The guys at Tropic used to have a number of great guest artists in the store, including George Perez, Jon Muth, Joe Jusko, Adam Hughes, Berni Wrightson, and others. One of the regulars that the owner (John) was friends with and was a frequent guest in the store was Kevin Maguire. As this 1988 cover reflects:
That's Bill Vogel on the right, cursing over a problem with his food. And on the left is Tropic co-owner (for a while anyway) Robert (seen in the Wrightson signing photos, a little heavier 7 years later), but still the same jovial guy.
There may have been more covers William "Big" Vogel appeared on, I can't recall. Maguire knew these guys well. It was a real kick for us all when this came out on the stands.
