Monthly Archives: July 2005

The Mighty Marvel Western #46 [1976]

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This issue of the western reprint anthology has the first story of the Kid from RAWHIDE KID #17 (1960), “Beware! The Rawhide Kid”. In this 7-page Kirby/Ayers story we learn that the Kid is really Johnny Bart, from the town of Rawhide, where the law hasn’t yet come.

The Mighty Marvel Western #46 [1976]

He was adopted and raised by ex-Ranger “Uncle” Ben Bart, and picked up all of Ben’s skills with the gun and his moral code. One day while Johnny was out getting supplies Ben was killed in a cowardly manner by two outlaws looking to make their reputation. Johnny finds and buries Ben and then goes out for revenge, showing his superior gun skills and then riding off determined to live up to Uncle Ben’s memory and fight cowardly outlaws like his killers.

Very fast and effective first story, though obviously only half the origin (still leaving in question how the kid became to be known as an outlaw).

I especially like those set-up panels of lawless Rawhide, with the one guy stealing another guys hat and splashing a passing woman.

Published 1976

Star Spangled Comics #31 [1944] – Cover

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This is the first issue of STAR SPANGLED to just have an S&K Newsboy Legion cover as the boys were off to the army, handing off the interiors to others in the interim. Great way to send off, with one of the many strongly patriotic wartime covers, with nice expressions on the faces of the boys. Very nice planes back there, too.

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Published 1944

Kid Colt Outlaw #89 [1960] – Cover

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Now here’s a pretty cover. One of the occasional Ditko ink jobs over Kirby from the era, one of the very few westerns among those collaborations.

That’s just an amazing horse. I’m gaining a whole new appreciation for horses in Kirby artwork. After everything else is covered in this weblog (still a few years to go…) I’m going to do a gallery of Kirby horses. And Kirby dinosaurs.  Either that or start a Ditko weblog…

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Published 1960

New Kirby – Cap Masterworks v2 and Milestones

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At least two Marvel books with Kirby reprints in the past week, a Masterworks hardcover with with MODOK. I mention that just because I seem to get at least one hit every week from people searching for MODOK. And another in their Milestones line of cheaper reprints has two samples of Kirby featuring the origins of two of his most memorable villains.

Did anyone see a copy of the tradepaperback with the FF movie (featuring characters co-created by Jack Kirby) adaptation and various reprints? I could use some confirmation on which, if any, Kirby stories they picked for it. I assume the origin or something with Doom?

update: I’m told it has FF #5, the first Doom story


MARVEL MASTERWORKS: CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 2
Written by STAN LEE & ROY THOMAS
Penciled by JACK KIRBY, GIL KANE & JACK SPARLING
Cover by JACK KIRBY
Who loves seconds? We love seconds—a second sensational serving of the Sentinel of Liberty! Yes, that’s right, the Mighty Minions of Marvel are chipping the next Cap Masterworks free from its icy fifteen-year slumber and you’re invited to the homecoming party. So strap on your shield and prepare for a barrage of Stan and Jack’s best as Cap (with a little help from his friends, the Avengers) battles a bevy of baddies like the strange Super-Adaptoid—the super-powered robot with the combined powers of the Avengers. And if an android passing himself off as Cap was as odious as you thought, the Red Skull tries to convince the people of America that Cap’s turned traitor. Yikes! Don’t crawl into your fallout shelter in shame, though. Our boy will bounce back to take on a hearty helping of that horrendous head, M.O.D.O.K.., in his first-ever appearance, before taking it home in a scintillating struggle against Baron Zemo, guest-starring Nick Fury, the Black Panther and Cap’s super-spy gal, Sharon Carter! Reserve your star-spangled copy today! Collecting TALES OF SUSPENSE #82-99 and CAPTAIN AMERICA (VOL. 1) #100
240 PGS. / $49.99
ISBN: 0-7851-1785-7

MARVEL MILESTONES: DR. DOOM, SUB-MARINER & RED SKULL
Written by BILL EVERETT, STAN LEE & ED HERRON
Penciled by BILL EVERETT, JACK KIRBY & JOE SIMON
Cover by ALEX SCHOMBURG
It’s SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP revisited as MARVEL MILESTONES brings on the bad guys! In a special preview of this month’s MARVEL MASTERWORKS: GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER VOL. 1, Prince Namor fights single-handed the world’s first deep-sea blitzkrieg, from SUB-MARINER COMICS #1! Plus: the fantastic origin of Dr. Doom from FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #2, and the first appearance of the Red Skull from CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1!
48 PGS. / $3.99