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McCorkindale, Bruce - Reimagined Recreation of Curt Swan's ACTION #276 Cover

Artists: Bruce McCorkindale (Inker) , Curt Swan (Layouts) , Stan Kaye (Layouts) , Murphy Anderson (Layouts)

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McCorkindale, Bruce - Reimagined Recreation of Curt Swan's ACTION #276 Cover Comic Art

Additional Images:

Swan & Anderson Secret Origins #25 cover as printed

Swan & Kaye Action Comics #276 cover as printed

The "Pre-Cape" version

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Artwork Details

Title:	McCorkindale, Bruce - Reimagined Recreation of Curt Swan's ACTION #276 Cover
Artist:	Bruce McCorkindale (Inker)
Artist:	Curt Swan (Layouts)
Artist:	Stan Kaye (Layouts)
Artist:	Murphy Anderson (Layouts)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Recreation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	506
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	1/18/2022
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Description

A Bruce McCorkindale "what if" version of the cover to ACTION COMICS #276 based on artwork by Curt Swan, Stan Kaye, and Murphy Anderson from ACTION #267 and SECRET ORIGINS #25. Pen, brush and ink on 13 X 20" bristol board.

My original conception was to use the Swan & Kaye Supergirl figure from the original ACTION #276 cover but to add LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES to the image because this particular issue included the 6th appearance of the Legion.

I liked the SECRET ORIGINS #25 cover by Swan and Anderson and thought it could be re-purposed as a "Hall of Heroes" that the Legionnaires were looking at a hologram or statue of Supergirl in this issue in which she joined the team.

On the original ACTION #276 cover Swan forgot to draw in Supergirl's cape due to all the shattering rocks being hurled at her, so I made a point of Bruce drawing in a cape. Bruce initially forgot and did the commission without the cape, but when I pointed it out to him he kindly added it.

In the "additional images" you can see the two covers this issue was based on along with Bruce's initial attempt (without the cape).

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/18/2022

This gets the pastiche of the time period and would fit in as an issue of the run without anyone noticing anything out of place.

Aidan (Re-Legion ) Lacy
Member Since 2005

Posted on 2/14/2023

Oh this is just so beautiful. Full of nostalgia. Thank you for sharing it

Tommy Kohlmaier
Member Since 2008

Posted on 10/4/2023

Amazing and truly masterful and original done work by Bruce after two most memorable classic covers with The maid of Steel ! Huge congrats !

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