As the Groovy Age wound down, society turned an eye inward to reflect upon what we learned, if anything, during this time of turmoil and growth. With all the radical changes, what was the new "normal" in our world?
We've seen before that Esquire will gaze upon the comic world upon occasion, even tapping great talents like Jack Kirby to create for them. So it's not a great surprise to find them looking at comics and superheroes, and calling upon some great talents to do so. Their suggested new heroes for the new era in this month of 1972 featured creations by (in order of published pages) Berni Wrightson, Jeff Jones, Mike Ploog, Barry (no Windsor yet) Smith, Ralph Reese, and Alan Lee Weiss. Each was given one page to present their options to fill the void left
pages by Berni Wrightson, Jeff Jones, Mike Ploog, Barry Windsor Smith, Ralph Reese, and Alan Lee Weiss for Esquire (1972 Mar)
