First Love Illustrated #68 [1956] – Cover

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A very cute mid-1950s cover for Harvey, I especially like the expression on the ride attendants face (plus his pipe). Note also the old man in the back seat. I think he’s one of the most frequent regulars in Kirby crowd scenes. I wonder if he’s based on anyone in particular?

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Published 1956

2 thoughts on “First Love Illustrated #68 [1956] – Cover

  1. Anonymous

    With regard to the First Love cover, I thought I read somewhere that Kirby would sometimes put his uncle in certain scenes, without being conscious of it at first. Nice cover.

    Allen Smith

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  2. bob

    Yeah, that could easily be an uncle to someone of Kirby’s generation. I just realized looking at it again that the face is actually pretty similiar to Victor Lanza from the NEW GODS, and obviously a lot of characters in the Fourth World books are specifically based on some people Kirby knew.

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