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Adventure Comics #40 (1939) – Historically Faithful Golden Age Cover Reconstruction

Artist: Chris Kohler (All)

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Adventure Comics #40 (1939) – Historically Faithful Golden Age Cover Reconstruction Comic Art

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Title:	Adventure Comics #40 (1939) – Historically Faithful Golden Age Cover Reconstruction
Artist:	Chris Kohler (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	40
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	1/8/2026
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Reconstruction of the Adventure Comics #40 (July 1939) cover, executed by Chris Kohler from high-resolution scans of original printed copies, as no known production art survives. The piece was rendered in traditional black-and-white line art, with proportional fidelity and period-appropriate inking prioritized over surface imitation of degraded newsprint. Minor interpretive decisions (including dry-brush treatment of the gas effect) were made to preserve the visual logic of early Golden Age printing while presenting the image as legible original art rather than a facsimile of aged paper. This work was commissioned as part of a private study collection focused on historical composition and production-era constraints.

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Damon Wright
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 1/8/2026

Absolutely fantastic!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 1/9/2026

Creig Flessel was around in the 90's, but of course his recreations wouldn't look the same as it was 60 years before. This is a very faithful look to the printed book by Kohler!

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