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K Gearon UNITED STATES
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Thundercats #20 COVER by Ron Frenz (ft Lion-O)

Location: Published Art MARVEL - 1980 to 1989
Artists: Ron Frenz (Penciller) ,  Bob McLeod (Inker)

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Thundercats #20 COVER by Ron Frenz (ft Lion-O)
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Location: Published Art MARVEL - 1980 to 1989
Title: Thundercats #20 COVER by Ron Frenz (ft Lion-O)*
Artist:  Ron Frenz (Penciller) ,  Bob McLeod (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Cover
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 3068
Likes on CAF: 11
Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 26
Added to Site: 4/21/2015

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BIG '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!!!

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Member Since: April 2011
Last Login: July 2026
Country: UNITED STATES
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Alex L Member Since 2012
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Posted On 4/21/2015

Fantastic stuff!!
Damon Wright Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 4/21/2015

Outstanding! Congratulations!!
eewwnuk 1 Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 4/21/2015

HOoooooooooo!!
Mike W Member Since 2007
1    
Posted On 4/21/2015

eewwnuk 1 wrote:
" HOoooooooooo!!  "
Ditto!!!!!
George H Member Since 2009
1    
Posted On 4/21/2015

Very cool cover!
Joshua McCoy Member Since 2013
1    
Posted On 4/21/2015

This brings backs some memories! Very cool!
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
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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
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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!
frank x townsondecker Member Since 2006
1    
Posted On 4/21/2015

Neat cover!
Foggy Bottom Member Since 2009
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Posted On 4/21/2015

Justice.
Troy C. Punswick Member Since 2008
1    
Posted On 4/21/2015

LOVE this cover!!!
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
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Posted On 7/4/2015

I love the imagination and content in this cover....which sword won?!
K Gearon Member Since 2011
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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
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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
Sean Rutan Member Since 2012
1    
Posted On 6/18/2016

This is great!
John Espinoza Member Since 2014
2    
Posted On 11/10/2019

Nice cover! Thanks for the write-up!

 Rick W Member Since 2017
2    
Posted On 11/24/2020

Classic-cool cover! 

 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
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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

 Joe F. Member Since 2011
1    
Posted On 7/29/2022

Two masters teaming up!

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