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| For anyone who loves the art of Jack Kirby, this is a must have book. The art represents Kirby at (what I consider) his best, stylistically. In addition to the excellent pencilling, it seems possible that Kirby did the inking, as well. The artwork still seems fresh and contemporary. Given the context of knowledge about space at the time, the stories are also imaginative and enjoyable.
Also interesting is that the story "Garden of Eden" is clearly is a forerunner of "Ego, The Living Planet", a concept that would appear much later in Kirby's work for Marvel. |
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| Beautiful stuff! I don't know about Kirby being at his stylistic peak , but it sure is gorgeous. Great and clear scans, a must have. |
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| The 2nd. story seems to me much better drawn than the 1st. And, I thought, shades of Challengers of The Unknown.
The bottom right panel on p.5 is quite poor. However, as the story reaches a conclusion, Kirby almost outdoes himself, in the best possible Jesse Marsh way, by moving the eye from panel to panel, effortlessly. |
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| This may be the first comic book that I ever read. I have remembered the cover ever since I was a kid. This Kirby art defined "outer space" for me. I am glad to see these issues available, as I wanted to see them again. Years ago I purchased a copy of #3, but that was long ago and long lost. Thanks for the upload. |
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| I never tire of looking at this stuff. 2 points.
Kirby was really going through a creative high at this point in his life. Here is yet another idea he re-used later. A living planet? Sound familiar.
Second point. Look at the building on page 29. That tells me Kirby had the skills to be an architect. That is a very contemporary looking building for the period. He has obviously been looking at architectural drawing. Kirby always goes the extra mile. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | November 1958 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-Monthly |
| Notes | Inker revision by Craig Delich (November 2005), previously assigned to Al Williamson. |
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| Cover | Scoop! |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
| Notes | Inker revision by Craig Delich (November 2005), previously assigned to Al Williamson. |
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| Comic Story | The Long Long Years (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Three Rocketeers [Kip Mc Coy (introduction, origin); Figures Faraday (introduction, origin); Sgt. Beefy Brown (introduction, origin)] |
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| Text Story | D. P. (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Includes a house ad for Warfront # 38. |
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| Text Story | The Ruby (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
| Notes | Includes a house ad for Alarming Tales # 6. |
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| Comic Story | Saucer Man (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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| Comic Story | Space Garbage (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | No one had ever been friendly to Wiley Breck......a man who had invented the punishment of being shackled to an asteroid and left to drift in space until his air ran out. When several space explorers came upon Wiley, to take him back to Mars for trial, there he was: a victim of his own ideas.....a man wanted by every space agency in the solar system. But the asteroid Wiley was handcuffed to bored a fantastic surprise. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Fred; Dr. Charles Anders; Sheila; Harry Devlin; Wiley Breck (villain) |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) |
| Notes | House ad for Warfront, Race For the Moon and Alarming Tales. |
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| Synopsis | A rocket ship passes through the various layers of the atmosphere. The captain points out to his crew that without those layers the Earth would be just a complete ball of ice. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
| Notes | Burgos art per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Dick Ayers on pencils. |
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| Comic Story | Baby (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
| Notes | Burgos pencils and possible Williamson inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Sol Brodsky. |
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| Comic Story | Garden of Eden (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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