We looked previously at the introduction of Jack Kirby's world into DC's mainstream, with the Hairies providing the first glimpse of what was to follow. While Jack unveiled the Cadmus Project, the Evil Factory, and their varied offspring in the man stories, he also ran little 2 page bits to build more background for his world.
But first, he ran one of his forward thinking essays to get us thinking, too-
One of the many reasons i always enjoy when The King is writing his own stories is his tendency to explore thoughts and possibilities that society in general hasn't really yet noticed. The essays on Machine Man are another good example of the sort of deep thinking that can lie behind the wild tales we read.
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Now here are the other 2-pagers, beyond the one we've already seen:
To wrap this one up, here's Kirby's pin-up of one of the greatest D.N.Aliens of all:
Dubblilex knows you want to argue - but don't.
text & Jack Kirby page art from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #s 135, 143, 144, 146 & 148 (1971-1972)
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