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Cosmic Crossover Special #1 - 01 Splash Page

Artists: Brendon Fraim (Penciller) , Brian Fraim (Inker) , Brendon Fraim (Letterer)

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Cosmic Crossover Special #1 - 01 Splash Page Comic Art

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Title:	Cosmic Crossover Special #1 - 01 Splash Page
Artist:	Brendon Fraim (Penciller)
Artist:	Brian Fraim (Inker)
Artist:	Brendon Fraim (Letterer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,655
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	11/28/2012
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Cosmic Crossover Special #1 (January, 1965)
Co-Publishers: DC, Marvel, Standard
Writer: Some Hack

Released around October, 1964 this Silver-Age tale unites the premiere super-teams of the Justice League of America (then on issue 33), the Sentinels (#35), and newcomers, the Avengers (on issue 12) for the first time. And all for only 25 cents!! On television, another team called the Avengers enjoyed great popularity, Gunsmoke was entering its 10th season, and the Rolling Stones debuted on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Splash Page:

Kang and the Lord of Time traverse the same space-time co-ordinates (at the same time!(?) - it's comics in the 1960s, it can totally happen) and the resulting crossing of the time streams (and travellers and machines) enables them to discover the ability to cross from one parallel universe to another (really, what the heck's the difference between parallel universes and divergent timelines?). Cyborilla's recent experiments in time viewing alerted him to their actions and he contacts them both via his viewer. Together they hatch a plan to rule the Earths of each others' dimension (i.e. Kang takes over the Standard Comics Universe, Cyborilla takes DC, and Lord of Time gets Marvel).

They recruit some of their fellow villains (two from each Universe, I guess they were trying to save money) to eliminate the premiere superhero teams from each Universe. Catching the heroes unaware, the villains defeat the heroes and exile them to Lim bo, between the Universes.

SETTING THE STANDARD IN COMICS!!

COVER -- SPLASH -- VILLAINS UNITED -- DO THE LIMBO -- HEROES DEPART

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The Fraims do it again. I especially like the Wasp's face, TNT Todd, Flash's face, Cyborilla, Kang ... and pretty much the whole thing. Obviously inspired by the classic JLA #21-22, the first meeting/crossover of the Golden Age Justice Society and the (then) modern JLA. Fun times.

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Kevin Moorhead
Member Since 2008

Posted on 11/28/2012

~oh yeah~. That's the stuff. Been meaning to go for another piece by the Fraims.

Lionel CARREZ
Member Since 2011

Posted on 12/9/2012

Love it !!!

Damon Owens
Member Since 2005

Posted on 4/14/2013

Now's the part where the super-villains start turning on each other. How cool is this?

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