Archive for February, 2007

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Fantastic Four #76 [1968] - Stranded in Sub-Atomica

As Galactus readies the Earth for his latest meal, the boys of the FF head into Sub-Atomica, home of the Psycho-Man, to convince the Silver Surfer to return. Not knowing their reasons, the Surfer is reluctant since he’s grooving to the cosmic waves of the microscopic universe, and then the FF get attacked by […]

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Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Kid Colt Outlaw #103 [1962] - Cover

Typical day on the range for Kid Colt…

That horse must get so sick of this after a while. Catch train, get shot at, have the Kid jump off at full gallop…
A nice little Kirby/Ayers cover.
Published 1962

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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

The Forever People #1 [1971] - In Search of a Dream

This book was the first Kirby wrote and drew on his 1970 return to DC, although it wasn’t published until after a few JIMMY OLSEN issues. The four boys of the Forever People arrive on Earth through a Boom Tube in their Super-Cycle in search of the kidnapped Beautiful Dreamer, almost running some of […]

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Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

New Kirby - Daredevil Masterworks v4

Also out this week, MARVEL MASTERWORKS - DAREDEVIL v4, mostly containing a run of Gene Colan’s work on DD, but to fill out a crossover also including some Kirby in the form of FANTASTIC FOUR #73.

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Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

New Kirby - Kamandi Archives v2

KAMANDI ARCHIVES VOL. 2, collecting #11 - #20 of the series, is out this week. All sorts of wonders in here, including Sacker’s Department Store, the secret of the Watergate tapes, robot gangsters and, in “The Hospital”, as much of an explanation as we get of the origin of Earth A.D. (After Disaster). […]

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