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Both covers are definitely terrific, but I'll go with L* 54 because the cleverness goes beyond the image itself with the aging effect and "bottom of glass" drink stain on it. Very, very nice (and familar) effect for those of us who grew up reading funny books!
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From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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Two truly awful covers!! Sorry, that's how I feel. Never liked Moy's art, and that's one of the worst of Davis'(mostly) brilliant cover run. No vote.
From: elizabeth,nj | Registered: Jul 2003
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I actually like them both myself for their retro feel. I'd go with the "Gates Attacks" one, but its a tough call.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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Ohhhhh. I love them both! But if I had to pick one, it would be the annual!
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From: Morganfield, KY | Registered: Jul 2003
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This one's really hard.
#53 has super-babies and pretty colors.
The Annual has sexy-manipulative Glorith (rather than crazy-mad Glorith). However, the cover also symbolizes the massive retcon of the Conspiracy story, which is the kind of thing that I really hated about the 5YL. Of course, #53 is the lead in to Legion on the Run...
Aw crap. Even though I actually think the Annual is probably better, I'm voting for #53, just because Glorith looks like she's about to "Splorp!" someone!
From: Liberty City | Registered: Jul 2003
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annual for me too. i actually liked the story, and thought Ultra Boy got his due as a major legion character.
From: Ninja Land | Registered: Nov 2004
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I pick the annual because I want to pull Ultra Boy's strings too!!
From: elizabeth,nj | Registered: Jul 2003
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Because people mentioned it, I know now that the woman in the one-piece is Glorith. Obviously, she means nothing to me as a character, other than having read online that she had something to do with a bunch of contradictory retcons and alternate timelines or something.
Visually, the Annual is a better picture, I think. Ultra Boy front and center was a nice touch, since, when looking at a Legion cover, I like to see some recognizable Legionnaires on them.
She looks a little too crazy in the second picture, and the doll-Legionnaires are too small and formless to be interesting, leaving me focused on her boring Dream Girl knock-off costume and hair, and her crazy, crazy expression.
Looking at it again, the background on the second cover is also annoying, with all the psychedelic swirlies and the huge piles of creepy eyeballs, reinforcing my vote for the Annual!
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