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Kirby’s drawing for My Date is surprising good. I say surprising because Jack is most famous for his more realistic portrayals. Yet the Swifty Chase stories are filled with visually interesting characters all done in a more cartoony style then is typical for Kirby although not as cartoony...
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Last Month,
Harry from Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center says
(in Art of Romance, Chapter 21, Roussos Messes Up)
Young Love #40 (December 1952) “Fallen Idol”, art by Jack Kirby
According to the Jack Kirby Checklist, “forget Me, Fraulein” was penciled by Jack Kirby and inked by Mort Meskin. The biggest problem with that is there on the right edge just above the story panel is Meskin’s signature.
13 Months Ago,
Harry from Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center says
(in It’s A Crime, Chapter 9, Not The Same)
But if the Prize crime comics were now being cheaply made, were Simon and Kirby still producing them? That is a question that is harder to provide a satisfactory answer. The lack of the “Produced by Simon and Kirby” label might suggest they were not producing the crime comics. But when the use...
18 Months Ago,
Harry from Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center says
(in Boys’ Ranch, Simon and Kirby’s Most Successful Failure, Part 2)
Boys’ Ranch #4 (April 1951) “The Bugle Blows At Bloody Knife”, pencils by Jack Kirby inks by Mort Meskin
Boys’ Ranch #4 (April 1951) “Fight To the Finish”, art by Jack Kirby
Boys’ Ranch #6 (August 1951) “Teeth for The Iron Horse” page 3, art by Jack Kirby and unidentified artist
19 Months Ago,
Harry from Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center says
(in Boys’ Ranch, Simon and Kirby’s Most Successful Failure, Part 1)
Boys’ Ranch #2 (December 1950) pinup, art by Jack Kirby
Boys’ Ranch #3 (February 1951) “Mother Delilah”, art by Jack Kirby
Boys’ Ranch #3 (February 1951) “Mother Delilah” page 7, art by Jack Kirby
Boys’ Ranch #3 (February 1951) “Mother Delilah” page 2, art by Jack Kirby
And
Harry from Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center says
(in The Beginnings of the Newsboy Legion)
Star Spangled #9 (June 1942), art by Jack Kirby
Star Spangled #7 (April 1942) page 1, art by Jack Kirby
Star Spangled #8 (May 1942) “Last Mile Alley” page 10, art by Jack Kirby
Star Spangled #12 (July 1942) “Prevue of Peril” page 1, art by Jack Kirby
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In this pursuit I like to assemble images of the letters from a single story. Of course there is always a certain amount of variation in the letters but I try to select somewhat typical examples. For these samples I only select letters from captions and balloons that are not bold or oversized.
Fri, Oct 9 | from Jack Kirby Museum & Research Center