The Daily Kirby

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

KIRBY LAYOUT/SUYDAM EMBELLISHMENT:

THE HORROR! THE HORROR!

Future movie star Groot makes his debut in a 7 page, 31 panel story.

Cover by Kirby and Ditko. Story art by Kirby and Ayers.

But wait - there is also a 6 pager by the dream art team of Kirby/Ditko

Kirby's 17th cover for 1942 went on display.

It was his 5th (consecutive) cover for ADVENTURE.
It was his 42nd published cover.

A complete Timely/Atlas (Marvel) collection would consist of 46 comics. With the newest issue of CAPTAIN AMERICA seven would be Kirby covered.

Kirby's 23rd cover for 1975 hit the shops.

Like all but 2 of those comics 1ST ISSUE SPECIAL #6 also had Kirby interior art.

Kirby's 9th cover for 1958 went on sale.

A third of them were for CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN.

Like the first issue of NEW GODS the first issue of DEMON begins with the destruction of an existing mythology.