The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Bob Larkin Made Me Buy These!

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Artist Bob Larkin just had his 68th birthday this past Tuesday, so why don't we wish him a belated happy one by ooh-ing and ahh-ing over a few of his captivating covers from the good old Groovy Age? Larkin did tons of covers for paperbacks, merchandising, and other comic mag publishers, but it's his Marvel-ous covers that still turn Ol' Groove on! Here are some of my favorites (and yeah, the insides of these are pretty cool, too!)...

Science Fiction Theater Presents: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

This past Thursday (December 18) was Steven Spielberg's birthday. What better way to celebrate that dy-no-mite director's debut-day here on Diversions than to present the Marvel Comics Super Special adaptation of Spielberg's wonderful Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Ol' Groove can't think of a single one, so here it goes! Written by Archie Goodwin, with art by Walt Simonson and Klaus Janson, CE3K appeared in Marvel Comics Super Special #3 (Spring, 1978). I've even included Archie Goodwin's text piece on how the mag came together, so you won't have to read my long-winded ramblings. Enjoy the show, Groove-ophile!