In Tales of the Unexpected #18 (Aug 1957), Jack Kirby brings us another one-shot story introducing an alien being that goes about collecting planets of our solar system, reminiscent a bit of the Superman villain Brainiac. The story has some great examples of intricate technological backgrounds as well as more early Kirby Krackle.
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In Yellow Claw #2 (Aug 1956), Jack Kirby takes a crack at Marvel’s latest super-villain, the Yellow Claw. More examples of early “Kirby Krackle” as well as wonderfully intricate layouts like the above Inception-like warping of space. In “Concentrate on Chaos”, the Yellow Claw has kidnapped six mutants with powers that can skew people’s perceptions […]
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In July 1947, Boy Commandos #23 includes a story where the Boy Commandos are brought to the underwater city of Atlantis, which of course differs from the versions of Atlantis that each of Aquaman, Wonder Woman and Superman have variously visited. But what’s interesting about this story is the hints of Jack Kirby world-building and […]
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