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Issue: The Best of Simon and Kirby #[nn]
Publication Date: May 2009
 
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Publisher: FlagTitan
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Pages: 248
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Price: $45.00 CAD
£24.99 GBP
$39.95 USD
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Content Items: 51 (24 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Steve Saffel
Disclose Notes: The Fighting American figure is from the cover of Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #2; the background is taken from the cover of Justice Traps the Guilty (Prize, 1947 series) #v2#1 [v1][1]. Under the dustjacket, as a wraparound cover to the book itself, is the two-page spread from "The Rescue of Robin Hood" from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #2.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: 12.5" x 9.2"
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Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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reprinted 29 times from Content Items in other Issues.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby; ?
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?
Subject Matter
Fighting American
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Miscellaneous
1
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The Best of Simon and Kirby

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
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Promotional blurb on flap covering part of inside front cover.
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Social Night in Town

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
?
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?
Subject Matter
western
Boys' Ranch
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2
Illustration from the centerfold pinup from Boys' Ranch (Harvey, 1946 series) #3, in bluetones, on the inside front cover and first endpaper. Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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The Best of Simon and Kirby

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
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Frontispiece. Illustrated with detail from the splash page to "Bulls Eye Finds Major Calamity in Doom Town" from Bulls-Eye (Mainline, 1954 series) #4. Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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The Best of Simon and Kirby

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
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?
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Title page. Illustrated with detail from "Killer in the Big Top" from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #1.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
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?
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Illustrated with detail from "Assignment: Find the King of the Crime Syndicate" from Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #2.
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Joe Simon; Al Avison; Al Gabriele; Jack Kirby
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typeset; ?
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Illustrated with a detail from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #2, a detail from Blue Bolt Comics (Novelty Press, 1940 series) #v1#5 [5], the cover of Adventure Is My Career (Street and Smith, 1945 series) #[nn], an example of the comic strip True Comics, a two-page spread from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #2, the cover of Young Romance (Prize, 1947 series) #1, the cover to Black Magic (Prize, 1950 series) #v1 #1 [1], the centerfold pinup from Boys' Ranch (Harvey, 1950 series) #2, and photos.
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The Heroes

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Evanier
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
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typeset; ?
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Illustrated with a detail from the cover of Double Life of Private Strong, The (Archie, 1949 series) #2, a splash page from Daring Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1940 series) #6, the cover of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #78, the cover of Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #1, the cover of Fighting American (Prize, 1954 series) #1, the cover of Adventures of the Fly, The (Archie, 1959 series) #1, and a detail from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #1.
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Captain America and the Riddle of the Red Skull

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Herron
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
?
Joe Simon (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain America
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FlagCaptain America Comics #1 published March 1941
was The Riddle of the Red Skull [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
?
Joe Simon (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Vision
Through smoke, the gateway to the supernatural world, steps the Vision...
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FlagMarvel Mystery Comics #14 published December 1940
was The Werewolf Strikes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Villain from Valhalla

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon?
?
?
Whitney Ellsworth (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Sandman
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FlagAdventure Comics #75 published June 1942
was The Villain from Valhalla! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Killer in the Big Top!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
?
Leon Harvey (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Stuntman
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FlagStuntman #1 published April 1946
was Killer in the Big Top [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Assignment: Find the King of the Crime Syndicate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
?
Joe Simon (Original Editor); Jack Kirby (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
Fighting American
Fighting American [Nelson Flagg; Johnny Flagg]; Speedboy [Dan Sprite]; Doubleheader [Casper Dewberry] (first appearance, villain); Mary Stewart
Doubleheader has created a device to fling energy which he uses to fix various sporting events and to help him win at gambling. The Fighting American and Speedboy put an end to his criminal enterprise.
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FlagFighting American v1 #2 [2] published June 1954
was Find the King of the Crime Syndicate [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Come Into My Parlor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
?
?
John Goldwater (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Fly
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FlagThe Fly [Adventures of The Fly] #1 published August 1959
was Come into My Parlor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Joe Simon
Joe Simon
?
?
John Goldwater (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Fly
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FlagThe Fly [Adventures of The Fly] #3 published November 1959
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
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Way Out Science Fiction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Evanier
Joe Simon; Mort Meskin?; Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; Al Williamson?; George Roussos
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typeset; ?
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Illustrated with a detail from the cover of Science Comics (Fox, 1940 series) #4, an illustration from the pulp Marvel Stories #v2#2, the cover to Race for the Moon (Harvey, 1958 series) #1, the cover from Blue Bolt Comics (Novelty Press, 1940 series) #v1#1 [1], and the cover to Alarming Tales (Harvey, 1957 series) #1.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon
Joe Simon
Joe Simon
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?
Lev Gleason (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Solar Patrol
This is the story of Ken Kurage, who lives in the year 2065...
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FlagSilver Streak Comics #2 published January 1940
was The Tree Men of Uranus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Called "The Tree Men of Uranus" in the Table of Contents.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
?
David Adams (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction, superhero
Blue Bolt
Doctor Bertoff is completing final tests on his latest experiment...
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FlagBlue Bolt v1 #4 [4] published September 1940
was The Shrinking Serum [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Thing on Sputnik 4

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Marvin Stein
?
Joe Rosen (p 1); Artie Simek (pp 2-5)
Leon Harvey (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction
Captain Kelly; Major General Holt; Bio-Chemical Lab Technician
A triangular meteor is captured and brought on board a space station. Captain Kelly cuts into the meteor and finds a walnut shaped object inside. Major General Holt cautions Kelly against thinking they've found life. The lab technician investigates further but then there's a beep-beep sound and an explosion rocks the lab. There are more explosions accompanied by the beeps. Kelly is outside and sees an old Sputnik satellite which is beeping and then sees a space creature clinging to it. The walnut object appears and reunites with the space creature and they fly off in a triangular meteor.
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FlagRace for the Moon #2 published September 1958
was The Thing on Sputnik 4 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon
Joe Simon
?
?
David Adams (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
science fiction, superhero
Blue Bolt
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FlagBlue Bolt v1 #3 [3] published August 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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War and Adventure

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Evanier
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
?
typeset; ?
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Miscellaneous
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Illustrated with a detail from Fox Hole (Charlton, 1955 series) #5, the cover to Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #2, the cover to Boy Explorers Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #1, the cover to Warfront (Harvey, 1951 series) #28, and a detail from Foxhole (Mainline, 1954 series) #2.
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Satan Wears a Swastika

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Howard Ferguson
Jack Schiff (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
war
The Boy Commandos
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FlagBoy Commandos #1 published January 1942
was Satan Wears a Swastika [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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My City Is No More

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Joe Simon
Joe Simon
?
?
Leon Harvey (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
The Duke of Broadway
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FlagBlack Cat #5 published April 1947
was My City Is No More [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Credits for this story from kirbymuseum.org.
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Booby Trap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
? (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
war
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FlagFoxhole #2 published December 1954
was Booby Trap [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
?
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FlagFoxhole #1 published October 1954
was A Day at the Beach [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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The Birth of Romance

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Evanier
Jack Kirby; ? (photos)
Jack Kirby; ? (photos)
?
typeset; ?
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Illustrated with a detail from the cover to Young Love (Prize, 1949 series) #12, the cover to Young Love (Prize, 1949 series) #1, the cover to In Love (Mainline, 1954 series) #1, the cover to Young Romance (Prize, 1947 series) #14, the cover to Western Love (Prize, 1949 series) #1, and a detail from Young Romance (Prize, 1947 series) #7.
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Weddin' at Red Rock!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
? (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
romantic, western
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FlagWestern Love v1 #1 [1] published July 1949
was Weddin' at Red Rock [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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The Savage in Me!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
?
? (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
romantic
Reprinting
FlagYoung Romance v3 #10 (22) published June 1950
was The Savage in Me! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Crime Drama

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Evanier
Jack Kirby; ? (photo)
Jack Kirby; ? (photo)
?
typeset; ?
Reprinting
 
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Illustrated with a detail from the cover to Justice Traps the Guilty (Prize, 1947 series) #v2#1 [v1][1], the cover to Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #37, and the two-page spread from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #24.
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Trapping New England's Chain Murderer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Howard Ferguson
Joe Simon (Original Editor); Jack Kirby (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
crime
Red-Hot Blaze
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FlagHeadline Comics v2 #12 (24) published May 1947
was Trapping New England's Chain Murderer - True Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Mother of Crime

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon
?
Howard Ferguson
Ed Cronin (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
crime
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FlagReal Clue Crime Stories v2 #4 [16] published June 1947
was Mother of Crime [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Case Against-- Scarface

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
? (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
crime
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FlagJustice Traps the Guilty v2 #1 [1] published October 1947
was The Case Against Scarface [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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The Great Western

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Evanier
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
typeset; ?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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Illustrated with a detail from the cover to Bulls-Eye (Mainline, 1954 series) #2, the splash page from Boys' Ranch (Harvey, 1950 series) #2, the cover to Bulls-Eye (Mainline, 1954 series) #5, the cover to Boys' Ranch (Harvey, 1950 series) #2, a two-page spread from Boys' Ranch (Harvey, 1950 series) #4, and a detail from the cover to Boys' Ranch (Harvey, 1950 series) #1.
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Apache Justice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
? (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
western
Boys' Ranch
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FlagBoys' Ranch #2 published December 1950
was Apache Justice [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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Remember the Alamo!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
? (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
western
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FlagBoys' Ranch #6 published August 1951
was Remember the Alamo [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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Bulls Eye Finds Major Calamity in Doom Town

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
? (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
western
Bulls Eye
Reprinting
FlagBulls Eye #4 published February 1955
was Doom Town [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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Oh! The Horror!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Evanier
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon?
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
?
typeset; ?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
Illustrated with a detail from the cover to Black Magic (Prize, 1950 series) #v2 #11 [17], the cover to Strange World of Your Dreams (Prize, 1952 series) #1, the cover to Black Magic (Prize, 1950 series) #v2 #2 [8], the cover to Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #58, and the cover to Alarming Tales (Harvey, 1957 series) #3.
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The Scorn of the Faceless People!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
?
?
Joe Simon (Original Editor); Jack Kirby (Original Editor)
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FlagBlack Magic v1 #2 [2] published December 1950
was The Scorn of the Faceless People! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Up There!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
?
?
Joe Simon (Original Editor); Jack Kirby (Original Editor)
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FlagBlack Magic v2 #7 (13) published June 1952
was Up There! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Woman in the Tower!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby
Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby
?
?
Joe Simon (Original Editor); Jack Kirby (Original Editor)
Reprinting
FlagStrange World of Your Dreams v1 #3 published November 1952
was The Woman in the Tower! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
?
Joe Simon (Original Editor); Jack Kirby (Original Editor)
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FlagBlack Magic v4 #5 (29) published March 1954
was Beautiful Freak [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Sick Humor

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mark Evanier
?; Jack Kirby
?; Jack Kirby
?
typeset; ?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
3
Illustrated with detail from the cover to Sick (Prize, 1960 series) #41, the cover to Sick (Prize, 1960 series) #v1#1 [1], the cover to From Here to Insanity (Charlton, 1955 series) #11, the cover to My Date Comics (Hillman, 1947 series) #1, and a photo.
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A Rainy Day with House-Date Harry, or...Sunny Day's Date with Calamity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
? (Original Editor)
Reprinting
FlagMy Date Comics v1 #4 published January 1948
was A Rainy Day With House-Date Harry [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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Presenting-- Walt Chisely's 20,000 Lugs Under the Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Jack Kirby
?
?
? (Original Editor)
Reprinting
FlagFrom Here to Insanity #11 published August 1955
was Walt Chisely's 20,000 Lugs Under the Sea [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Inking credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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Lenny Bruce

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
? (Original Editor)
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FlagSick v1 #2 [2] published October 1960
 
Miscellaneous
2
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Sick Humor Is Growing Up

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
? (Original Editor)
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FlagSick v1 #2 [2] published October 1960
 
Miscellaneous
1
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
? (Original Editor)
Subject Matter
Fighting American
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FlagSick v6 #2 (42) published February 1966
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Simon and Kirby Checklist

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; Jack Kirby; Marvin Stein
?
typeset; ?
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Illustrated with very small reproductions of the covers from Alarming Tales (Harvey, 1957 series) #4, Black Magic (Prize, 1950 series) #v4 #6 [30], Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series) #60, Foxhole (Mainline, 1954 series) #3, Police Trap (Mainline, 1954 series) #2, In Love (Mainline, 1954 series) #3, Justice Traps the Guilty (Prize, 1947 series) #v1#4 [4], Race for the Moon (Harvey, 1958 series) #3, Strange World of Your Dreams (Prize, 1952 series) #3, Science Comics (Fox, 1940 series) #5, Speed Comics (Harvey, 1939 series) #23, Warfront (Harvey, 1951 series) #29, Win a Prize Comics (Charlton, 1955 series) #2, and Wonderworld Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #14.
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Social Night in Town

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
?
?
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
2
Illustration from the centerfold pinup from Boys' Ranch (Harvey, 1946 series) #3, in bluetones, on the last endpaper and inside back cover. Pencil credit from kirbymuseum.org.
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
biography
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Miscellaneous
1
On the flap of the dustjacket over the inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Blue Bolt
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Illustrated with a detail from the story from Blue Bolt Comics (Novelty Press, 1940 series) #v1#4 [4].

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