The Weird World of Gimmick Covers

Sign up to Whatnot using my link to get £10 to spend on comics: https://whatnot.com/invite/panelstopi... From foil embossed to glow-in-the-dark, and even a comic book with a real bullet hole shot through the middle. In this video, Josh from Panels to Pixels explores the weird world of gimmick covers. Special thanks to Mike Sterling for uploading scans of Jab, the comic shot with a real bullet, to his site Progressive Ruin. Read more about the issue here: https://www.progressiveruin.com/2021/... SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/panelstopixel... Watch Next, "The Comics That Inspired the MCU: The Incredible Hulk (2008)":    • The Comics That Inspired the MCU: The Incr...   Share this video:    • The Weird World of Gimmick Covers   Support Panels to Pixels on Patreon:   / panelstopixels   Twitter:   / panelstopixels   Instagram:   / panelstopixels   0:00 Intro 1:45 The First Gimmick Cover and Holograms 3:39 Foil and Die-Cut 5:37 Embossed, Chromium, Glow-In-The-Dark 7:26 Whatnot Ad 8:23 Image Comics 10:26 Shot With a Bullet 11:42 22K Gold, Crystals, Velvet and Leather 12:57 Valiant Comics 14:29 Outro