To many collectors, Jack ÒKingÓ Kirby (Jacob Kutzberg 1917-1994) is the Grand Master of comics, not only because of the quality of his work, and the massive body of work that stretched into 7 different decades, but because the number of iconic characters he created or co-created outnumbers any other comic illustrator. This collection of some of his earliest public domain works, includes some of those classic characters who have gained immortality through the talent of Jack Kirby:
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (JUMBO COMICS #1-2)
THE DIARY OF DR. HAYWARD (JUMBO COMICS #1-3)
INSPECTOR DAYTON (JUMBO COMICS #1)
WILTON OF THE WEST (JUMBO COMICS #1-3)
THE BLACK OWL (PRIZE COMICS #7-9)
TED O'NEIL (PRIZE COMICS #8-9)
LIGHTNIN' AND THE LONE RIDER
(FAMOUS FUNNIES #61-66, 72-80)
SOLAR LEGION (CRASH COMICS #1-3)
WING TURNER (MYSTERY MEN #10)
COSMIC CARSON (SCIENCE COMICS #4)
BLUE BOLT (BLUE BOLT COMICS #2-10)
MR. SCARLET (WOW COMICS #1)
NOTE: The early Jumbo Comics were printed in B&W; also the stories from Prize Comics, though published in color, are currently only available in B&W.
THE PUBLICATION OF THIS BOOK (AND MANY MORE) IS ONLY DUE TO THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF DAVID GRIFFEA