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From the Mouths of the Marvels:

"Trust me! Banish fear from your heart! You shall travel by Time Space Distortion! We must force open the very fabric of time itself! Let it be done...now!

-- The Watcher, to Johnny Storm, FF #49

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A "vision" of Jack's early abilities, from 1940

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From 1957, Jack draws the fateful meeting between Yellow Claw and "UFO the Lightning Man!"

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Among Jack's last contributions to the Marvel Universe was the creation of the Celestials, from the pages of Eternals

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From the Inside Dustflap:

THE CROWN JEWELS OF THE
MARVEL UNIVERSE BY
JACK "KING" KIRBY!

It's hard to imagine the modern comic book without the contributions of Jack "King" Kirby. One of comics' first innovators, Kirby transformed the newspaper comic strip into an entirely new American art form. During the next four decades, his fazlling artwork and seemingly unlimited imagination would play a role in the creation of ddoxens of unforgettable Marvel Comics icons- including Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the Hulk. As one of comics' greatest legends, Kirby truly earned the title of King.

Now, for the first time, the House of Ideas collects the highlights of Kirby's distinguised Marvel career in one remarkable collection. Spanning from the 1040s through the 1970s, many of these tales have never before been reprinted.

  • Jack Kirby's first work for Marvel in Red Raven Comics #1

  • The debut of Captain America in Captain America Comics #1

  • The origin of the Hulk in Hulk #3

  • The unforgettable battle between Spider-Man and the Human Torch first published in Amazing Spider-Man #8
  • Fantastic Four Annual #3- the wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm!

  • The introduction of Galactus and the SIlver Surfer in Fantastic Four #48-50

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Reed Richards discovers the deadly expanses of Sub-Space in the classic FF #51.

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   Marvel Visionaries:
Jack Kirby

Reprints Jack Kirby stories from:
  • Red Raven Comics #1, Marvel Mystery Comics #13, Captain America Comics #1, Yellow Claw #3, Rawhide Kid #17, Amazing Adventures #1, Strange Tales #94
And full-length comic stories from:

  • Hulk #3
  • Amazing Spider-Man #8 ("Spider-Man Tackles the Torch")
  • Avengers #4
  • Sgt. Fury #6
  • Fantastic Four #48-51, Annual #5 ("This Is A Plot?")
  • Thor #134-136
  • Amazing Adventures #1-2 (Inhumans)
  • Captain America #200
  • Eternals #7
  • What If #11

    • List price: $29.99 (US) • $48.00 (Canada)
    ISBN: 0-7851-1574-9 • Original Release Date: 10/27/04
    352 pages

    Original Release Date: 10/27/04
    Current In-Print Edition: First Print

    SPECIAL BONUS FEATURES: (7 pages total)

    • Introduction by Greg Theakston (1 page)
    • Original FF sketch on Marvel stationary (1 page)
    • Cartoon from National Detective Cases Magazine, 5/41 (1 page)
    • Self-portrait by Jack Kirby, circa 1970 (1 page)
    • Original art, FF #49, page 1
    • Original art, FF #49, page 4
    • Original art, FF #49, page 8
    Buy From:
    TALES OF WONDER: $20.99 • AMAZON USA: $29.99
    AMAZON UK: £14.14 • AMAZON CANADA: $25.66
    TABLE OF CONTENTS:

    Red Raven Comics #1:
    "Mercury in the 20th Century"
    8 pages + cover • August 1940

    written and drawn by Jack Kirby

    Marvel Mystery Comics #13: "The Vision"
    8 pages • November 1940

    written and drawn by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon

    Captain America Comics #1: "Meet Captain America"
    8 pages + cover • March 1941

    written by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Al Liederman

    Yellow Claw #3: "UFO the Lightning Man"
    5 pages • February 1957

    written and drawn by Jack Kirby

    Rawhide Kid #17: "Beware the Rawhide Kid!"
    7 pages + cover • August 1960

    written by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers

    Amazing Adventures #1: "I Am the Amazing Dr. Droom!"
    5 pages + cover • June 1961

    written by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko

    Strange Tales #94: "I Defied Pildorr, the Plunderer from Outer Space!"
    7 pages + cover • March 1962

    written by Larry Lieber, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott

    Hulk #3: "The Origin of the Hulk!"
    3 pages + cover • September 1962

    written by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers

    (page 12-14, recounting Hulk's origin)

    For details on this story, see the feature page for HULK #3.

    Amazing Spider-Man #8: "Spider-Man Tackles the Torch!"
    6 pages • January 1964

    written by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko

    For details on this story, see the feature page for ASM #8.

    Avengers #4: "Captain America Joins...the Avengers!"
    23 pages + cover • March 1964

    written by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos

    For details on this story, see the feature page for AVENGERS #4.

    Sgt. Fury #6: "The Fangs of the Fox"
    23 pages + cover • March 1964

    written by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos

    Fantastic Four #48: "The Coming of Galactus!"
    20 pages + cover • March 1966

    written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott

    For details on this story, see the feature page for FF #48.

    Fantastic Four #49: "If This Be Doomsday!"
    20 pages + cover • April 1966

    written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott

    For details on this story, see the feature page for FF #49.

    Fantastic Four #50: "The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!"
    20 pages + cover • May 1966

    written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott

    For details on this story, see the feature page for FF #50.

    Fantastic Four #51: "This Man...This Monster!"
    20 pages + cover • June 1966

    written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott

    For details on this story, see the feature page for FF #51.

    Thor #134: "The People Breeders"
    16 pages + cover • November 1966

    written by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta

    Thor #135: "The Maddening Menace of the Super-Beast"
    16 pages + cover • December 1966

    written by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta

    Thor #136: "To Become An Immortal"
    16 pages + cover • January 1967

    written by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta

    Fantastic Four Annual #5: "This Is A Plot?"
    3 pages + cover • November 1967

    written by Stan Lee, art by Gil Kane

    For details on this story, see the feature page for FF Ann. #5.

    Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #1: "The Inhumans!"
    10 pages + cover • August 1970

    written and drawn by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone

    Amazing Adventures (Vol. 2) #2: "Friend Against Friend!"
    10 pages + cover • September 1970

    written and drawn by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone

    Captain America #200: "Dawn's Early Light!"
    17 pages + cover • August 1976

    written and drawn by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia

    Eternals #7: "The Fourth Host"
    17 pages + cover • January 1977

    written and drawn by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer

    What If #11: "What if the Original Marvel Bullpen was the Fantastic Four?"
    34 pages + cover • August 1976

    written and drawn by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer
           
         

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