I mentioned Headline Comics as one of the old Simon & Kirby crime comics i enjoyed. Headline worked to create a specific feeling to the book that worked well for me. They featured behind the scenes exposes and cautionary tales...
...true Crime Never Pays stories from the 'headlines'...
...and TRUE Confidential Reports by "Red Hot" Blaze!
Blaze even got a terrific clasic Simon & Kirby 2-page splash:
And his stories are all True! How do we know? Because they're told directly to Simon & Kirby:
But... How do we know that's true, and not just a gimmick? Well, for that we have to jump over to Treasure Comics. Both Headline and Treasure were published by American Boys' Comics under the Prize Comics banner, along with Wonderland Comics, Frankenstein Comics, and the eponymous Prize Comics. If you go digging, Simon & Kirby can be found in all but Wonderland Comics.
Meanwhile, back at how do we know the stories are really told to the team by "Red Hot" Blaze... Let's go to Treasure Comics #10 (right) - Just LOOK!
There he is, telling the story to Jack Kirby:
So, now you know. All completely True.
Treasure Comics indeed.
all pages by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon for Headline Comics #s 23-29 (1947-1948) and Treasure Comics #10 (1946)
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