Let's jump back just over half a century, to 1966 in the Merry Marvel Messenger (the newsletter of the M.M.M.S.* - that which came before F.O.O.M.).
In this rarely seen paper, Jack Kirby gave us perhaps his most unique tale of his life up until the Marvel Age of Comics.
MEET JACK KIRBY
Bonus Content! Here's a couple Kirby family photos from a bit earlier, before the arrival of the Kid From Left Field:
Autobiography by Jack Kirby from Merry Marvel Messenger (1966), Kirby family by Jack & Roz (ongoing)
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*(If you didn't know and it was driving you crazy, that's the Merry Marvel Marching Society)
