Archive for April, 2007
Monday, April 30th, 2007
Rawhide Kid #45 [1965] – Cover
Here’s a nice bold, in-your-face western cover by Kirby and Chic Stone. The Kid’s pose is nicely confident and ready for action.
Published 1965
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Monday, April 30th, 2007
Black Panther #12 [1978] – The Kiber Clue
Kirby’s finishes up his stint on the adventures of T’Challa this issue, ending on a cliff-hanger to be resolved by the following creative team. Well, at least it’s better than OMAC’s “and then everything blew up” paste-up ending…
Pretty good story despite the lack of an ending. T’Challa still has his ESP powers as [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Genre, Superhero by Bob
Sunday, April 29th, 2007
-Link- Don’t ask…
(pre-publication covers always subject to change of course)
(and presumably Amazon will restore their previous 30%+ discount before the book comes out)
(edited to add, hey look, they just did. Listed at 34% off again)
1 Comment » - Posted in Links by Bob
Sunday, April 29th, 2007
Thor #258 [1977] – Cover
This is the last of the THOR covers that Kirby did during his 1970s stint at Marvel. A shame, then, that it’s one of those where someone at Marvel decided that Kirby’s Thor didn’t look right. Say what you will about DC, but at least there’s a reference point for saying Kirby’s Superman [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Genre, Superhero by Bob
Saturday, April 28th, 2007
Tales of Suspense #54 [1964] – Cover
Kirby and Chic Stone team-up for this memorable little early Iron Man cover. I especially like the detailed work on the dragon over on the back wall. The steps that lead directly to the pit of doom are a nice touch, too.
Published 1964
