Sean Clarke :: Jack Kirby

The World Around Us #31, page 10

Artists: Jack Kirby (Penciller) , Dick Ayers (Inker)

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The World Around Us #31, page 10 Comic Art

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Title:	The World Around Us #31, page 10
Artist:	Jack Kirby (Penciller)
Artist:	Dick Ayers (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,368
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	5/9/2006
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"Hunting," March 1961. I only recently noticed that Jack's handwritten captions are visible under the lettering, indicating that he also scripted this story(?).

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Richard Rae
Member Since 2009

Posted on 11/7/2009

I've never seen this comic...but you can count on me getting it bloody soon...with the greatest respect I'd trade my left nut for this art.

Robbie Cook
Member Since 2006

Posted on 9/2/2012

I'll take pages like this little number all day over the classic hero stuff. It is so fantastic to get a glimpse of hidden issues by Kirby. Quite stunning! Thanks for posting!

Lars Teglbjaerg
Member Since 2005

Posted on 7/2/2014

As we all know Kirby was very unhappy at Gilberton and drew only a number of WAU pages and one full-length story. Even when paid some of the lowest rates in the industry, Kirby delivered a stellar job like this page enhanced by slick Ayers inks. As for the scripting, I asked CI researcher Bill Jones, JR about it. This is his reply: "Gilberton editor Roberta Strauss Feuerlicht would never -- never -- have allowed what she would have considered a mere artist (Kirby's name and reputation would have meant next-to-nothing to her) to interpolate either dialogue or narrative text, over which she maintained famously tight control. This page's script is quite clearly the work of Gilberton's resident writer and history specialist Alfred Sundel (still active), who would not stand for any tampering with his text. Backup research would have been provided by Helene Lecar. At Gilberton, the demands of the text drove the publications, and artists conformed or departed." Nuff' said.

Sean Clarke
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/24/2017

Lars Teglbjaerg wrote:

This page's script is the work of Alfred Sundel

Thanks for the info, Lars! Perhaps Jack was assessing how much room he had for art after adding the text he was provided, as it is definitely his handwriting on the page. Seems like a lot of effort, but Kirby was devoted to his craft.

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