Monthly Archives: October 2005

Kirby horror

No time for a proper Halloween post, so here are links to previous entries that featured Kirby’s horror work, including some great covers.

Black Magic #8[v2n2] [1951] [C]
Black Magic #9[v2n3] [1952] [C]
Black Magic #12[v2n6] [1952] [C]
Black Magic #14[v2n8] [1952] [C]
Black Magic #16[v2n10] [1952] [C]
Black Magic #1 [1973]
Black Magic #2 [1974]
Black Magic #3 [1974]
Black Magic #5 [1974]
Black Magic #7 [1975]
Black Magic #9 [1975]

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Tales of Suspense #37 [1963] – Cover

Some great alien creatures on this Kirby/Ditko cover. I especially love the sample from Saturn. Plus the usual crazy Kirby tech over on the ray gun.

(possibly Ayers inks, see comments)

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Published 1963

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Kid Colt Outlaw #107 [1962] – Cover

Man, that horse looks surprised. You’d think after 107 issues with Kid Colt it would be used to this kind of stuff by now.

Not the best Kirby alien, but I love the details lavished on the space-ship, with the layout giving the image a real 3-D look. Excellent Ayers inking.

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Published 1962

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Ghost Rider #21 [1976] – Cover

Another of Kirby’s many 1970s covers from various Marvel books, the first of his three GHOST RIDER covers, which marked the transition of the character to more of a super-hero from his horror/fantasy roots. Pretty busy cover, but a nice dynamic pose for the main characters. Al Milgrom inks.

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Published 1976

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Tales to Astonish #54 [1964] – Cover

Man, Giant-Man had some of the sorriest villains ever. El Toro, with these little tiny horns on his head? Sad.

Still a lot to like on this Kirby/Ayers cover, from Giant-Man’s pose to the details on the various buildings.

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Published 1964

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