{"id":2434,"date":"2012-12-10T23:53:29","date_gmt":"2012-12-11T04:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby\/?p=2434"},"modified":"2012-12-10T23:53:29","modified_gmt":"2012-12-11T04:53:29","slug":"upcoming-kirby-in-the-days-of-the-mob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby\/archives\/2434","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Kirby – IN THE DAYS OF THE MOB and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming next summer from DC, IN THE DAYS OF THE MOB hardcover<\/a>, Jack Kirby’s 1971 magazine for “Hampshire Distributors” Speak-Out Series.<\/p>\n

Release Date: August 13, 2013<\/p>\n

After leaving Marvel Comics at the end of the 1960s, Jack Kirby came to DC, where he soon created the series of super-hero comics known collectively as “The Fourth World.” One of his first projects for DC was the black and white magazine IN THE DAYS OF THE MOB, which featured on stories of organized crime in the 1930s in the style of the TV series “The Untouchables” and “The Godfather” movies.<\/p>\n

Hardcover: 80 pages[*]
\nISBN-10: 1401240798
\nISBN-13: 978-1401240790<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Note despite what you might think from that description, the comic book predated the release of the film THE GODFATHER, but does come after the Mario Puzo novel. And as Harry Mendryk demonstrated<\/a>, Kirby’s work on such stories pre-dated both that novel and \u00a0the UNTOUCHABLES TV show. Pick up THE SIMON & KIRBY LIBRARY: CRIME<\/a>\u00a0to read during the long wait for this reprint.<\/p>\n

Presumably it’s in the same format as the SPIRIT WORLD book<\/a>\u00a0from earlier this year. The page count seems a bit light, compared to the 108 pages in the SPIRIT WORLD book, so I guess some of the intended contents for the unpublished second issue might be lost or never completed. I’d have to double check, but I think even the known contents for #2 should push it over 80 pages, especially when you allow for the usual introductory, biographical and indicia pages. \u00a0Still, that’ll be the last major piece of published DC work by Kirby after the golden age to get a reprint. Now all we need is a book for the remaining unpublished stuff, TRUE DIVORCE CASES, SOUL LOVE, DINGBATS OF DANGER STREET and whatever else I’m forgetting.<\/p>\n

[*] See the comments, the Amazon listing<\/a> has been revised up to 108 pages, which should be enough for all the comic book content of the unpublished #2. So get ready for\u00a0\u201cThe Ride\u201d, \u201cLadies Of The Gang\u201d and \u201cA Room For Kid Twist\u201d. \u00a0And as usual, Amazon links kickback a percentage that goes to the Kirby Museum, so if you’re buying from there anyway, go there from here.<\/p>\n

Oh, looks like we’re getting OMAC in softcover<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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