Archive for June, 2005
Thursday, June 30th, 2005
Fantasy Masterpieces #11
Two Kirby stories in this final issue of the reprint series. “Mister Morgan’s Monster”, a 7-page Kirby/Ayers story from STRANGE TALES #99 (1962) I previously discussed from another reprint. Again, it’s one of my favourite of the monster stories. The scenes of the aliens crawling all over the robot trying to stop him are great.
“Hotel […]
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Thursday, June 30th, 2005
Daredevil #4 [1964] - Cover
This is my favourite of Kirby’s DAREDEVIL covers. A pretty girl, an “in your face” action scene, a classic Kirby outstretched hand.
Really good detailing on the building, too. I’m surprised Colletta kept all that in. Hey, come on, I haven’t made a cheap shot at Colletta in ages…
Published 1964
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2005
Where Monsters Dwell #7 - Rommbu
The lead story in this issue is reprinted from TALES TO ASTONISH #19 (1961), a 13-page monster story by Kirby/Ayers. As is not atypical in these stories, the colour of the monster is changed from the original reddish-brown to green.
This story is about a geologist, John Hunter, who turned to crime and was sentenced […]
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2005
Rawhide Kid #39 [1964] - Cover
Okay, so the Kid didn’t exactly have the most realistic western adventures…
Silly cover, but effective. I like the look of the buildings on this one a lot.
The Kirby Checklist doesn’t have an inking credit for this one. I only have a fairly low resolution scan to go on, but it looks a little […]
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2005
Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers #9 - God’s Many Mansions
I can’t claim to really understand CAPTAIN VICTORY, but in the right mood I can dig it.
This issue features a trip through hyper-space, and the reality warping properties that you find there. There are two double-page spreads which are kind of interesting in that they’re the kind of thing that Kirby would have used […]
