Jack Kirby Books

The names Joe Simon and Jack Kirby are synony­mous with comic books, and their partnership ush­ered in the Golden Age of comics starting in the 1940s. Together they created memorable characters such as Captain America and Sandman, invented romance com­ics, and raised the standard for the genres of western, crime, and horror comic books. Over the course of three decades they wrote and illustrated several hundred comics, many of which are reproduced in this oversized volume covering all aspects of their amazing career. Selected and with an introduction by Mark Evanier, the foremost authority on the work of Simon and Kirby, and an afterword by Jim Simon, son of Joe Simon, the book includes artwork photographed from the original art in Joe Simon’s private archive and showcases the seminal work of Simon and Kirby and their artistry as it has never been seen before.

In 1962, in the pages of a comic book slated for cancellation, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave birth to one of the most enduring icons in American popular culture - the one and only Amazing Spider-Man! Turning the concept of a super hero on its head, they imbued the young, guilt-ridden Peter Parker with the fantastic powers of an arachnid and the unbearable pressures of an everyday teenager...and the combination was pure magic! So come experience Spidey's adventures from the very beginning - including the first appearances of the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson, Dr. Octopus, the Sandman, the Vulture, Electro and more! COLLECTING : Amazing Fantasy 15, Amazing Spide r-Man 1-10

It's Jack Kirby at his finest in some of the kookiest Cap stories of all-time! Captain America and the Falcon face racism and government corruption with fists and shields raised! The deadly Secret Empire has infiltrated American society and plans to drive the entire country into war with their madness-inducing Madbomb! Collecting:: Captain America 193-214, Annual 3-4; Captain America's Bicentennial Battles

Kamandi, the last boy on Earth! In these tales from KAMANDI #1-20, Kamandi—one of the few survivors of a Great Disaster that has destroyed civilization—must make his way in a world populated by bizarre mutated animals and other strange wonders! Considered one of Jack Kirby's most creative works, KAMANDI features a band of anthropomorphic supporting characters who accompany Kamandi as he searches for answers and adventure across the wastelands of Earth.

At every point, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby raised the bar. When they came to comics, Superman had been around for about a year, and the medium was still in its infancy. They took the action and made it explode, breaking out of the panels and sprinting across the page. They showed what comics could do, experimenting with layout and design, creating the first full-page panels and double page spreads. Their first million-seller was a superhero (Captain America), and their next was military adventure that outsold Superman (DC's Boy Commandos). These two guys from Rochester and Brooklyn broke all the rules when they created the first romance comics, and they blazed trails in every genre: horror, science fiction, crime etc ... Their work in the legendary title Black Magic was acclaimed by readers. It was held up on national television by the Senate Committee on Juvenile Delinquency, where experts claimed Black Magic contributed to the corruption of American youth! Also included here are the Simon and Kirby stories from the experimental terror title Strange World of Your Dreams.

Included in the volume are "This Man, This Monster," the story of an anguished Thing the debut of the Black Panther and Klaw; an all-out battle between the Thing and the Silver Surfer; the original Human Torch vs. Johnny Storm; and the four-part saga in which the dreaded Dr. Doom steals the Surfer's cosmic powers. Collects Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) #51-60, Annual #4

After co-creating comic book heroes such as THE FANTASTIC FOUR and THE HULK, legendary writer/artist Jack Kirby came to DC Comics in 1970 to write and illustrate four interlocking series known collectively as -The Fourth World.-Now, as part of the celebration of the 100th birthday of Jack Kirby, DC collects Kirby's entire runs on these four series--THE NEW GODS, THE FOREVER PEOPLE, MISTER MIRACLE and SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN--In a single volume. These comics spanned galaxies, from the streets of Metropolis to the far-flung twin worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips, as cosmic-powered heroes and villains struggle for supremacy, and the world-conquering Darkseid adventured across Earth for the deadly Anti-Life Equation. Collects SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #133-139 and 141-148, THE NEW GODS #1-11, THE FOREVER PEOPLE #1-11, MISTER MIRACLE #1-18, plus later stories from NEW GODS #4 and DC GRAPHIC NOVEL #4.

This collection features iconic characters from the DC Universe, showcasing the inventive creations of Jack Kirby alongside the legendary Superman, originally conceived by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The collaboration highlights the rich legacy of comic book storytelling, blending Kirby's imaginative New Gods with the enduring appeal of Superman, illustrating the dynamic interplay between these influential figures in the comic world.

Comicdom's famous monsters are on the loose! Marvel presents the concluding volume in our complete collection of Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby's Marvel Monsters. Marvel's late-1950s/early-1960s period was famous for its twist-ending tales, alien invaders and especially its towering monster menaces - and no one drew giant monsters like Jack "The King" Kirby! It's page after page of Grogg, Ogg, the Creature from Krogarr, Fin Fang Foom, and more! These stories aren't just a fun atomic romp-they're the training ground where Stan Lee and Jack Kirby honed their creative partnership, learning each other's strengths and building an unmatched rapport. In these pages, you'll find out that the mother of the Marvel A ge of Comics was - a monster!Collecting: material from Strange Tales 87-100, Annual 1; Journey into Mystery 71-82; Tales to Astonish 20-34; Tales of Suspense 20-38; Amazing Adventures 1-6; Chamber of Darkness 4-5

The super heroes created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are known the world over as one of the greatest creative legacies of the 20th century. But before they built Marvel's House of Ideas, Lee, Kirby and the scripter Larry Lieber dwelled in a world of monsters! Now for the first time ever, Marvel is proud to present a two-volume Omnibus series collecting each and every one of the trio's iconic monster masterworks! In titles like World of Fantasy, Journey into mystery, Strange Tales and Amazing Adventures, they devoted hundreds of pages a year to some of the most horrifying, gigantic and sometimes goofy monsters that would ever stomp the face of the Earth. The cast of creatures had as its hallmark an astonishing diversity: Monstro, the giant octopus from the murky depths; Mummex, the mummy taller than any pyramid; Fin Fang Foom, the ancient Chinese dragon of legend; Thorr the unbelievable, a gigantic stone creature; the Hulk, a wooly alien bent on warping the minds of Earthlings; Magneto, an eight-foot giant given magnetic abilities by cosmic mist; and Groot, the monster from Planet X, come to take over the galaxy decades before he would charm millions at the movies. Whether aliens, dinosaurs or sea creatures, the Lee/Kirby/Lieber team could do it all. These monster romps would become a collaborative crucible, allowing them to hone their creative partnership