Archive for August, 2006
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Not Kirby, KO #1
KO #1 (October 1945)
I apologize for using an unrestored image for the cover of KO #1. The art for the cover is so poor I am unwilling to spend the time to restore it. Add to that the fact that the cover was not actually done by Jack Kirby. The most obvious sign that this […]
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Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
The Day After
I was going to work tonight on a couple more “Not Kirby” posts. But somehow it just does not seem appropriate the day after Jack’s birthday. So I have decided to continue with progressive proofs of covers. As I said yesterday progressive proofs provide prints of the individual colors which I scan separately and combine […]
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Tuesday, August 29th, 2006
Happy Birthday Jack!
In Love #3 (January 1955) by Jack Kirby
I was not planning to do a post tonight but then I remembered it is Jack Kirby’s birthday so I could not let that date go by without something. The cover I have here is for In Love #3 (January 1955). It is special for me because I […]
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Monday, August 28th, 2006
The Wide Angle Scream, Captain America #7
Captain America #7 (October 1941) “Horror Plays the Scales”
Larger Image
Simon and Kirby have completely mastered the double page splash with Cap #7. The important center is now occupied by the title “Horror Plays the Scales” and a ring of floating heads. Perhaps you remember me saying that floating heads and oversize figures were devices that […]
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Friday, August 25th, 2006
Not Kirby, Young Romance #52 “Soldier on the Train”
Young Romance #52 December1952) “Soldier on the Train” by Bill Draut
Once again the original Checklist gave this as Kirby/Simon and the update as Kirby/Draut. But again it is clearly both drawn and inked by Bill Draut. Unfortunately at this point in his career Bill has stopped signing his work, but his style is quite unique […]
