{"id":2204,"date":"2009-08-28T07:43:33","date_gmt":"2009-08-28T11:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/?p=2204"},"modified":"2009-08-28T07:43:33","modified_gmt":"2009-08-28T11:43:33","slug":"happy-birthday-jack-kirby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/archives\/2204","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Jack Kirby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of Jack &#8220;King&#8221; Kirby&#8217;s birthday I have decided to feature 10 of my favorite covers (although I cheated with Young Romance #17 and used a splash). Well my favorite covers today; if I were to make a list tomorrow it probably would include a different set except perhaps for Treasure #10 which always seems to be one of my favorites. Of course Jack would go on to do many great covers after the Simon and Kirby collaboration ended but I am sure others will provide examples of those (hey after all this is the Simon and Kirby Blog).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Captain America #7\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2007\/01\/CaptainAmerica07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"622\" \/><br \/>\nCaptain America #7 (October 1941)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Green Hornet #9\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/12\/GreenHornet9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"619\" \/><br \/>\nGreen Hornet #9 (October 1942)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2205\" title=\"Boy Commandos #2\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/BoyCommandos02.jpg\" alt=\"Boy Commandos #2\" width=\"472\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/BoyCommandos02.jpg 472w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/BoyCommandos02-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><br \/>\nBoy Commandos #2 (Spring 1943)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2206\" title=\"Adventure #84\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/Adventure084.jpg\" alt=\"Adventure #84\" width=\"473\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/Adventure084.jpg 473w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/Adventure084-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><br \/>\nAdventure #84 (March 1943)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Treasure #10\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/11\/Treasure10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"645\" \/><br \/>\nTreasure #10 (December 1946)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2207\" title=\"Headline #30\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/Headline30.jpg\" alt=\"Headline #30\" width=\"452\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/Headline30.jpg 452w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/Headline30-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><br \/>\nHeadline #30 (June 1948)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Young Romance #17\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/01\/lithoyr017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"600\" \/><br \/>\nYoung Romance #17 (January 1950)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Black Magic #8\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/09\/BlackMagic08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"647\" \/><br \/>\nBlack Magic #8 (December 1951)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2208\" title=\"Fighting American #4\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/FightingAmerican4.jpg\" alt=\"Fighting American #4\" width=\"452\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/FightingAmerican4.jpg 452w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/08\/FightingAmerican4-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><br \/>\nFighting American #4 (October 1954)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Foxhole #3\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/simonandkirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2006\/11\/Foxhole3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"668\" \/><br \/>\nFoxhole #3 (February 1955)<\/p>\n<p>So Happy Birthday Jack!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of Jack &#8220;King&#8221; Kirby&#8217;s birthday I have decided to feature 10 of my favorite covers (although I cheated with Young Romance #17 and used a splash). 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