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The Thing (1975) by Jack Kirby

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Title:	The Thing (1975) by Jack Kirby
Artist:	Jack Kirby (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Sketchbook
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	335
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	12/7/2024
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The Thing (Jack Kirby, 1975)
By Jack Kirby (1917-1994)
5.5 x 8.5 in, pencil/marker
Coppola Collection

The inside back cover of the program book from Phil Seuling’s 7th annual comic art convention (July 3-7, 1975) was set aside for autograph collecting.

This page is about as self-explanatory as it gets.

Kirby was a guest at the convention, and the book featured a Silver Surfer cover drawing and a Kirby interview.

I'd have liked this anyhow, but it's retcon commemorated to my 18-year-old self.

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Mark Levy
Member Since 2004

Posted on 12/8/2024

Cool - sometimes I wish I were a Brian!

Brian Coppola
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 12/8/2024

Mark Levy wrote:

Cool - sometimes I wish I were a Brian!

Haha.

So, it turns out the name "Brian" did not appear in the US until the 1910-20s, probably thanks to immigrants from Ireland and England (where it was a popular name, generally ranking in the top 4). It was in the top 10 in the US during the 1970s (ca, 10K people a year per million), but has dropped off considerably (to ca. 350/million in 2020). The "y" variant is older in the US, probably because it was also a surname. A spot of Bryans show up in the 1880s, drops off, and picks up in the 1980s are Brian declines, reaching a max of about 2200/million. In 2020, it's a "i" versus "y" toss-up, as both now have the same frequency. One great thing about being an "i" though, when your name is misspelled and/or mispronounced, it's because the "a" and the "i" have been inverted. Not so bad.

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