Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Thor! Er, Thorr...Jack Kirby: Tales to Astonish #16 - February 1961

Jack Kirby Tales to Astonish 16
Feb. 1961: Tales to Astonish #16


Catchy name, huh? And of course a year and a half later we'd get this: 
Lee-Kirby Thor Journey Into Mystery
Aug. 1962: Journey Into Mystery #83

And now it can be told
The infamous last panel of JiM #83--long thought to be a simple spelling mistake--in fact refers to the Astonish Thorr!

Lee-Kirby Journey Into Mystery
😉😉😉😉😉😉😉😉


Monday, September 24, 2018

Jack Kirby: Strange Tales #81 - February 1961

Strange Tales Comics
Feb. 1961: Strange Tales #81


A few years later Stan and Don Heck created an Iron Man antagonist called--you guessed it--the Scarecrow. Here's the cover by Kirby: 

Tales of Suspense 51
March 1964: Tales of Suspense #51

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Jack Kirby: Love Romances #91 - January 1961

Kirby drew the woman in the background (and per the GCD, possibly the cover's composition). 

Love Romances Comics
Jan. 1961: Love Romances #91

Friday, September 14, 2018

Jack Kirby: Tales of Suspense #13 - January 1961

Tales of Suspense Kirby
Jan. 1961: Tales of Suspense #13


Lee and Ditko's Electro (diff. spelling) a few years later. 

Electro Spider-Man 9
Feb. 1964: Amazing Spider-Man #9


Monday, September 10, 2018

Jack Kirby: Journey Into Mystery #63 - December 1960

Journey Into Mystery Goliath
Dec. 1960: Journey Into Mystery #63

Later on Marvel gave us this Goliath. Cover by Kirby natch
Jack Kirby Avengers 28
May 1966: Avengers #28

Friday, September 7, 2018

Krang! Jack Kirby: Tales to Astonish #14 - December 1960

Kirby Tales to Astonish Comics
Dec. 1960: Tales to Astonish #14


A few years later Lee and Kirby give us another Krang in 1963's Fantastic Four Annual #1.
Krang Dorma Fanatstic Four Annual 1
1963: Fantastic Four Annual #1

Thursday, September 6, 2018

The Thing is Here! Jack Kirby: Strange Tales #79 - December 1960

Jack Kirby Strange Tales
Dec. 1960: Strange Tales #79

And of course, in a year Kirby and Lee would give us another Thing  😉

Thing Fantastic Four 1
Nov. 1961: Fantastic Four #1 -- as if you didn't know!



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