Archive for August, 2007
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
A Belated Happy Birthday to Jack Kirby
I can offer no excuse for missing Jack’s birthday. I believe it is better to have missed the occasion then to ignore it altogether.
To celebrate Jack I offer a sketch he did in 1942 for George Roussos. The paper turned a strong yellow so I used the magic of Photoshop to make it white again.
I […]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
In Love #2
In Love #2 (November 1954) “Marilyn’s Men”, art by Bill Draut
The second issue of In Love kept to the concept of a long story broken up into three chapters. “Marilyn’s Men” is about Marilyn Morgan, her brother Jim, Lawyer Bob (he is actually called that), and Dave an airplane pilot. Jim is a constant source […]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
A Daring Cover
Daring Mystery #8 (January 1942) art by Jack Kirby
Daring Mystery had a rather sporadic schedule. Issue #7 came out seven months after the previous issue and it would take an addition nine months for #8 to be released. What a difference an issue made. Daring Mystery #6 was produced shortly after Simon and Kirby started […]
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Friday, August 17th, 2007
Simon and Kirby Pulp, Uncanny Stories
Before their were comics there were pulps, and publication of pulps did not end once comics started being produced. The popularity of pulps must have continued since Martin Goodman issued a new pulp title Uncanny Stories with an April 1941 cover date. Pulps were printed and distributed by the same means as comics. I also […]
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Saturday, August 11th, 2007
In Love #1
In Love #1 (September 1954) “Bride of the Star”, art by Jack Kirby
I have begun to scan and restore the Simon and Kirby title, In Love. By the time they published this title in 1954 under Mainline, their own company, Simon and Kirby had a long history of producing romance comics. In fact no one […]
