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Young Romance #20 (April 1950) Splash

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

15 Comments  -   1,642 Views  -   7 Likes


Young Romance #20 (April 1950) Splash Comic Art

 

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Title: Young Romance #20 (April 1950) Splash
Artist: Jack Kirby (Penciller)
Artist: Jack Kirby (Inker)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Splash Page
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 1,642
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Favorited on CAF: 1
Comments: 15
Added to Site: 11/4/2017
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Description

Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created the romance comic book genre with Young Romance. For the initial years would have a confessional splash and generally would be penciled by Kirby. These splashes would often be racier than the covers. Unfortunately this appears to be the only original art of these confessional splashes that has survived.

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Last Login: September 2025
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Aaron N.  
Member Since 2009

Posted on 11/5/2017

Mind blowing.

steve  roden 
Member Since 2011

Posted on 11/21/2017

WOW.... that is incredible!!!!!!! love everything going on here!!!!!!!

Terry Doyle 
Member Since 2004

Posted on 10/5/2018

Really nice piece, congrats!

Michael One Minute Later  
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/28/2018

This belongs (and someday I'm sure will be) in a museum.  An honest-to-gosh Kirby Romance confessional -- how the heck did this survive???

Bill J 
Member Since 2009

Posted on 12/5/2018

Very cool. And kind of frightening, too.

Mark Levy 
Member Since 2004

Posted on 1/12/2019

Awesome splash - makes me want to hunt down the book!

David Grisez 
Member Since 2009

Posted on 11/4/2020

How have I never commented on this before?

Incredible and beautiful. A true masterpiece. 

Paul P Spiderversity 
Member Since 2011

Posted on 12/13/2020

Wow, this one radiates tension.  And so beautifully drawn.  And from 1950 !!!  Amazing.

Mark Howland 
Member Since 2004

Posted on 4/24/2021

Quite cool.

Paul Roach 
Member Since 2014

Posted on 8/11/2021

Beautifully drawn and extraordinarily tense - this is halfway between a romance page and a splash from the Demon! A really lovely thing to have found.

artless artmore 
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 9/21/2021

This is an amazing find and a piece of history.  I just love the big patterns of light and dark on the page and the design Kirby put into every detail, such as the tree bark, the man's shadow in the upper left, the fold patterns in the clothing, and of coruse the woman's hands and face.  Even the staging of the small characters at the bottom is right on the money and screams Kirby.

glen gold 
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 9/25/2021

I somehow missed this for four years. It's just terriifc - pre-code, so it reflects all the emotions, and it isn't aimed at kids. I love all the things already mentioned in the comments but just wanted to point out that her belt would look pretty good on Princess Zanda, Morgan LaFey or Thena of the Eternals.

Thomas Vanderstappen 
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/31/2021

Fantastic piece!

CJ Design 
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 7/8/2023

A rare example of this genre...Kirby's women were so easily identifiable.

Steven Dilworth 
Member Since 2012

Posted on 1/14/2025

I so much loved the texture of the inking on these pages.  Just beautiful.

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