Pulled At Random From My Files #7

NewBrainiacNewLuthor


Images © DC Comics, Inc.


In 1983 DC decided to revamp two of Superman’s oldest foes, with ACTION COMICS writer Marv Wolfman giving them new back stories and I think artist/designer Ed Hannigan giving them new visuals. They first appeared on the cover of this issue:


Action Comics 544


As you can see, the new version of Luthor put him in a Kirby-like space suit, while the new Brainiac made him a rather scary robot. I was asked to letter new logos for them, but I don’t think they were intended to be cover logos, at least I don’t see them on any covers of the period that I’ve looked at. Probably they were used on interior splash pages, and possibly also for licensing of the new looks. They did appear on these versions of the characters in WHO’S WHO IN THE DC UNIVERSE in 1986-87, but when John Byrne revamped the entire Superman mythos a few years later, these versions were retired, and as far as I know have not been back (though I could certainly be wrong about that). The lettering I did was on regular DC art board the way I would have handled cover lettering rather than a cover logo, and I suspect that’s how I was paid as well. Consequently, I didn’t spend as much time finessing the designs as I might have, but I still think the Brainiac one is pretty good.

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