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DescriptionMy introduction to comics was Captain America 212 which kick started my life long admiration for Kirby. That particular issue ended with a significant cliff hanger: Cap blinded by one of Zola’s mutants, the Red Skull running amok, and the world around them ablaze in an apocalyptic hellfire as only Jack could depict it. I missed the following issue when it hit the stands - trades didn’t exist and acquisition of back issues though the direct market was little more than a fantasy for the limited resources of a six year old - when a family friend gave me a small stack of comics for my seventh birthday. Right at the top was this issue. I don’t remember any of the other comics from that day (actually I’m pretty sure Iron Fist 14 may have been one of them) but this is the only one that mattered: Jack’s penulitmate Cap book. Although Jack’s 1970’s Marvel output is always compared unfavorably to his 1960’s output, it will always hold a very special place in my heart - his Cap run in particular - as some of my favorite comics ever.Social/Sharing |
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Jeremy Radisich 
Member Since 2004
Posted on 11/29/2019
Awesome!!! That's one of the best Kirby Falcon images I've seen--so cool!
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
Posted on 11/29/2019
The description write up confirms this cover found the right home. Glorious Kirby cover art.
Carlo M
Member Since 2006
Posted on 11/30/2019
I agree one hundred percent on the quality of Kirby in the '70s. Maybe not as balanced as FF circa 60, but massively powerful and distinctive. Excellent example!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 12/2/2019
Can’t beat a great piece of art that doubles as a piece from a book that got you into comics. Your excitement is clear in your description and it’s not hard to see why. Cap cover by the King?! Yes, please! Sincere congrats!
J L
Member Since 2005
Posted on 12/5/2019
Sweet cover and it's so nice you have something that means alot to you. Congrats!!!! 8 )
Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012
Posted on 9/3/2023
"... Jack’s 1970’s Marvel output is always compared unfavorably to his 1960’s output ..." - Not with me, it isn't! When my wife and I bought our house in 1995, I took one room as my drawing and collecting room, and I went on a quest to buy every book Kirby did in the 1970s. The guy at Eides Comics and records in Pittsburgh looked at me like I was insane, and said he'd have to blow the dust off them, but he sold me a complete bagged set of Jack Kirby's OMAC. I LOVED Kirby's 1970s work. It was awesome, and this is a magnificent example. Congratulations on your find!
Steven Dilworth
Member Since 2012
Posted on 9/3/2023
Steven Dilworth wrote:
"... Jack’s 1970’s Marvel output is always compared unfavorably to his 1960’s output ..." - Not with me, it isn't! When my wife and I bought our house in 1995, I took one room as my drawing and collecting room, and I went on a quest to buy every book Kirby did in the 1970s. The guy at Eides Comics and records in Pittsburgh looked at me like I was insane, and said he'd have to blow the dust off them, but he sold me a complete bagged set of Jack Kirby's OMAC. I LOVED Kirby's 1970s work. It was awesome, and this is a magnificent example. Congratulations on your find!
I realize I referenced a DC book, but there is not one single piece of Jack Kirby's 1970s work for either company that isn't awesome. Not one. Your cover is a perfect example. I fell in love with the Eternals the moment I saw that giant hand on the cover of issue #11, "The City That Died Twice!" I bought all of those as well. Devil Dinosaur, anyone. 2001 A Space Odyssey? Brilliant.
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