This might be the first time some of you long time fans saw Kirby's name (it was the first time that it appeared on the cover of ADVENTURE COMICS)
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Saturday, September 23, 2017
55 YEARS AGO TODAY
Kirby drew the Hulk flying in INCREDIBLE HULK #4
Lee's captions insist that the Hulk is leaping even though the art
shows the Hulk changing direction in midair. It is possible that Lee
didn't reject the page and have Kirby draw a new one because Kirby wouldn't be
paid for the rejected page.
Friday, September 22, 2017
49 YEARS AGO TODAY
This 1968 Lee/Kirby splash demonstrates how their decade of collaborating had honed their respective skills.
Kirby depicts the three characters that make it possible for Lee to craft
a synopsis disguised as a conversation, complete with a comedic punchline.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
45 YEARS AGO TODAY
MISTER MIRACLE #11 exhibits the archetypal opening for a Kirby-crafted 1970s comic, the visual one-two punch of a full page panel followed by a double-page spread.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
53 YEARS AGO TODAY
Marvel shipped as many Kirby-covered comics as the month before...9
This issue of STRANGE TALES, unlike the previous issue, had a Kirby cover AND interior Kirby art (1 page). Half of the Kirby-covered comics released in
August and September of 1964 contained no Kirby interior art.
Monday, September 18, 2017
55 YEARS AGO TODAY
Banner decides in the second story of HULK #4 that teenagers like Rick Jones are undependable so he adds a foot switch to his transformation machine!
Words by Lee. Embellishment by Ayers.
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