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Kirby Starman Zero fourth Sunday

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Artist: Jack Kirby (All)

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I'll square accounts!

Anson Rike

I didn't burn

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Title:	Kirby Starman Zero fourth Sunday
Artist:	Jack Kirby (All)
Media Type:	Pencil
Art Type:	Comic Strip
Views:	199
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Added to Site:	2/9/2025

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This is the fourth of six boards (see the first and second elsewhere in my gallery) that Kirby wrote and pencilled around 1948 as samples for a proposed syndicated Sci-Fi strip called Starman Zero. Tiger 21 is a star system that features in the strip, which became the overall name of the project when it was reworked in the '50s as a pitch to NBC for a TV show. This (rather large: 20"x30", image area 18"x27") board comes from the Joe Simon estate, but it's unclear whether Joe had creative input. Kirby's own handwriting is visible under the inked lettering.

Episode 4 introduces Anson Rike, who I suspect Kirby intended to be the main antagonist of at least the first storyline, and features a transformational action sequence as only Kirby can do.

See additional images for close-ups of some of the nicer panels.

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