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| Fantastic Four #10 (1963) Kirby |
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| Giant Size Super Stars #1 (1974) Buckler |
Jack "King" Kirby
August 28 1917- February 6 1994
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Giant-Size Super-Stars #1 (Pt 4) Bruce Banner and Jack Kirby!
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Giant-Size Super-Stars #1 (Pt 3) Bruce Banner and Ben Grimm
The Hulk vs.Thing slugfest "The Mind of the Monster" features a downcast yet surprisingly buff Bruce Banner. Hmmm, was Bruce lifting weights in his spare time...
...or was he based on the downcast and very buff Ben Grimm from Fantastic Four #78? ;)
Is there another possible protoype for Dr. Banner as he appears in a different panel from Giant-Size Super-Stars? Who could it be? Stay tuned for our next installment and see!
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| Giant-Size Super-Stars #1 (1974) Buckler |
...or was he based on the downcast and very buff Ben Grimm from Fantastic Four #78? ;)
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| Fantastic Four #78 (1968) Kirby |
Is there another possible protoype for Dr. Banner as he appears in a different panel from Giant-Size Super-Stars? Who could it be? Stay tuned for our next installment and see!
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 16) Mahkizmo and Loki
Okay, this is a generic pose--but I love Tom Hiddleston (who doesn't?), so let's raise a glass to Loki!
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| FF #153 (1974) Buckler |
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| Thor #156 (1968) Kirby |
How about it, folks--can anyone out there ID the source for Mahkizmo in the Fantastic Four #153 panel? As for Ben, Reed and Johnny, check this out.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 15) Medusa--Fearless Front Facer!
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| Fantastic Four #82 (1969) Jack Kirby |
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| Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler |
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 14) Medusa, Mahkizmo and the Inhumans
Here are some panels in Fantastic Four #153 that are based on 1966's FF #47. You remember #47--it was part of the fabled Lee-Kirby Silver Age arc that introduced Medusa's relatives, the incomparable Inhumans!
These next two may look familiar--I posted them some years ago at the Avengers Assemble forum. But you can never have too much Medusa!
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| Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four #47 (1966) Jack Kirby |
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| Fantastic Four #153 Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four #47 Kirby |
These next two may look familiar--I posted them some years ago at the Avengers Assemble forum. But you can never have too much Medusa!
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| Fantastic Four #153 Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four #47 Kirby |
Monday, August 18, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 13) Medusa and the Alpha Femizons!
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| FF #82 (1968) Kirby |
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| FF #153 (1974) Buckler |
Friday, August 15, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 12) Johnny Flames Off
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| Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four #98 (1970) Jack Kirby |
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 11) Making A Splash--Twice!
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| Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four Annual #6 (1968) Kirby |
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 10) Thundra and Teamwork
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| Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four #76 (1968) Jack Kirby |
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 9) Ben's Fists of Fury
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| Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four #55 (1966) Jack Kirby |
Monday, August 11, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 8) Reed Wraps It Up
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| Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four #17 (1963) Jack Kirby |
Friday, August 8, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 7) Divide and Conquer aka Fantastic Four Annual 5!
Some years ago at the Avengers Assemble forum I mentioned that the first FF #153 panel shown here--the group striding forth--was clearly inspired by a similar panel from 1967's Fantastic Four Annual #5. This led me to the other panels.
Sequential panels from pages 11 and 12 in 1974's Fantastic Four #153:
Plus: a panel from page 22.
Breaking it down:
And see the big yellow arrow in the Kirby panel? It reads:
"Special Note: We suggest you study this illustration carefully, and perhaps even file it away in some safe repository--for it is unlikely you will soon see another such awesome aggregation of raw power as now confronts your ever-lovin' eyes--!"
Sequential panels from pages 11 and 12 in 1974's Fantastic Four #153:
Sequential panels from pages 20 and 21 in 1967's Fantastic Four Annual #5:
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| Fantastic Four Annual #5 (1967) Jack Kirby |
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| Fantastic Four Annual #5 (1967) Kirby |
Breaking it down:
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| Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four Annual #5 (1967) Jack Kirby |
"Special Note: We suggest you study this illustration carefully, and perhaps even file it away in some safe repository--for it is unlikely you will soon see another such awesome aggregation of raw power as now confronts your ever-lovin' eyes--!"
Looks like someone took Stan's suggestion to heart. ;)
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| Fantastic Four #153 Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four Annual #5 Kirby |
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| Fantastic Four #153 Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four Annual #5 Kirby |
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| Fantastic Four #153 Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four Annual #5 Kirby |
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 6) Thundra and Stretcho
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| Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler |
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| Fantastic Four Annual #6 (1968) Jack Kirby |
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 5) Mahkizmo, Thundra, Rama-Tut--But Where's the Mutated Blood-Slug?!
You've probably seen a few of these panels before, as this sequence from 1974's FF #153 has frequently been cited as a textbook example of Kirby-inspired art.
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| Fantastic Four #153 (1974) Rich Buckler |
The source is Fantastic Four #19: the last two panels on page 11...
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| Fantastic Four #19 (1963) Jack Kirby |
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| Fantastic Four #19 |
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Friday, August 1, 2014
Fantastic Four #153 (Pt 3) Johnny on the Spot
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| 1974: Fantastic Four #153 - Rich Buckler |
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| 1966: Fantastic Four #50 - Jack Kirby |
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