Location: Fantastic Four (Anacleto, Brodsky, Bulanadi, Byrne, Colletta, Ditko, Ha, Immonen, Johnson, Jones, Kirby, Koblish, Maleev, Pini, Reinhold, Royer, Ryan, Sinnott, Stone, Verpoorten)
Artists:
Jack Kirby
(Penciller)
,
John Verpoorten
(Inker)
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That's awesome!! I wondered who would be smart enough to grab that. Well done, my friend, well done.
Many thanks, Ron. Perhaps not smart, just fortunate.
A tremendous cover and achievement! I was keeping a close eye on this piece when it was up for auction. So dynamic and in my opinion more interesting than many of the flagship title covers he drew. Well done!
Many thanks, Amir, for your very kind words - and all the more appreciated coming from someone who really knows how to pick covers!
Excellent example of a Kirby cover and *extremely* well bought! Congrats!
Mary thanks, Jeremy. I was really fortunate to be able to land this cover.
Simply astounding! I'm speechless. Like they say, what more could anyone want? Congrats CAB!
Many thanks, Mikail. This is a truly great and fortunate addition to my collection, especially under present circumstances.
Wow wow wow!!! What an incredible piece to add to your already amazing collection! Congrats on getting this masterpiece!!!
Many thanks, Alberto. I now know what you feel like when obtaining a Cap cover!
A Kirby cover?? That's a banner day!
Many thanks, Mark. And with fond memories to boot!
More Marvel Mayhem than the original cover. The King puts the FF in bigger danger than just a group breaking into the Baxter building. Having it smoothed out by Sinnott inks when it wasn't there for the original woudn't have made sense anyways.
Many thanks, Marcus. So well put as always. As I mentioned, I was, respectfully, just glad it wasn't Vinnie Colletta inks!
Being a fairly strict cover and splash collector, I would put Kirby at (or near) the top of a very, very, short list of artists I would be willing to make panel page exceptions for. I love that, as a panel page guy, you sort of broke the rule in reverse and went after this magnificent cover. I have no doubt it cost you a pretty penny. I also have zero doubt that you had even the slightest bit of doubt and/or regret about your decision. Congrats on your fabulous prize!
Many thanks, Eric. And many thanks for putting this in such great perspective. BTW, you are the quintessential example of a collector whose pursuit of covers and splashes is without peer.
INCREDIBLE cover! Mad props CAB! Wow! Another jewel in your incredible art collection!
And agreed on Colletta. He loved Thor which is why those pages are so great!
Many thanks, Nick. The incredible mix of nostalgia and joy is what this cover epitomizes for me and is the very core of why we all love this hobby. And thank you so much, once again, for contributing to it in your own inimitable way.
YES!!!! Great addition CAB! Lots of Kirby goodness on this cover! Huge congrats.
Many thanks, Eric. The sheer joy and nostalgia of obtaining this piece more than offsets the financial pain that was also entailed.
Winner!!
Many thanks, Ernest. Short, but absolutely to the point!
Kirby FF Cover - that's a big feather in anyone's cap!
Many thanks, Mark. It was a long time coming, but it finally arrived.
I saw this one several times and almost popped it! I love these dynamic FF covers! They are the Greatest, just as the logo says!
Many thanks, West. And thank you for not going for this as well!
Oh man!!! That's a kind of chery on top of your stupendous Jack Kirby collection! What an amazing scene! Superb inteaction scene among many characters. Medusa's hair catching Reed's arm is a delight! Pure Marvel Magic!
Many thanks, Tony. Yes, as mentioned, this particular rendition of the cover is so much more dynamic and action packed than the original cover in FF #36 - almost like a one-minute later cover!
Wow. And your description is such an added plus to the story. I enjoyed both. Great cover.
Many thanks, Gabe. So glad that you liked the description as well as it gives the context to the piece.
Just a fabulous scene! Love how all the action is choreographed!
Many thanks, Duke. Yes, I was wondering why Kirby didn't do this cover instead of the more sedate one in the original in FF #36 - this cover is so very much more dynamic and, as you say, choreographed.
Great pick-up! An amazing cover with all the right elements. Congrats!
Many thanks, Steve. Yes, the action on this is so much more dynamic and even though it takes place within a small compass, it doesn't appear cluttered at all.
When it comes to Kirby and FF, there is no second-tier, only top-class! Really impressive!
Many thanks, Al, for your very kind words and encouragement. They are greatly appreciated.
Killer cover!
Many thanks, Maicol. And many congrats on a truly splendid original comic art collection.
Fantastic Kirby cover at a great price! Congrats CAB!
Many thanks. Yes, I was relieved that the price did not skyrocket too much, otherwise it would have definitely gone to another collection!
Simply amazing!
Many thanks - especially coming from such an accomplished FF collector.
Great cover - congrats.
Many thanks, Andy. It is a really special cover for me for the reasons I set out in the description.
Sincerest congratulations on winning this cover, CAB! While there was a time when these secondary titles offered covers at massive discounts to their counterparts in the regular title, the growth of the hobby has made even the reprint series covers become highly appreciated by collectors. That this one features a dynamic layout with the scene shot from an aerial view up above and looking down at all the action, just adds to the dramatic effect and excitement of having both super teams fighting and intertwined with one another. Verpoorten did indeed do a very commendable job with the inks. A superb cover acquisition overall!
Many thanks, Rubén. As always, your comments are so perceptive on so many levels. And I love the very apt description of the battle scene as embodied within the word "intertwined" - it has so many nuances and meanings.
Action packed cover, very Kirbyesque! Excellent choice for a King cover. And agreed about Verpoorten. I liked him a lot on Sal Buscema and John Romita, but he does a great job here. Congrats!
Many thanks, Carlo. Yes, Verpoorten left us too early. He was a very accomplished inker indeed.
Absolutely amazing Kirby FF cover, I love Jack's ability to design all-out-action on a cover like this, big congrats!!
Many thanks, Joe. Yes, it was amazing that Jack reconceptualised the entire cover which is, in many ways, better than the original in FF #36.
This is a smorgasbord of characters that make this a classic composition full of action and emotion. Congrats! This period of Kirby's art is too me his best.
Many thanks, Ilia. Yes, there is so much going on and yet, there is a method to the seeming chaos and madness. Only the King could do it!
Marvel's Greatest Comics were how us guys with only a few quarters each month got to live the beginnings of Marvel Madness! This cover is awesome!
Many thanks, Steven. I feel so privileged to obtain this cover and become its current steward. It looks fantastic in person.
