Gorilla, and the Brilliant Brain, as well as an intimate interlude between Megaton Man and Ms. Megaton Man. The issue was a real ground-breaker for me as I turned away from pure parody to a more general humorous take on costumed crimefighters. On the cover, photographs of Pittsburgh at Seventh and Liberty Avenue appear as the background.

Orders were insufficient to go to press, however, and dealers were given the option of taking actual Pteranoman #1's instead. Also below is the X-Ray Boy house ad that ran on the back covers of some later issues in the series.