Showing posts with label The Jack Kirby Treasury v.1. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Jack Kirby Treasury v.1. Show all posts

11 August 2017

Young Kurtzberg (King Kirby 040)


Let's return to the Jack Kirby interview in The Comics Journal #134. Last time, Kirby spoke of his early art career. This time, let's jump back before that to his days growing up before he started his career.


For a bit of extra perspective, here's an excerpt from the interview in The Jack Kirby Treasury, Vol. 1 covering the same period:











Here's a photo of the Boy's Brotherhood Republic that ran with both interviews:


 ...and a cartoon from the BBR Reporter's 3rd Anniversary:


And, lastly, we have a sample of young Jacob Kurtzberg's first weekly strip, K's Konceptions:


Jack Kirby interviews by Gary Groth and unknown (Greg Theakston?) for The Comics Journal #134 and The Jack Kirby Treasury Vol. 1 (1990, 1982)