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| April 1942: Star Spangled Comics #7 |
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Jack Kirby: Star Spangled Comics #7 - April 1942
Simon and Kirby for National/DC.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Jack Kirby: Captain America #10 - January 1942
The last Cap issue from the Simon and Kirby team.
Kirby's next work for Timely/Marvel wouldn't be until the late 1950s. Next up: the National (DC) years!
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| January 1942: Captain America #10 |
Friday, January 20, 2017
Jack Kirby: Daring Mystery Comics #8 - January 1942
Daring Mystery Comics #8 appears to be Kirby's first "heroes coming at you in a V formation" cover.
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| January 1942: Daring Mystery Comics #8 |
You're a True Believer if...
you know which "Daring" cover character was among the heroes conjured up by Rick Jones in the Avengers Kree-Skrull War!😉Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017
Friday, January 13, 2017
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Jack Kirby: Captain America #1 - March 1941
You knew this was coming 😉
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| March 1941: Captain America #1 |
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| Joe 'n' Jack - the dream team |
Monday, January 9, 2017
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Jack Kirby: Red Raven Comics #1 - August 1940
Let the centenary celebration begin! Okay, I know Jack Kirby wasn't born until August 1917, but what's a few months when it comes to commemorating the Kirbyversary. We'll take a look at two or three Kirby covers a week.
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| August 1940: Red Raven Comics #1 |
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Scarlet Witch and Ava Gardner
I'm sure we've all read about how much Jack Kirby loved the movies. But had he seen these Ava Gardner images when coming up with the Scarlet Witch's look? Take a look: tousled chestnut tresses, check. Chiseled bone structure, check. Shapely figure, check. And yeah, even a dimpled chin. 😉
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| Wanda the Scarlet Witch in X-Men #4 - Jack Kirby |
And check out the poster for the 1960 MGM film The Angel Wore Red, starring guess who?
Monday, August 8, 2016
It Was 55 Years Ago Today...
...when this unassuming lttle comic hit the stands***
***On sale date of 8/8/61 is given by various sources including the utterly invaluable Mike's Newsstand.
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