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Harvey's The New Champions! Issue 01 - Cover (Imaginary)

Artists: Dann Phillips (Penciller) , Dann Phillips (Inker) , Christopher Ivy (Letterer)

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Title:	Harvey's The New Champions! Issue 01 - Cover (Imaginary)
Artist:	Dann Phillips (Penciller)
Artist:	Dann Phillips (Inker)
Artist:	Christopher Ivy (Letterer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Commission
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	942
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	3/9/2014
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One of the many attempts to jump on the bandwagon that was Marvel's success in the 60's, Harvey comics introduced a (short-lived) new line of super heroes of their own. None took off and the whole thing disappeared fairly quickly but the characters themselves were ~gloriously~ crazy 60's :) I remember mentioning in the thing I wrote for the Crisis piece there've been any number of characters that I've wanted to "do something" with but could never think of what. It wasn't until the last couple of years that I read some random Harvey issue where they'd hyped these new heroes as "The New Champions!" going so far as to give the words a separate font. Soon as I saw that I knew how to work it. After all the solo series had come out Harvey would've released their new Avengers-like series: The NEW Champons! featuring their biggest (well, you know) stars! Spyman, Jack Q. Frost, the Glowing Gladiator, Bee-Man and Magicmaster!

In thinking about who to ask Dann was the perfect fit, I think, to capture style but bring it up to date. Chris is always the go-to for me for this kinda thing. Not to knock Dann in any way -at all- but Chris is such a great guy to work with. Aces to both for this set of imaginary covers!

In this, the first issue, our 5 intrepid heroes would come together as a team and deal with the greatest challenge of their short careers! How, exactly, does Bee-Man spell his name!?! Honestly, go and check the comics if you've got them. Heck, just check the covers. He's B-Man, Bee-Man and sometimes just The Bee. And Harvey wondered why these things didn't last ... ...

This cover pays homage to Gil Kane's Invaders #20.

Original size 11x17

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Roy Johnson
Member Since 2010

Posted on 3/9/2014

Aside from Damon Owens' stuff, I've never seen these guys before. Magicmaster's costume looks pretty cool though. If only Harvey had Kevin Moorhead working for them, B-Man might be on kids' backpacks.

michael dunne
Member Since 2004

Posted on 3/9/2014

Great concept, I look forward to addtionalefforts.

I remeber when these vbooks flooded the stands and could not understand the wide variety in concept, here was jack Kirby and some guy Named Joe Simon dong some kind of a Captain America clone named Fighting American and I was introduced to the Spirit for the first time.

I had no idea these were reprints, after all we were seeing brand new work by Woody and some guy named steranko (a year away from stardom) along with material that just was not up to the standards of DC, Marvel and Tower. That year nothing could touch the magic of Marvel and Joe Simon did not have the creative spark that had made him legendary in the 40s and 50s.

Still my cousin and I devoured these issues looking for a gem and here it is 50 years later courtesy of Kevin Moorhead.

Kevin Moorhead
Member Since 2008

Posted on 3/9/2014

Steranko's work was clearly the best art of all. It also just seemed like no one at Harvey had thought this through. There wasn't any line-wide-style. Just a bunch-o'-books :)

Damon Owens
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/9/2014

Really like the Gil Kane vibe on this one, and the fact that the Harvey Heroes are getting some love. Well done!

Rob Shalda
Member Since 2013

Posted on 3/26/2014

How could I have missed this? Nice to see these forgotten Harvey Heroes getting some love Kevin! Awesome start to this imaginary series!

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