Thundercats #20 COVER by Ron Frenz (ft Lion-O)
Artists: Ron Frenz (Penciller) , Bob McLeod (Inker)
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DescriptionBIG '80s get here, at least for me! For a time, Thundercats was my favorite cartoon when I was a kid (has there ever been a better intro?) and I was adamant about picking up the comics Marvel would be releasing. They were OK overall, and many were adaptations of episodes of the show, but it was one of the first books I really collected. Thundercats comics?! No brainer for me at the time - I knew my $0.75 (and eventually, $1.00) would be going towards them!I picked up an interior page by Jim Mooney (see also in my gallery) but have wanted to get a cover from the series...not the easiest to find. I picked this up from Steve Donnelly at Cool Lines Art and dug this particular cover for a few reasons. First, it's an adaptation of an episode that actually bothered me as a kid. The Sword of Omens was defeated by Excalibur. "What? No way!" Mumm-Ra tries to pull a fast one but it of course all works out - I thought it would be cool to own this piece based on an episode I clearly remember. Second, it's by Ron Frenz. Spider-Man is my favorite comic character but Frenz Spidey covers from that era...shall we say...demand a certain premium. So I went with the next best thing. Lastly, it's just a great piece of art. I like the perspective of the 2 characters going at each other, and all of the blacks on the knight's armor (courtesy of inker Bob McLeod). This is the oldest cover I own (so far) and the only one with lettering included (so far!) so I'm glad I've got the Thundercats classic lettering/logo exhibited. Thanks for looking and hope y'all like. Hooooooo!!! Social/Sharing |
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Wesley Dupont
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 4/21/2015
I had no idea they put this level of talent on the old Marvel Thundercats! This is fantastic!
K Gearon 
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 4/22/2015
Wesley Dupont wrote:
I had no idea they put this level of talent on the old Marvel Thundercats! This is fantastic!I hear ha. A lot of artists worked on the series but this was the only Frenz contribution - definitely glad to own it!
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 4/21/2015
Powerful cover! Love your description too. So glad you could find such a personally meaningful piece of art and share it with all of us.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 4/22/2015
Paul P Spiderversity wrote:
Powerful cover! Love your description too. So glad you could find such a personally meaningful piece of art and share it with all of us.Thanks, Paul, for the comment, and thanks to all others as well. Very cool to add a piece to the collection that takes you back!
Brett Corbit
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 4/22/2015
Haha - this is so great! It doesn't get any more 80s than Thundercats.
Jason Versaggi
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 4/22/2015
Awesome! Who didn't love the Thundercats growing up in the 80's? This was the twilight of the glorious run of fantastic Marvel Comics licensed properties than started with Star Wars (maybe even can be argued it began with Conan) and saw hit after hit with: Micronauts, ROM, G.I. Joe, Transformers, etc. Bravo!
JEff G
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 7/4/2015
I love the imagination and content in this cover....which sword won?!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/8/2015
JEff G wrote:
I love the imagination and content in this cover....which sword won?!Excalibur won...that did not sit well with me when I first watched the episode as a kid! That memory is actually one of the reasons I picked up the cover...takes me back!
JEff G
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 7/8/2015
K Gearon wrote:
Excalibur won...that did not sit well with me when I first watched the episode as a kid! That memory is actually one of the reasons I picked up the cover...takes me back!Yea that's definitely a plot twist. Figure as a kid you're buying the comic to see your guy win...I'm sure there was some deep virtue to be learned from it all hahaha
Daeh Bew
Member Since 2019
2 - Posted on 10/12/2021
SWORD OF OMENS, GIVE ME SIGHT BEYOND SIGHT!! This is epic, man. Never knew Thundercats comics were out there! Drawn by awesome Spidey Artist, Ron Frenz too! Such cool art - congrats!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
2 - Posted on 10/12/2021
Daeh Bew wrote:
SWORD OF OMENS, GIVE ME SIGHT BEYOND SIGHT!! This is epic, man. Never knew Thundercats comics were out there! Drawn by awesome Spidey Artist, Ron Frenz too! Such cool art - congrats!
Yeah, comics-wise, ASM was my start, and when it came to cartoons Thundercats was tops for me. When I found out at the local shop there were Thundercats comics?! I was ALL over it. Had my $0.75 and later $1.00 ready every other month (bi-monthly book) :) There were a number of artists that did covers, and as an an adult when I saw this OA available by the Spidey artist of my youth?! Again, ALL over it. As you note, nice combo pick that way :) Thanks!
Hobby Halbert
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 1/26/2022
This cover art reminds me of their theme song. Awesome piece!
Ken Martin
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/26/2022
Really great cover. Thundercats was such a great cartoon but for whatever reason I never read the comics. Probably because they were under the Star line and I thought I was too old for them lol
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