Sorry Buffy its Bender & Ordway not Infantino… Honestly, do you think that Mr. Infantino would actually take credit for this? No, only Bender would. Sincere thanks though for thinking enough of something I did 25 years ago to give it such an incredible new facelift and including it in your tribute covers. It is truly an honor. Thank you, Howard Bender who’s not Carmine Infantino.Background: Dark Horse Comics is currently promoting their Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight with Variant Covers that pay tribute to past Super-Hero/Love/War covers like the X-Men, Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, Action Comic #1 and Action Comics #568. Of particular interest is Action Comics #568 which artist Georges Jeanty used to draw the variant cover to “Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight” # 34 April 2010. Georges “Pays Homage” by giving credit to Carmine Infantino as the original Action Comics #568 cover artist.
Action Comics #568 cover was inked by Jerry Ordway and totally conceived and penciled by myself and approved by Superman editor Julie Schwartz. The cover of this issue is based on a story by Craig Boldman and myself (of Mr. Fixitt): “The Amazing Matchmaker of Metropolis!”. Where it's romance for Superman, Jimmy, and Lois when Jimmy becomes “The Amazing Matchmaker of Metropolis”! Jimmy Olsen acquires a Thought-Actualizer from the 30th Century and sets himself up in business providing romantic partners conjured up by his machine introducing for the first time true love for both Clack Kent and Superman in one woman aka Mindy Nova-Woman!
