Open Up and Say AH!
Betty and Veronica #275 Hughes Variant Cover
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Betty and Veronica 275 Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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1222398019
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Owner:
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Reno McCoy
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Check out Betty's denim overalls. You can almost feel the texture and weight of the denim. And you can almost hear Betty's sigh and sense her eye-roll as Veronica tries to maintain her looks instead of getting to the job at hand. There's a surprising amount of communication between Betty and the audience with that simple look of playful disdain.
Hughes often makes his signature a part of the image. I like how he made his trademark AH! a part of the paint splatter on the floor. It's a nice touch that the girls are painting the issue number on the wall, too.
There was a small, brief internet kerfuffle about Hughes' portrayal of the teen girls when the cover solicitation hit the web. It didn't gather much steam. Is Veronica too sexy? Are the girls too well-endowed? Possibly. But the cover isn't overly sexualized and has a playful feel to it. At least the girls are the focus of the cover image, unlike a couple of the other 275 variants.
There were five covers (regular plus four variants) associated with this issue. Adam Hughes' was labeled Variant Cover C.
Personal Note I: My first CGC Hughes book. Purchased on eBay, already graded.
Personal Note II: The issue's interior pages poke out beyond the edge of the cover on top and bottom. It's apparent in almost every copy of the book I've seen. It's unfortunate, but doesn't detract from the art as much as it might have.
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