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Cardy, Nick - Superman, issue 281, cover (Nov 1974)

Artist: Nick Cardy (All)

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Title:	Cardy, Nick - Superman, issue 281, cover (Nov 1974)
Artist:	Nick Cardy (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	2,016
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	23
Added to Site:	3/22/2012
Comic Art Archive:	Superman Issue: 281 Page: cover View

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Read this issue of Superman as a kid so many times that, ironically, the cover fell off. Always love to hold these pieces of my past in my hands - probably the best part about our hobby. Interestingly, it would not be until I started collecting comic art that I would realize what a big part of my childhood Mr. Cardy actually was.

Nick Cardy (born Nicholas Viscardi in 1920) began his two-plus decades long affiliation with DC Comics in 1950. He was best know for his work on Aquaman (the character had previously starred in a back-up feature in Adventure Comics; Cardy drew the first 39 Aquaman issues from 1962-1968 and created all of the covers through issue #56, the final issue published in April of 1971) and Teen Titans (he first drew the Teen Titans in issue #60 of the Brave & the Bold in July of 1965; he subsequently penciled and inked - sometimes both - all 43 issues of the series).

In the early 1970's, Cardy became the primary DC cover artist, creating covers for Action Comics, Detective, Flash, Superboy, Superman, Superman Family, Wonder Woman and World's Finest, among others. This cover to Superman 281 was near the end of his cover run on the title that included issues 253-262 and 264-285, all created in the 1972-1975 timeframe.

Cardy left comics in 1975 for the more lucrative field of commercial art. He was entered into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Chris Wong
Member Since 2008

Posted on 3/22/2012

Love this cover too. Was outbid by many people, including yourself. Congratulations!

Ron S
Member Since 2007

Posted on 3/22/2012

A great add to a great collection!

Felix Lu
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/22/2012

That dude is totally Sean Connery from ZARDOZ. Love these '70s covers!

Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
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Posted on 3/22/2012

Lois Lane never looked better than when she was a Cardy girl.

Foggy Bottom
Member Since 2009
Forum Moderator

Posted on 3/22/2012

So Baller. (I hope you've seen AC's Power Girl #7 cover.)

Larry Wilson
Member Since 2012
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Posted on 3/22/2012

Holy mother of all things classic!

Crees Tyler
Member Since 2008

Posted on 3/22/2012

Perfect cover ! Simply beautiful ! Congratulations

Mike W
Member Since 2007

Posted on 3/22/2012

Classic DC Goodness!!!!! Love it!!!

Will K
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/22/2012

Nick has said he's modeled after Sean Connery. Amanda Connor's cover to Power Girl 7 is an homage to this piece.

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/23/2012

Embarrassingly, when i was a kid, i thought Vartox looked like Burt Reynolds. I didn't see Zardoz until many years after I saw this. (Regardless, Cardy Superman covers rock!)

Peter P
Member Since 2009

Posted on 3/26/2012

Awesome art!

J L
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/27/2012

Cardy did so many wonderful covers in the 70s. How did I miss this? Congrats on picking up another stellar example!!!!

aric shapiro
Member Since 2006

Posted on 3/27/2012

Wow....INSANE addition to your brilliant collection. Just as I think yoou can't top yourself....you do.

Michael One Minute Later
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/29/2012

I soooooo remember this cover; great pick-up

Michael Mikulovsky
Member Since 2009

Posted on 7/29/2012

You can almost hear him say " You remind me of a swine named Trebek!" LOL Beautiful cover by Cardy. Congrads!

Alex Johnson
Member Since 2006
Forum Moderator

Posted on 1/12/2013

Lois never looked better. Cardy girls make the cover even if nothing else does and this one has more than just that. Congratulations.

Mike (aka Off White) White
Member Since 2008

Posted on 2/9/2013

I remember when this issue came out! A wonderful cover!

Fred's CAF Gallery
Member Since 2003

Posted on 3/26/2013

!!! FANTASTIC !!! The Amazing World of...Nick Cardy!!! This cover is a Superman CLASSIC!

Gene Park
Member Since 2004

Posted on 8/15/2013

Please tell me that Lois didn't really die! Love that DC melodrama!

Guenter J
Member Since 2004

Posted on 8/21/2014

FANTASTIC cover!!!! this one of my favorite cardy covers

J. Hollon
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/23/2015

Very special piece! I love this era of Superman comics!

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 1/17/2019

Fabulous cover! Nick Cardy was incredible!

Nick Katradis
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 9/14/2020

Chris, a stunning Superman cover. Cardy is one of my favorite artists, and Superman is my favorite DC character probably because every Superman comic I picked up off the newsstand in 1972-1974 had a great Nick Cardy cover. Nick Cardy drew over 650 covers for DC during this prime period, and all of us that were lucky enough to read comics back then, were drawn to a Cardy cover like bees to honey.

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