How many times have you seen a cover where somebody's in the crosshairs of a gun sight? I've found several, and I'll add more as I run across them. "In the crosshairs" will be abbreviated "ITC." "Behind the gun" will be abbreviated "BTG."
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(date unknown) A Cop Called Tracy #24. ITC: Dick Tracy. (BTW, this cover is on CV like this - with the Mile High logo.)
(date) War at Sea #24.
(8/43) Superman #23. ITC: Superman. BTG: Dirty, dirty Nazis.
(2/74) Amazing Spider-Man #129. ITC: Spider-Man. BTG: Punisher.
(11/75) Marvel Team-Up #39. ITC: Spider-Man.
(6/76) Captain America #198. ITC: Captain America and ___? (Carol Harding?). BTG: ___? (Mason Harding?). CAP'S LOVE STORY! They met in the shadow of DEATH! And not even THE FALCON can SAVE them!
(7/78) Warlord #13. ITC: The Warlord.
(8/79) Marvel Tales #106. Reprinting Amazing Spider-Man #129.
(11/80) Daredevil #167. ITC: DD.
(7/81) Adventure Comics #483. ITC: Echo, Zeep, Ariel, Gladiator, Music Master, Black & White. BTG: The Wildebeest.
(9/82) Detective #518. ITC: Bruce Wayne. BTG: Deadshot. DEADSHOT: "They paid me plenty to MURDER BRUCE WAYNE-- and DEADSHOT never misses!!"
(1983) New Teen Titans Annual #2. ITC: Changeling, Cyborg, Starfire, Terra and Kid Flash. BTG: Vigilante (Adrian Chase).
(?/83) Omega Men #5. ITC: Citadel homeworld. BTG: Tigorr.
(6/83) Flash #322.
(10/83) Captain America #286. ITC: Cap. BTG: Deathlok. DEATHLOK LIVES!
(7/84) Alpha Flight #12. ITC: Shaman, Guardian, Aurora, Northstar, Puck, Snowbird, Sasquatch. "And One Shall Surely Die!"
(2/86) Daredevil #227. ITC: DD.
(4/86) Deadman #2. ITC: Deadman.
(2/87) JL/A #259. ITC: Gypsy.
(11/87) Firestorm #65. ITC: Firestorm. "He's only been alive an hour... ...so why are they trying to KILL him?"
(3/88) Marvel Tales #209. Reprinting Amazing Spider-Man #129...again. Look! Spider-Ham in the corner box! :)
(7/88) Spectacular Spider-Man #140. ITC: Spidey.
(12/88) Green Arrow #13. ITC: Green Arrow.
(9/89) Flash #30. ITC: Flash.
(10/89) Batman #440. ITC: Batman.
(11/89) Avengers Spotlight #25. ITC: Hawkeye.
(2/90) Damage Control #4. ITC: Nick Fury.
(8/90) JL America #41. ITC: Maxwell Lord. ML: "Don't you people believe in knocking?"
(3/91) Green Lantern #10. ITC: Guy Gardner. BTG: The Weaponers of Qward.
(11/?) Soulsearchers and Company #57.
(10/92) LSH #34. ITC: Andromeda.
(3/93) Crucible #2. ITC: The Comet.
(5/93) Green Arrow #74. ITC: Green Arrow.
(9/93) Wonder Woman #78. ITC: Wonder Woman. If it wasn't for the furrowed brow, I would wonder if Flash's mouth was hanging open in shock, or just in anticipation of spaghetti.
(12/93) Thunderstrike #3. ITC: Thunderstrike.
(2/94) Alpha Flight #129. ITC: Shaman, Aurora(?), Northstar(?), Vindicator, Puck, ___(?), Sasquatch.
(2/94) What If #58. ITC: Spidey. BTG: Punisher...and he managed to hit him this time.
(3/94) Outsiders #5. ITC: Geo-Force. BTG: Atomic Knight.
(3/95) Flash #99. ITC: Flash.
(6/95) Superman #101. ITC: Superman & the Kents.
(11/95) Deathstroke #53. ITC: Some guy in a car.
(5/96) Nova #220. ITC: Thing, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and Doctor Doom.
(1/97) Black Pearl #5. ITC: Black Pearl.
(1/97) Flash #121. ITC: POTUS.
(9/97) Superboy #43. ITC: Superboy.
(5/99) Detective #732. ITC: Batgirl. No Man's Land/ Moasic: 2.
(7/99) Sin City: Hell and Back #1. [Dark Horse]
(1/00) Nightwing #39. ITC: Oracle. No Man's Land tie-in. Ballistic Romance: 2.
(4/01) Catwoman #91. ITC: Cop. BTG: copy-Catwoman... baaaad kitty!
(8/01) Vesper #2. ITC: Vesper and ___?
(11/01) Legion Worlds #6. ITC: Timber Wolf.
(4/02) Hulk #37. ITC: Hulk.
(3/03) Flash #194.
(2004) Teen Titans #1/2 (Wizard). ITC: Starfire, Cyborg, Kid Flash, Superboy, Robin, Wonder Girl, Raven, Beast Boy. BTG: Ravager.
(9/04) Legion #36. ITC: Karate Kid.
(10/04) Green Arrow #41. ITC: Ollie Queen, Connor Hawke, and either Mia Dearden or Black Canary (I think it's Mia). BTG: I assume it's that red eye looking into the crosshairs.
(6/06) Team Zero #5.
(4/07) Outsiders #45. ITC: Lian Harper and Roy Harper.
(11/07) Nightwing #136. ITC: Nightwing. BTG: Vigilante.
(6/08) LSH #41. ITC: 3 Legionnaires (I think). BTG: A Science Police officer. ...This has to be the most unique version of this I've seen.
(12/08) Blue Beetle #32. ITC: Blue Beetle III. BTG: Dr. Polaris?
(6/09) Titans #12. ITC: Donna Troy, Miss Martian, Blue Beetle III, Kid Devil. Deathtrap, Part 1.
(6/09) Vigilante #5. ITC: Static, Starfire, Beast Boy, Raven. Deathtrap, Part 2.
(6/09) Teen Titans #70. ITC: Flash, Kid Eternity, Ravager. Deathtrap, Part 3.
(7/09) Titans #13. ITC: Wonder Girl, Cyborg, Red Arrow, Bombshell. Deathtrap, Part 4.
(7/09) Vigilante #6. ITC: Jericho. BTG: Vigilante. Deathtrap, Conclusion.
(9/09) Walking Dead, The #65.
(10/09) Black Panther #7. ITC: Black Panther.
(11/09) Supergirl #45. ITC: Supergirl.
(2/10) Azrael #3. ITC: Victims.
(7/10) Mighty Crusaders Special #1 [one]. ITC: Shield, Web, Inferno, Hangman.
(8/10) Titans #24. ITC: Lex Luthor. BTG: Deathstroke. Brightest Day tie-in.
(7/12) Dancer #3.
(9/12) Saucer Country #5.
*******(6/13) Great Pacific #7.
