{"id":159,"date":"2016-01-22T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/?p=159"},"modified":"2023-10-06T18:43:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T18:43:44","slug":"friday-flashback-all-of-comic-cons-souvenir-book-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comic-con.org\/toucan\/friday-flashback-all-of-comic-cons-souvenir-book-covers\/","title":{"rendered":"All of Comic-Con’s Souvenir Book Covers!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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All of Comic-Con’s Souvenir Book Covers!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We just announced the anniversary themes for our 2018 Souvenir Book<\/em> (click here to see them, <\/strong><\/a>and your chance to contribute art and articles) and that occasion always gets us thinking about the book\u2019s cover. While we can\u2019t reveal this year\u2019s cover subject or artist just yet (check back sometime after WonderCon for that info), we thought it would be fun to look back over the entire history of Comic-Con\u2019s Program and Souvenir Books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1970: The mini-con used a generic cover for its flyer promoting the schedule. That’s Balboa Park on the front.  \u00a9 2016 SDCC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1970: Jack Kirby provided the cover for the very first Comic-Con Program Book. Art \u00a9 2016 Jack Kirby Estate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1971: Carmine Infantino did this cover featuring DC Comics heroes. Art TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1972: Kirby returns with his newest DC Comics creations, The Demon and Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth (that’s Merlin from The Demon series on the right). Characters TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1973: This rather strange cover is a combination of DC Comics’ The Spectre and Deadman by Neal Adams doing battle on the back cover and a bird on the front cover (unknown artist). Characters TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1974: Milton Caniff combined his Steve Canyon with Star Trek for this Program Book cover. Art \u00a9 Milton Caniff Estate. Steve Canyon \u00a9 King Features Syndicate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1975: Two firsts: Will Eisner’s The Spirit made his first (of three) appearances on the Program Book\/Souvenir Book and the first full-color cover. The Spirit TM & \u00a9 Will Eisner Studios, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1976: Sergio Aragon\u00e9s captures the excitement for the growing convention. Art \u00a9 Sergio Aragon\u00e9s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1977: Cover art by and \u00a9 Alex Nino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1978: Art by and \u00a9 Boris Vallejo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1979: An expermental year with a Comic-Con Program Book that resembled a tabloid newspaper. Beetle Baily \u00a9 King Features Syndicate; Star Wars TM & \u00a9 Lucasfilm Ltd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1980: The First Kingdom art by and \u00a9 Jack Katz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1981: DC Comics heroes by Dick Giordano. TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1982: Art by and \u00a9 Frank Brunner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1983: Rick Geary focuses on the Sixties theme in this cover that uses the word “Souvenir Program Book” for the first time. Art \u00a9 Rick Geary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1984: Marshall Rogers and Howard Chaykin combine for this jam cover featuring the popular 1980s characters The Foozle and Raul the Cat (from American Flagg!). Art \u00a9 Marshall Rogers Estate and Howard Chaykin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1985: DC Comics’ 50th anniversary. Art by various. TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1986: Our first Marvel Comics cover with art by John Romita. \u00a9 Marvel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1987: An ethereal cover by Moebius (Jean Giraud). Art \u00a9 Jean Giraud Estate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1988: Superman’s 50th Anniversary by Wayne Boring. Superman TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1989: Art by and \u00a9 Bill Sienkiewicz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1990: Bill Morrison’s cover includes a cast of comics characters in an old-fashioned postcard motif. Art \u00a9 Bill Morrison; characters TM & \u00a9 respective owners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1991: William Stout’s apocalyptic San Diego future cover. Art \u00a9 William Stout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1992: Ken Steacy’s cover evokes feelings of nostalgia for both comic books and magazines like the Saturday Evening Post. Art \u00a9 Ken Steacy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1993: Art by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. Art \u00a9 Frank Miller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1994: The Simpsons help celebrate Comic-Con’s 25th anniversary. Art \u00a9 1994 Bongo Entertainment Inc. The Simpsons \u00a9 & TM Twentieth Century Fox Corporation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1995: Rick Geary’s Toucan looks none too pleased at the name change and new logo for Comic-Con International. \u00a9 SDCC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1996: Art by and \u00a9 Dave McKean.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1997: Star Wars’ 20th Anniversary. Art by Dave Dorman. Star Wars TM & \u00a9 Lucasfilm Ltd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1998: Superman’s 60th Anniversary. Art by Alex Ross. Superman TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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1999: Steranko’s Red Tide. Art \u00a9 Jim Steranko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2000: William Stout’s homage to EC Comics, dinosaurs, The Spirit, the Flash and Green Lantern, and Peanuts, all celebrating anniversaries. Art \u00a9 William Stout; characters TM & \u00a9 respective owners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2001: Jeff Smith’s Bone. Art \u00a9 Jeff Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2002: MAD Magazine’s 50th Anniversary. Cover by various. MAD TM & \u00a9 E. C. Publications, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2003: DC Comics heroes by Alex Ross. Characters TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2004: Jack “King” Kirby by Kirby and Mike Thibodeaux. Characters TM & \u00a9 respective owners.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2005: Will Eisner’s The Spirit by Eisner. The artist and longtime Comic-Con prescence had died in January of that year. TM & \u00a9 Will Eisner Studios, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2006: Lone Wolf and Cub by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley. \u00a9 Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2007: Star Wars’ 30th Anniversary by Adam Hughes. Star Wars TM & \u00a9 Lucasfilm Ltd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2008: The Legion of Superheroes’ 50th Anniversary by Alex Ross. Characters TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2009: Comic-Con’s 40th Anniversary brought back Rick Geary’s Toucan and Expo Boy. Art \u00a9 Rick Geary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2010: DC Comics’ 75th Anniversary by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado, color art by Alex Sinclair. Characters TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2011: Comic-Con introduces the new Justice League, part of DC’s New 52. Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams, color art by Alex Sinclair. Characters TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2012: Marvel Comics’ superheroes 50th Anniversary. Art by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson, color art by Dean White. Characters \u00a9 Marvel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2013: The Sandman’s 25th Anniversary by Dave McKean. Sandman TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2014: Batman’s 75th Anniversary by Jim Lee, color art by Alex Sinclair. Batman TM & \u00a9 DC Comics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2015: 75th Anniversary of Will Eisner’s The Spirit. Art by Michael Cho. The Spirit TM & \u00a9 Will Eisner Studios, Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2016: 75th Anniversary of Wonder Woman. Art by Babs Tarr. Wonder Woman TM & \u00a9 DC Comics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2017: 100th birthday of Jack “King” Kirby by Bruce Timm (lettering by Todd Klein). Mister Miracle, Kamandi TM & \u00a9 DC Comics; Captain America and Thor TM & \u00a9 2017 MARVEL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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2018: 10th Anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Matt Taylor, co-produced with Mondo \u00a9 2019 MARVEL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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