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Seeing as how we were talking about JACK KIRBY's FOURTH WORLD mags for DC COMICS in BARRY PEARL's most recent guest post, I figured now would be a good time to show the cover to every single issue of the series in one giant big 'omnibus' post. I've shown them before under their individual titles, but this will allow you readers to view all of them in the same place without having to go hunting through the archives. Yes, yes, I know - I'm consideration personified. However, enough chat - let's get to the covers, every one of which comes from my own personal collection.
Got a favourite? Then let loose in the comments section, Crivs!
(For a consideration of the relative failure of Jack's DC mags, click this link.)
A worthy post if only for seeing the Thorpe & Porter rubber price stamps!
ReplyDeleteWhat true Brit of a certain age could ever forget the T&P stamp, eh?
ReplyDeleteYou know, it’s a funny thing but if you can divorce in your mind that Jack had drawn better earlier at Marvel, these “stylised” Kirby offerings now look quite compelling.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, CN - though #13 of Mister Miracle isn't too hot. The train is too small and the perspective is dodgy.
ReplyDeleteWay back in the time before time (ok, the mid 90s), in a magical place of wonder (well, a comic mart at the Glasgow City Halls) I bought the first Kirby JO issue and the two Don Rickles issues very cheaply.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the first one, the Rickles stories not quite so much, but I no longer have the comics. I believe they were included in a stack that I sold to Arthur's Comics when I decided to trim my collection to the bare bones a few years later, a decision I regretted many times.
DC released a single softcover collected edition of all Kirby's Jimmy Olsen issues a couple or so years back, DS, which can be bought pretty cheaply on ebay (and probably elsewhere). Might be worth you checking it out. I've said before, but I think Olsen was the best thing Jack did for DC back in the '70s. Arthur's, eh? Good bloke, but he really should've been wearing a mask and a stripey tee-shirt sometimes.
ReplyDeleteHi Kid,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Christopher's comment that these are a generally attractive set of covers, but they pale in comparison to the covers that Jack provided for Marvel during the 60's.
Similar to Dave S, I also have sellers regret for some of the comics I have cheaply offloaded down the years and have subsequently bought replacements for some at inflated prices unfortunately. I also frequented Arthur's Comics for many years and bought stacks of great comics at reasonable prices. Arthur was a great guy to talk with and had a real love for Western comics from the 50's, which was probably his "golden age" when he first read comics. Once I got to know him well, he would often offer great discounts and he also helped me track down issues to fill in the gaps in my collection. I wonder where Arthur is now?
Cheers,
Duncan
He sells on ebay, D, but I forget his seller name. I like Arthur, but he could be a bit 'naughty' sometimes. He once agreed to buy some stuff from me at a set price, but once I'd trekked in to DeCourcey's Arcade, he then offered me a fiver less. I declined. He later admitted that it was a bit of a game to him, and he loved the challenge of trying to get a bargain for himself. Hey, who doesn't?! I also cringe when I think how he cut up pages of Dudley D. Watkins art into individual panels, framed them, and then sold them separately. Aggggghhhhhh! Sacrilege.
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