We didn't often get a chance to hear Jack speak directly to us. Here he offers a little philosophy while taking us behind the curtain to give some insight to the whys and wherefores that went in to creating this title.
When this book came out 42 years ago, this page of text was worth more than the rest of the book, even with The King (even then, we called him that) writing and drawing the tale, including a splash the literally mirrored the cover followed by one of his glorious 2-page single panel spreads.
I would start attending conventions just a year or so later, but back then a page like this was as close as we could get to meeting one of our heroes.
I use that term 'heroes' in a very literal sense for me. Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Kelly Freas, Wally Wood, Frank Frazetta, Al Capp* - these were names i conjured with, and reasons i became, and enjoyed a moderately successful career as, an artist.
Anyway, more than enough about me - let's listen to Jack:
Please remember that this was over 4 decades ago. Don't write to that address, it's not there any more. I merely left it there for future researchers.
Yeah. Like they can't read comics.
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*(I know someone very important & obvious is/are being forgotten, and i'm going to be so embarrassed when it hits me)
Manhunter ... The Justice Principle by Jack Kirby from 1st Issue Special #5 (1975)
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