Jack Kirby
1917 ~ 1994
A "King" Kirby Portfolio
Published by Communications Unlimited ~ 1971
I'm sure that most of this art has been reprinted since this
publication but when this was published almost 40 years
ago it let most of us see art by Kirby that we had never
even heard of before! I particularly admire the daily strip
art, especially the art from the 1950's inked by
Will Elder, Frank Giacoia, and Wally Wood!
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Of the dozens of artists that inked Kirby's pencils my absolute
favorite is Wally Wood! This is the title panel and the first week
of daily's from one of their best known collaborations...
Sky Masters of the Space Force
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