Un-Teaser

I've come to the conclusion that we haven't run enough Un-Comics lately. (Un-Comics is what we call comics that come from sources other than comic books) Fortunately, we can do that and continue the teaser from the previous post.

Oh - before i forget, let's get this out of the way...

That'll answer questions that may arise further down the page.

So, anyway - this cool old paper i used to enjoy not only provided excellent posters, they also covered comics. In fact, occasionally the two overlapped, like with this centerfold poster -

Not only did they cover comics on a regular basis, they routinely ran their own short strips - usually two pagers. And they drew in some top talent along the way - note some of the names in the credits below - Brunner, Byrne, Starlin, and Wolfman, to name just a few...

So, the Kong pic at the top of page only kinda partially answers questions that might have arisen from the intro to The Sacrifice. Allow us to further elucidate...

Okay. I know Rip knows this old paper - how about the rest of you?
I promise - we'll actually name names next time.

comics by Dave Gibbons, John Byrne, Frank Brunner, Jim Starlin, Martin Pasko, Bruce Jones, Berni Wrightson, Greg Theakston, Marv Wolfman, David Izzo, Rich Buckler, John Simons, Steve Hickman, Gil Kane, Steve Ditko, Roacho Rizzo, Tom Armstrong, and Dez Skinn (1971ish)

Welcoming The King (King Kirby 083)

When Jack Kirby made the leap from Marvel to DC at the beginning of the 70s, there was no fan network, no internet, no information sources for the average reader. A great deal of people didn't know who Jack was, or really understand the big significance of his arrival at DC. There were announcements of his coming that really told nothing to anyone who didn't already know who The King was, and generally left a lot of readers confused. But once he arrived, a number of text pieces popped up throughout the books introducing Jack, and introducing his concepts.
Two of the best introductions were also good contrasts to each other - one was written by Jack himself, the other a recollection of first meeting Kirby by rising star Marv Wolfman.
Let's look at that one first -

Jack's written introduction to himself came with an introductory note when it appeared in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen:

 

Last i knew, 20 years later, Lisa was still "the kid from left field".

text pieces from Mister Miracle #1 and Jimmy Olsen #133 (1971)