Question: What do you get when you combine the
creepy Lady Elaine Fairchilde puppet (Mister Rogers'
Neighborhood) with the equally-creepy Madame puppet?
Answer: Rod Stewart on the cover of Rock-N-Roll Comics #39 (1991).
Founded by a mail order publisher named Todd Loren in 1989, Revolutionary Comics specialized in unauthorized biographies of rock stars in comic book form. Most of the covers, like this one, were pretty wretched, and the interior stories were supposedly quite risqué (thankfully, I never subjected myself to any of them...despite being a fan of several profiled rockers).
I wasn't the only one unimpressed with Rock-N-Roll Comics, since merchandising companies representing many of the rockers (and non-rockers like New Kids on the Block) hauled Revolutionary Comics into court several times....naturally resulting in even more free publicity and success for Rock-N-Roll Comics.
To make sure you don't study those water droplets too closely on the Rod Stewart cover, here's a few more beauties from the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Shame (click on the images for a larger view if you dare):
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Def Leppard ROCKS, while Metallica merely SSSSS.
Posted by: Siskoid | February 05, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Just when I think you've shown the worst cover of all time, there is always a worse one. Although that Thor one from several posts back may still win the prize. Tough call.
Posted by: Dr. Retro | February 05, 2008 at 04:45 PM
Wow. Awful. I'm amused by the distorted soccer ball on the Rod Stewart cover though. At least that's what I think it is.
Posted by: Rich | February 06, 2008 at 08:17 AM
Yeah, that's the kind of image you don't want to spend too much time dissecting (i.e. the water droplets). Best to just concentrate on the Lady Elaine/Madame amalgamation of Rod Stewart's poorly drawn face.
Oh, and congratulations....you were my 1,500th comment on this blog. Now, doesn't that just make your day? ;)
Posted by: Mark Engblom | February 06, 2008 at 08:36 AM
Whoa even the name rock n roll comics is terible but having a bad cover with the bad title is like rock bottom
Posted by: ploni | February 06, 2008 at 09:58 AM
Sweet. Nice to have a reason to celebrate my blabbering. :)
Posted by: Rich | February 07, 2008 at 07:17 PM