Saturday Solutions 006 (King Kirby 090)

You didn't come here looking for the answers to yesterdays' King Kirby 100 Crossword Challenge, did you? I said i was going to give you extra time to work on that one.

So, let's try to pierce the Veil and turn to The King for some other solutions, shall we?

Mr. Kirby - um....
How does one see so far, as You did?

Okay. That's not quite what i meant.
Your vision seemed so wide ranging - how do we perceive the worlds around us with the clarity You demonstrated?

All right. Obviously, this isn't the right line of inquiry. Let's take this in a different direction -
How can one live beyond death, as You have done?

Well, that's more interesting. Now You've got me thinking about some of Your other creations. After hearing this tale, i wonder what Captain America would have been like if it was a western, like BullsEye...

Well, that's pretty cool - An American Icon x 2. Makes me wonder what he would have been like if Cap had been around earlier - at the formation of the USA?

Ha! The Red Skull makes it glorious!
I don't think the Veil will stay parted much longer... One last answer -
How did Thor earn the right to weild Mjolnir? How did he prove he was worthy? Did he just walk up and grab the hammer, or were there some sort of trials?

all page art by Jack Kirby & co. from Classics Illustrated Special #165a (1961), BullsEye #6 (1955), Marvel Treasury Special #1 (1976), and Journey Into Mystery #100 (1964)

Right On Target (King Kirby 081)

Over the years, Jack Kirby worked on a lot of westerns, as he did most every other genre. His best known work in the genre is probably his Kid Colt, Outlaw covers for Marvel in the early 60s, and Boy's Ranch, produced with long-time partner Joe Simon.
For me, the greatest western work from The King was, again, partnered with Joe Simon for their Mainline publishing company, and later Charlton - Bulls Eye. For primary evidence, allow me to submit the fabulously designed covers for the 7 issue run. #5 is probably one of my all time favorite designs for any cover.

Simon & Kirby were rocking the west with this series. If those covers aren't enough to convince you, let's go to issue #3 (as we so often do) and take a look at the lead tale. Let me say right up front, this should be a genre, not just something we get on very rare occasions, like here and Valley Of Gwangi.
But, moving right along...

Bulls-Eye - the cowboy equivalent of a superhero, from fashion sense to story encounters. Only seven issues, and Jack didn't draw as much as i'd like - sometimes just the splash for a story - but i just dug him. And Kirby seemed to have fun with him, as in this sketch:

Now, here - go have some fun and color that groove-tastic cover from #5 yourself:

BullsEye by Simon & Kirby (1954-1955)