Son Of Sunday Morning Funnies (King Kirby 091)

Sunday Morning Funnies. You know how this works by now, right? Them toony thangs.

So let's get right to it with an Odd Jack Kirby drawn strip from Cracked magazine:

Okay. That was silly. But not as silly as this-

For today's main feature, we turn once again to Not Brand Echh. Back in the days when Johnny Storm was dating Crystal of the Inhumans, time came when...

Gee.... think Johnny Storm will show up on the Inhumans tv show? Yeah, sure.

Moving right along... 
To wrap things up this morning, here's a 2-pager intended for the never published 2nd issue of In The Days Of The Mob. It looks like Jack was joining (replacing?) Sergio Aragones in the comedy department for that next issue...

Now go enjoy your day with a smile.

all page art by Jack Kirby from Cracked #14 (1960), From Here To Insanity #11 (1955), Not Brand Echh #6 (1968) and Amazing World Of DC Comics #10 (1976)

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)

Kirby Bits (King Kirby 089)

It's Saturday morning, so let's enjoy some light reading -  we've got a few odds & ends from The King.
From Headline Comics #37, here's a little 1-pager from Jack Kirby & Joe Simon:

And here's a 3 page tale reprinted from Boy Commandos #12 in New Gods #4-

How about a little background on the Hairies we met the other day?

Of course, when comic artists were asked to help raise money to fight famine, Jack stepped up with these two pages for Heroes Against Hunger..

Damn nice to actually see Jack's version of Superman's face. I'm going to have to go read Super Powers and enjoy him drawing the Justice League.
Now, enjoy a full bit of Odd as Simon & Kirby bring us a tale of His Highness, The Duke Of Broadway from Black Cat Comics #7-

His Highness, The Duke Of Broadway. I hadn't encountered him before - what an odd concept. But since Black Cat was Hollywood's Glamorous Detective Star, it seems the concept was a natural fit for the book.

pages from Headline Comics #37(1949), New Gods #4(1971), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #147(1971),Heroes Against Hunger(1986), and Black Cat Comics #7(1947)