Usually its a hero or heroine being carried, or a hero doing the carrying. For clarification, here's an example from The Flash:
What? The Flash running from something? Carrying a woman?
Ok, that's not really a great example of what we're talking about, but at least you get the visual.
The 'Carry' cover can have little to do with the actual issue...
Uncle Sam carrying a dead Wonder Woman? Oh no, how can that be?
Here's another good example of this one from The Fantastic Four:
Reed's dead? Nooooo!!!
But, sometimes the Carry is actually representative of the issue. Check out this Batman carry:
and this Crisis Carry:
There are other types of Carry covers. There's the 'But How?' Carry, like this one from the X-Men:
Prof. Xavier and Magneto fighting together? And the Professor is standing? And holding a woman? But how?
This is an extreme example from Star Wars:
C3PO carrying an injured Luke? But how? I suppose it's possible but...
Whatever is happening on the Carry cover, it's designed to make you ask a question and hope that gets you to buy the comic.
Daredevil and Man-Thing fighting in a swamp over some guy? Why?
Gigantic Stormtroopers carrying Princess Leia off to a Tie Bomber? Whaaaat?
The one dude from the New Mutants carrying off the one girl from the New Mutants, while the other New Mutants struggle in a fire? Huuuhhh?
Superman vs. Bizarro Superman for Lois Lane? OMG! No way!
The Werewolf carrying off a woman while the villagers close in with torches? How in the... Ok that probably happened every issue. Bad example. Should've stopped with Superman.
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With the exception of Bizarro Superman (and the wolfman, but he can be excused, I think), these are all over-the-threshold carries. Are there others? Like a good sack-o-taters carry? Or the old football-rushing carry? Or a classic Carmen Miranda, on-head carry (she can unlock the door without putting down the groceries!)?
Fun cover selections, I should see what I could put together for a pre-code horror gallery of Golden Age carriers. I would love to see some of Jen's suggestions in a gallery too. Sack-o-taters is quite funny! Nice blog.
Jen- I didn't think about it, but I went out of my way for 'threshold' carries, to the exclusion of many of the types you mentioned. Hmmmm. I think I smell a series!
Karswell - Thanks! I was thinking about putting some old horror covers up for Halloween, maybe I can dig up some carries, too. I wonder if there's any Golden Age, horror, Sack-o-taters carries out there? That's a tall order!
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