Kirby/Ditko Vs Kirby/Ayers

Do you know what is special about this issue? In 1972 OVERSTREET didn't.

 Williamson and Steranko rate a mention but not Kirby or Ditko!?

42 YEARS AGO TODAY

1976 was the last best year to be a collector of Kirby-covered comics. Two more hit the shops bringing his year-to-date total to 87.

That was more new Kirby covers than would be released in the next 5 years combined!!!

"KAMANDI was Jack's take on PLANET OF THE APES, a movie he'd heard much about about but had not seen. Asked for something to parallel that film, Jack conjured up what was left of Earth after a good, old-fashioned nuclear holocaust and populated the world with a young human protagonist and a lot of people with animal heads." - Mark Evanier KIRBY KING OF COMICS

"Kamandi's world is a premise of hope. It stems from a "Natural" disaster, not an atomic war." - Kirby (KAMANDI #3 letters page response)

67 YEARS AGO TODAY

Kirby's 14th cover for 1951 was on sale. By this point in 1951 Gil Kane had 15 covers published and future Kirby inker Chris Rule had 17 covers published.

So far Kirby had done all 9 covers for this title. Only 2 of those issues (including this one) did not have any interior art by him.

NEW KIRBY IN YOUR LCS 45 YEARS AGO TODAY

A Kirby/Royer cover and 20 pages written and drawn by Kirby made this the 24th totally Kirby comic for 1973.

NEW MAXIMUM KIRBY IN YOUR LCS 44 YEARS AGO TODAY

Not only did Kirby provide the cover. He also wrote, drew and edited the 20 story pages. He even answered the letters.

NEW KIRBY HOMAGES IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

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