Monthly Archives: April 2007

A pair of upcoming Marvel books with Kirby reprints that I missed on the first go-round. Early Avengers are great to see. The INVADERS book, assuming it has all the covers to the reprinted issues, nine of them are by Kirby.

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AVENGERS CLASSIC #2
Written by DWAYNE MCDUFFIE
Penciled by MICHAEL OEMING
Cover by ART ADAMS
Stan and Jack bring you AVENGERS #2 in all its Hulk-out glory! Plus a bonus back-up story by Dwayne McDuffie and Mike Oeming featuring the INCREDIBLE HULK in a story of misunderstanding and mayhem! Don’t miss out, it’s only 3 bucks!
And check out that far-out Art Adams cover! It’s a gas!
32 PGS. $2.99

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INVADERS CLASSIC VOL. 1 TPB
Written by ROY THOMAS
Penciled by FRANK ROBBINS, RICH BUCKLER, DICK AYERS & DON HECK
Cover by FRANK ROBBINS
The Big Three of Marvel’s Golden Age — Captain America, the Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner — entered their first alliance when the U.S. entered World War II! But the Axis had more than bombs to throw at them, as they soon learned in a battle with the Star-Gods! The Red Skull wants the Invaders themselves as Hitler’s top hitmen, and only a second gathering of Golden Age greats can stop him! Featuring the first appearances of Spitfire, Union Jack and more! COLLECTING INVADERS #1-9, GIANT-SIZE INVADERS #1 and MARVEL PREMIERE #29-30.
240 PGS. $24.99
ISBN: 0-7851-2706-2

[Note, DESTROYER DUCK book cancelled, further news pending]

Here are a pair of Kirby reprints that will be listed in the May issue of Diamond Previews for publication this summer. I hadn’t heard anything about them before. The About Comics website just mentions DESTROYER DUCK as an upcoming book. The current publisher of CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED, Jack Lake Productions, has it listed on their upcoming books list. It’s 26 pages of Kirby/Ayers if it’s a full reprint of this book. More info if I find out more. Also, Verotik has their old 1998 reprint of the Simon&Kirby BLUE BOLT re-listed.

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ABOUT COMICS

DESTROYER DUCK TP
by Steve Gerber, Jack Kirby, & Alfredo Alcala
The mad genius behind Howard the Duck teams up with the artistic visionary who brought us Fantastic Four, X-Men, and the Hulk! Destroyer Duck takes on GodCorp to fight for the Little Guy in this 25th anniversary collection of this historic comic. Includes the complete Gerber/Kirby run, and a new introduction by Gerber.
SC, 7×10, 120pgs, B&W $8.99

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CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED/JRS

CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED SPECIAL: THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES SC
Follow the American Civil War from Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Shiloh, Gettysburg, and the Appomattox Court House to the Reconstruction. Fillers include “The Exile’s Dream” and “The Peasant’s Revolt.” Introduction by Bill Jones, author of Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History with Illustrations, with artwork by Geoffrey Biggs, Jack Kirby, Sam Glanzman, Till Goodan, George Peltz, George Evans, Edd Ashe, John Tartaglione & Stan Campbell.
SC, 7×10, 96pgs, FC $14.99