Cigar Aficionado has long adorned its covers with celebrity images enjoying a stogie. Looking at my recent issue, I considered who from the world of comics should be on these covers.
Well, Nick Fury is the obvious choice. You can’t think of Nick without conjuring up an image of his eyepatch and cigar. And the blue-eyed idol of millions himself, the Thing, right?
Who else?
Howard The Duck, he always seems to enjoy sparking up a terd.
Pip is a corona man… er… troll, but probably not cover material.
Publishing powerhouse J. Jonah Jameson is, though.
And what about Perry White (finally a DC character)? Now there’s a man that is serious about his cigar. He smokes one in the work place at the Daily Planet. He even smokes one on his Slurpee cup!
I tell you, Cigar Aficionado, you’re really missing out on something here!
September 12th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
what about Joey Q’s no smoking policy at Marvel? that would be a no no wouldn’t it? What about Hellboy smoking a Cuban or Jonah Hex with a short cigar a-la Clint Eastwood?
September 12th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Wolverine.
General “Thunderbolt” Ross
September 12th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
whoa whoa whoa! what about Wolvie? Logan used to love a good cigar back before the no smoking policy. he’d probably have the best shot at landing the cover nowadays.
September 12th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Don’t forget Chubby da Chuna! “DA FUG!”
http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/01/22/365-reasons-to-love-comics-22/
September 12th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
http://whenwillthehurtingstop.blogspot.com/2005_06_01_whenwillthehurtingstop_archive.html#112014115915470004
September 12th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
It should be noted that Perry White gave up the cigars ages ago, after he heard about Jim Gordon’s heart attack.
September 12th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
> It should be noted that Perry White gave up the cigars ages
> ago, after he heard about Jim Gordon’s heart attack.
Yeah, but you can tell he *wants* one!
September 12th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I agree with the others that Wolverine is the most obvious choice, at least until Joephisto decided that his characters can never smoke. Just make deals with the devil.
I want to know Shatner’s still going strong if he honestly smokes those things. Then again, George Burns made to 100. I think just one of those things would kill me, and I feel like I’m in pretty good shape.
September 12th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
http://www.comicbycomic.com/2008/09/cigar-chompin-heroes-comedian.html
Goddam hippies!
September 12th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
I think that Perry White stopped smoking after having lung cancer. Now, in this old-new-retro Superman continuity, I think he carries a cigar in his mouth but it’s never lit.
Please improve my memory with your knowledge.