Super Covers Week: Hitched!

Continuing our week-long look at Superman covers, today's theme is Hitched: Superman Takes a Bride!




Of course, all true Superman fans know that Clark & Lois finally tied in knot in 1996's Superman: The Wedding Album. But this wasn't the first time that the happy couple got married...




Back in 1978, Clark & Lois got married for the first time--the Earth-2 versions, that is--in Action Comics #484. Note the Daily Star building tucked into the corner (and the corresponding Daily Planet globe on the previous cover). A great cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez.




The Earth-2 wedding of course was also the theme to the recent Action Comics #836, the Infinite Crisis crossover.




But seemingly, Superman & Lois just couldn't stay away fromthe alter before then either. Here we see teh happy couple on the cover of Action Comics #206.




But Superman wasn't always a willing participant in his own nuptuals. Check out the all-wedding issue of Lois Lane #86, as Lois has to scheme to get her man to the altar.




Lois Lane #15 has to be my favorite wedding cover: Not a Dream! Not a Hoax! They are Not Robots!




The weddings didn't always go off without a hitch though. Like in Lois Lane #108, where Superman really should have worn his tuxedo...




Or Action Comics #567, where their wedding in the park is interrupted by, um, some random blonde woman.




Sometimes the wedding ends in tragedy, as in Lois Lane #128. Hmmm, maybe they shouldn't have invited Death to the ceremony?




And then there are the times when Superman marries someone besides Lois, like in Action Comics #143.




Or in Superman #120. Making Lois be a witness? That's just cruel!




And finally, sometimes Supes is so busy he doesn't even realize he's gotten married, as seen in The Adventures of Superman #574.


That wraps up our tour of Super Weddings! Come back tomorrow for more Super Covers!

New This Week: July 26, 2006

Based on the NCRL list for this week's comics shipping from Diamond, here are a few things to look for at the local comic shop later today:


The Pick of the Week is Ted Naifeh's Polly & The Pirates collection from Oni. Naifeh's Courtney Crumrin series is one of my favorite comics of recent years, and his Polly has been garnering great reviews. Plus, pirates are all the rage again this summer!


In other comics:

Abstract have a new Strangers in Paradise (#83).

AD Vision have the seventh Cromartie High School volume.

Boom! have the Black Plague one-shot.

DC have Grant Morrison's return to Batman (#655); the softcover of the Hellblazer: All His Engines OGN; the tenth Lucifer collection; the first Testament collection; an Astro City Special; the debut of the Jack of Fables spin-off; and new issues of 52 (week 12), Action Comics (#841), American Way (#6), Birds of Prey (#96), Blue Beetle (#5), Crisis Aftermath: The Spectre (#3), and Hawkgirl (#54).

Fantagraphics have the return of Linda Medley's Castle Waiting to serial comics, with the story that picks up after the recent collection (I think most of it reprints the final two issues of the first series, but since only about 17 of us picked up those issues, this will all be new to you!)

IDW have the latest bout of Spike vs. Dracula (#4).

Image have a new issue of Gødland (#12); and if your store didn't get in Casanova #2 last week, it should be there this week.

Lobrau have a new issue of Troupydoops (#3).

Marvel have the final issue of Avengers & Power Pack Assemble (#4); and new issues of Captain America (#20), Daredevil (#87), Powers (#19), and Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane (#8).

Thrill House debut Shark-Man.

TokyoPop have a lot of stuff, including a new volume of Fruits Basket, which I understand a lot of you kids like.


That should be plenty enough comics for you to choose from. Enjoy!