Thursday, 9 March 2017

KLASSIC KIRBY KOMIC KOVERS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR #12...

Image copyright MARVEL COMICS

It was the first time The THING and THE HULK clashed, but it wouldn't be the last.  JACK KIRBY still hadn't made up his mind as to just how many fingers and toes ol' Hulkie had, but we forgave him because he was Jack Kirby.  As far as I remember, there was never any confusion as to how many digits Thingie had, but he had other problems.  Namely, his fingers were bigger than his nose, so he couldn't pick it.  (Nor could Greenskin come to that.)  No flicking snots at the wall then.  Ain't life a b*tch?

Update: Oops!  I featured this cover in a previous post and then forgot about it.  Never mind, I'm sure you'll all agree that it's worth another look.
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3 comments:

  1. John Pitt9 March 2017 at 12:49

    And I really need to revisit this story again! Their second clash in issues #25 & #26 are indelibly etched into my psyche, but this initial meeting, not so much so!

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  2. Kid9 March 2017 at 12:53

    It sure was a belter, JP. I think I first read it in MWOM back in the early '70s. The 2nd meeting - FF #s 25 & 26 - I first read in Smash! back in 1966 or '67.

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    1. John Pitt9 March 2017 at 13:23

      On with it now, - it's all coming back to me, as soon as I saw the splash page!

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