Archive for November, 2006
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Featured Cover, Fighting American #1
Fighting American #1 (April 1954) by Jack Kirby
It is easy to see why one of the entries for my recent Best Simon and Kirby Cover contest was Fighting American #1. The cover shows a race car flying off a cliff. It that was not bad enough the engine is exploding. Fighting American and Speedboy leap […]
2 Comments » - Posted in 2006/11, 6 Mainline, Assorted, Featured Work, Periods, Topic, z Archive by Harry
Sunday, November 26th, 2006
Featured Cover, Captain America #1
Captain America #1 (March 1941)
When I recently ran my Simon and Kirby cover contest I was curious about what some fans considered their favorite cover. There are many possible covers by Simon and Kirby that could be candidates, they put much effort into their covers. There are few S&K covers that I would consider poor […]
No Comments » - Posted in 2006/11, 3 Timely, Assorted, Featured Work, Periods, Topic, z Archive by Harry
Friday, November 24th, 2006
Featured Story, “Unfit To Manage” by Bill Draut
True Bride-To-Be Romances #18 (June 1956)
“Unfit to Manage” by Bill Draut
In 1956 Jack Kirby was doing pretty much all the artwork for the Prize romance comics. This was after the failure of the Simon and Kirby publishing company called Mainline. It seems that Joe Simon was doing some editorial work for Harvey Comics. Jack provided […]
No Comments » - Posted in 2006/11, 7 Freelance, Featured Work, Harvey, Periods, Topic, z Archive by Harry
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006
The Contest Is Over
I have already emailed congratulations to the winners of my Featured Cover Contest. Not all the prizes were claimed, but hey that means nobody was disappointed. It was an interesting assortment of favorite covers and all were excellent choices (although there was one that surprised me). Only one of the winning covers has been used […]
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Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006
Simon and Kirby Cover Contest
Tomorrow, Wednesday, is the last day for the Simon and Kirby Cover Contest. Remember, it costs you nothing to possibly win a print of a restored Simon and Kirby cover (or Simon solo cover). For details see this post.
