The Demi Moore / Vanity Fair Homage Cover • John Byrne Return Run
One of the most notorious meta-covers of the ’90s — Byrne’s She-Hulk recreates Annie Leibovitz’s famous Vanity Fair pregnancy portrait of Demi Moore, except here it's pure fourth-wall comic book absurdity. Equal parts parody, pin-up, and pop-culture time capsule, this issue has become a key entry in the She-Hulk run for cover collectors.
📚 Contents
Cover — John Byrne (pencils, inks, script)
Direct homage to Vanity Fair (Aug. 1991). Byrne signs the gag twice — once in art, once in tone.
“Who Was That Zombie I Saw You With…?” — 22 pages
Script & Pencils: John Byrne
Inks: Keith Williams • Colors: Glynis Oliver • Letters: Jim Novak
She-Hulk vs. Black Talon II and the X-Humed — a resurrected lineup of forgotten Marvel villains, including Living Diamond, Changeling, Black Bishop, and more. Byrne leans heavy into horror parody, Marvel deep-cut resurrection jokes, and straight-to-camera narration.
Also featuring: Weezi Mason, D.A. Tower, Mahkizmo cameo, and the legally dubious return of multiple dead characters (just the way Byrne liked it).
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
VF+ (8.5) — Bright, glossy copy with excellent color pop and clean whites on the cover border. Light spine stresses (non-breaking), one tiny color rub at bottom edge, and faint corner tip blunting. Interior pages off-white to white with strong ink density. No writing, no tears, no subscription crease. A high-grade example of a cover that’s getting rediscovered by pop-culture / nostalgia collectors.
The Demi Moore / Vanity Fair Homage Cover • John Byrne Return Run
One of the most notorious meta-covers of the ’90s — Byrne’s She-Hulk recreates Annie Leibovitz’s famous Vanity Fair pregnancy portrait of Demi Moore, except here it's pure fourth-wall comic book absurdity. Equal parts parody, pin-up, and pop-culture time capsule, this issue has become a key entry in the She-Hulk run for cover collectors.
📚 Contents
Cover — John Byrne (pencils, inks, script)
Direct homage to Vanity Fair (Aug. 1991). Byrne signs the gag twice — once in art, once in tone.
“Who Was That Zombie I Saw You With…?” — 22 pages
Script & Pencils: John Byrne
Inks: Keith Williams • Colors: Glynis Oliver • Letters: Jim Novak
She-Hulk vs. Black Talon II and the X-Humed — a resurrected lineup of forgotten Marvel villains, including Living Diamond, Changeling, Black Bishop, and more. Byrne leans heavy into horror parody, Marvel deep-cut resurrection jokes, and straight-to-camera narration.
Also featuring: Weezi Mason, D.A. Tower, Mahkizmo cameo, and the legally dubious return of multiple dead characters (just the way Byrne liked it).
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
VF+ (8.5) — Bright, glossy copy with excellent color pop and clean whites on the cover border. Light spine stresses (non-breaking), one tiny color rub at bottom edge, and faint corner tip blunting. Interior pages off-white to white with strong ink density. No writing, no tears, no subscription crease. A high-grade example of a cover that’s getting rediscovered by pop-culture / nostalgia collectors.
