01 August 2017

The Origin Of King Kirby v.F11 (King Kirby 003)

 The year was 1975. Jack Kirby had just won the Academy of Comic Book Arts Hall of Fame Award and was returning to Marvel comics. Marvelites rejoiced, and the members only fan magazine FOOM dedicated an issue to celebrate the Return of  The King. FOOM #11 featured a John Byrne aping Jack Kirby cover (with Joe Sinnott's inks) that we'll come back to take a look at, along with other parts of the issue.
Right now, let's just concern ourselves with beginnings. Here's Charley Parker's behind-the-scenes secrets-revealed Origin of King Kirby:



And now you know.

The Origin of King Kirby by Charley Parker from FOOM #11 (1975)

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