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"Jack Kirby Collector"
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The Jack Kirby CollectorSee also details of the letters column called Collector Comments |
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The Jack Kirby Collector. -- Raleigh, NC : TwoMorrows
Advertising, 1994- . -- ill. ; 28 cm. -- Began with no. 1
(Sept. 1994) -- Editor: John Morrow. -- Periodical about
comics, and about superhero comics and Jack Kirby. --
LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-20, 27, 29, 31 (1994-2001). -- Call no.:
folio PN6727.K53J28
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The Jack Kirby Collector, v. 1, no. 1 (Sept. 1994)
CONTENTS: "Welcome to the Jack Kirby Collector!"
(editorial) p. 2 -- "Kirby News Update" p. 3 -- "The
Marvelmania Portfolio" p. 4-5 -- "Kirby Original Art at
Sotheby's" p. 6-7 -- "Kirby on Tour" p. 8 -- "Monsters,
Magic, and the King" p. 10-11 -- "The Kirby Clone" p. 12-13
-- "Blasts from the Past!" p. 14 -- "The Envelope Please"
p. 14 -- "Cracking the Kirby Code" p. 15.
Call no.: PN6727.K53J28v.1no.1
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The Jack Kirby Collector, v. 1, no. 2 (Nov. 1994)
CONTENTS: "Incredible!" (editorial) p. 2 -- "Kirby News &
Reviews" p. 3 -- "A Sandman Sleeper" p. 4-5 --
"Conversations with Jack Kirby" p. 6-7 -- "Marvelmania
Portfolio Showcase" p. 8-9 -- "Kirby on Display" p. 10-11
-- "The Spinner Rack" p. 12 -- "Kirby Kuriosities" p. 14.
Call no.: PN6727.K53J28v.1no.2
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The Jack Kirby Collector, v. 2, no. 3 (Jan. 1995)
Captain America special issue. -- CONTENTS: "The Stars &
Stripes Forever" (editorial) p. 2 -- "Kirby News & Reviews"
p. 3. -- "The Christies's Auction" p. 4 -- "Kirby Quiz #2:
The Origin of Cap" p. 5 -- "Joe Simon on Captain America"
p. 6-7 -- "Historic Kirby" p. 8 -- "My Jack Kirby Story" p.
8 -- "1964" p. 9 -- "Cap Says the Darndest Things" p. 9 --
"The Ultimate Nazi" p. 10 -- "Marvelmania Portfolio
Showcase" p. 12-13.
1. Captain America. Call no.: PN6727.K53J28v.2no.3
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The Jack Kirby Collector, v. 2, no. 4 (Mar. 1995)
CONTENTS: "Momentum is Building" (editorial) p. 2 -- "Kirby
News" p. 3 -- "Help with the Kirby Checklist" p. 3 -- "Two
Mysteries from #1 Solved" p. 3 -- "Comic Images Cards
Reviewed" p. 3 -- "Euro-Kirby" p. 4 -- "Jack Kirby, The
King of Comic Books" (exhibition review) p. 5 -- "About
Faces" p. 6-7 -- "Marvelmania Portfolio Showcase" p. 8-9 --
"A Brush with Mike Royer, pt. 1" p. 10-12 -- "Convention
Memories" p. 13. -- Call no.: PN6727.K53J28v.2no.4
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The Jack Kirby Collector, v. 2, no. 5 (May 1995)
CONTENTS: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to our Fourth
Issue" (Editorial) p. 2 -- "Kirby News" p. 3 -- "Essential
Kirby" p. 4-5 -- "Kirby at College" p. 6-7 -- "Kirbymania!"
p. 8-9 -- "Art Imitates Life" p. 10 -- "The Big Moment" p.
11 -- "The Kirby-Beatles Connection" p. 12 -- "The Jupiter
Plaque" p. 12 -- "Patriot Names" p. 13 -- "Jack's Funny
Farm" p. 16.
Call no.: PN6727.K53J28v.2 no.5
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The Jack Kirby Collector, v. 2, no. 6 (July 1995)
Fourth World theme issue -- CONTENTS: "The Two Big
Questions" (Editorial) p. 2 -- "Kirby News" p. 3 -- "The
New Gods Portfolio" p. 4-5 -- "Buzzing in the Boom Tube
with Steve Sherman" p. 6-9 -- "Kirby's Fourth World: An
Appreciation" p. 10-11 -- "A Brush with Mike Royer, pt. 2"
p. 12-14 -- "The Captain Victory Connection" p. 15 -- "The
Hunger Dogs You Never Saw" p. 16-17 -- "Hell Hath No
Furies" p. 20-21 -- "To and From the Source: Mark Evanier"
p. 22-32 -- "The Last(?) Word" p. 33 -- "I am the Man Who
Never Met Jack Kirby" p. 34.
k. Fourth World. Call no.: PN6727.K53J28v.2 no.6
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 7 (Oct. 1995)
Kid Gang special issue -- CONTENTS: "The Golden Boys"
(Editorial) p. 2 -- "Kirby News" p. 2-3" -- "Jack Kirby,
the Master of Comic Book Art" (interview) p. 4-9 -- "Rare
Kirby Item Discovered" p. 9 -- "Simon & Kirby's Kids Go To
War!" p. 10-13 -- "In Search of the Boy Explorers" p. 14-17
-- "Down on the Ranch" p. 18-19 -- "The Unsung Heroes" p.
20-21 -- "X Marks the Spot" p. 22 -- "Extra! The Newsboy
Legion!" p. 23-26 -- "The Dingbats of Danger Street" p.
27-28 -- "The Missing Issues" p. 28-31 -- "How 'Street
Code' Came To Be" p. 32
k. Kid Gangs. Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.7
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 8 (Jan. 1996)
Convention theme issue -- CONTENTS: "Dangerously Geeky?"
(Editorial) p. 2 -- "Kirby News" p. 3 -- "The Man Who Was
the King" p. 4-7 -- "John and Pam's Excellent Adventure" p.
8-10 -- "The Kirby I Was Destined to Own" p. 11 -- "1972
Comic Art Convention Luncheon" p. 12-16 -- "Jack Meets Paul
McCartney" p. 17 -- "Jack Kirby Interview" p. 20-21 -- "The
Kirby Tribute Panel" p. 22-32 -- "Jack Comes to AcmeCon
'85" p. 33 -- "Collector Comments" p. 34.
1. Conventions and congresses Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.8
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 9 (Feb. 1996)
Special Fantastic Four theme issue -- CONTENTS: "Kirby
Collector Bulletins" p. 3 -- "Not-So-Trivial Pursuits" p.
4-5 -- "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine!" p. 6 --
"Graphic Story Review" p. 7-11 -- "An Inhuman Act" p. 12-13
-- "The Galactus Trilogy: An Appreciation" p. 14-18 -- "The
Black Panther: An Archetype, not a Stereotype" p. 19-20 --
"What the Black Panther Means to Me" p. 21 -- "Joe Sinnott
Interview" p. 24-33 -- "The FF and the Secret History of
the '60s" p. 34 -- "Fantastic Four #108: Jack's Way" p.
35-39.
1. Fantastic Four. Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.9
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 10 (Apr. 1996)
Humor theme issue -- CONTENTS: "Don't Ask! Just Buy It!" p.
3-5 -- "Would You Like To See My Etchings?" p. 6-17 --
"Simon & Kirby's Early Humor" p. 18-20 -- "A Toy Story" p.
21-23 -- "Favorite Stories About Jack" p. 24-27 -- "S&K's
Big Red Cheese" p. 28 -- "A Kirby Cameo" p. 29 --
"Super-Heroes & Stupid Villains" p. 30-31 -- "Kirby on Art"
p. 32-33 -- "Kirby on Sports" p. 34-35 -- "Definitely Not
Brand Echh!" p. 36-37 -- "Crazy, Man, Crazy" p. 37 -- "The
Other Duck Man" p. 38-41.
k. Humor. Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.10
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 11 (July 1996)
Hollywood theme issue -- CONTENTS: "Inking the King" p. 3-4
-- "Lights! Camera! Punch 'Em! : The Silver Screen Saga of
Stuntman" p. 5-8 -- "The Unfilmed Ideas of Jack Kirby" p.
9-10 -- "A Nice Surprise" p. 10 -- "May the Source Be With
You : Comparing New Gods and Star Wars" p. 11-13 --
"Kubrick ŕ la Kirby" p. 14 -- "Once Upon a Time : Kirby's
Prisoner" p. 15-19 -- "The Black Hole : How Deep Is It?" p.
20-21 -- "Seeking the Lord of Light" p. 22-27 -- "The
Animated Life of Jack Kirby" p. 28-35 -- "Thundarr Ratings
Checklist" p. 33 -- "Kirby & the Sailorman" p. 36 --
"CineKirbyesque : Examining Jack's Deal with Empire
Pictures" p. 36-37 -- "Heeeeeeere's Kirby!" p. 38 --
"Forever Amoré : The 'King' and a Crazy Italian's Epic Love
Story" p. 39-40 -- "Kirby Collector Comments" (letters) p.
41-42.
1. Motion pictures. k. Hollywood. Call no.:
PN6727.K53J28no.11
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 12 (Oct. 1996)
CONTENTS: "Wow, What an Interview!" p. 3-5 -- "Kirby in the
United Kingdom" p. 6-8 -- "A Class Act" p. 8 -- "Kirby
Planet" p. 8 -- "Review : Jack Kirby Quarterly" p. 9 --
"John Byrne : A Canadian in King Kirby's Court" p. 10-11 --
"Kirby Down Under" p. 12 -- Captain America, no. 101, p. 11
and 102, p. 5 uninked pencils. p. 13 -- "Jack Kirby Recalls
Lucca, Italy" p. 14-19 -- "Kirby Around the World" p. 20-25
-- "Third Annual Kirby Tribute Panel" p. 26-35 -- "Kirby :
The French Connection" p. 36-40 -- "Collector Comments" p.
41. -- Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.12
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 13 (Dec. 1996)
Supernatural theme issue. -- CONTENTS: "The Kirby Files: An
Overview of Jack's Occult and Supernatural Themes" p. 4-6
-- "Simon & Kirby's Vision of the Golden Age!" p. 7-10 --
"Classic Monsters from Tales of Suspense!" p. 11-14 --
"Were They Prototypes?" p. 15 -- "Dick Ayers Interview" p.
16-19 -- "Some Weirdo With a Thing for Halloween: An
Examination of the Demon" p. 20-21 -- "Demon over Dinner"
p. 22 -- "The Demon: Science vs. Magic" p. 23 -- "The
Monster of Moraggia" p. 24-28 -- "Speak of the Devil" p. 29
-- "Young Werewolves in Love!" p. 30-33 -- "Jack Kirby &
Walter Gibson Interviewed" p. 34-38 -- "The Secret Origin
of the Original Hulk?" p. 39 -- "Spirit World & Other Weird
Mysteries" p. 40-42 -- "Kirby's Dracula Book" p. 42 --
"Kirby's Monster Mash" p. 43 -- "Spotlight on Kirby
Costumes" p. 44-45 -- "An Audience with the King" p. 46-47
-- "Jack's Back?" p. 48 -- "Collector Comments" (letters)
p. 49-50.
k. Supernatural in comic books, strips, etc. Call no.:
PN6727.K53J28no.13
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 14 (Feb. 1997)
Thor theme issue. -- CONTENTS: "The Journey Cosmic" p. 4-7
-- "Real Tales of Asgard" p. 8-9 -- "Evolution of Thor &
the Stone Men" p. 10-12 -- "Commandos in Valhalla" p. 10 --
"Chic Stone Speaks" p. 13-15 -- "A Provenance of Kirby's
Art for Journey Into Mystery 10/21/96" p. 16 -- "A Lesson
in Kirby Magic" p. 17 -- "Jack Kirby, Prisoner of Gravity"
p. 18-19 -- "Some Observations on Kirby's Thor" p. 20-21 --
"Journey Into Mystery #101 Pencils" p. 22-26 -- "Ominous
Prophesies" p. 27 -- "Pros & Cons of Vince Colletta" p.
28-29 -- "Kirby as Artistic Craftsman" p. 30-32 -- "The
Gods & Jack Kirby" p. 33 -- "Walt Simonson Interviewed" p.
34-39 -- "New Gods for Old" p. 40-41 -- "End of an Era" p.
42-46 -- "Now You've Done It, Kirby!" p. 47-49 --
"Collector Comments" (letters) p. 48-49.
k. Thor--Criticism and interpretation. Call no.:
PN6727.K53J28no.14
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 15 (Apr. 1997)
Science fiction theme issue. -- CONTENTS: "The Great Kirby
Science Fiction Concepts" p. 4-9 -- "Let's Visit!"
(Interview) p. 10-11 -- "Starman Zero and Tiger 21" p.
12-13 -- "Solar Legion" p. 14 -- "Kirby, Physics & Harvey
Comics" p. 15 -- "Interview with Al Williamson" p. 16-19 --
"The Ultimate Cosmic Disappointment" p. 20 -- "The Story
Behind Sky Masters" p. 21-25 -- "Kirby's Bi-Monthly Output
at National (DC), 1956-59" p. 25 -- "The Eternals" p. 26-33
-- "The Man Beyond the Machine" p. 34-36 -- "Kirby's Space
Oddity" p. 37 -- "Jack Kirby's Infinite & Beyond" p. 38-39
-- "Interview with Michael Thibodeaux" p. 40-46 -- "Captain
Victory & Pacific Comics" p. 47-48 -- "Collector Comments"
(letters) p. 49-50.
1. Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.--Criticism and
interpretation. Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.15
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 16 (July 1997)
Tough Guys theme issue. -- CONTENTS: "Kirby's Mean Streets"
p. 4-5 -- "Tough Times, Hard Guys, & Gun Molls" p. 6-8 --
"A Glass World Full of Criminals" p. 9-10 -- "King Masters"
p. 9 -- "Kirby's Gangsters Never Get Their Day in Court" p.
11-12 -- "Kid Gang Update" p. 13 -- "Will Eisner Speaks" p.
14-15 -- "Jack Kirby Interview" p. 16-23 -- "Kirby's Rock
'n Roll Connections" p. 24-25 -- "The Astrals" p. 26-27 --
"Franky 'n Jacky ('n Me)" p. 28 -- "Surf Hunter" p. 29 --
"Red Hot Rowe" p. 29 -- "S&K's Flying Fool" p. 30-31 --
"King of the West" p. 32-33 -- "The King & the Kid!" p. 34
-- "Welcome to Dead Center" p. 35-37 -- "Kirby's War
Comics" p. 38-39 -- "Chip Hardy" p. 40 -- "Kirby's
Nightmare" p. 40-41 -- "NYPD Black & Blue" p. 41 -- "Frank
Miller Interview" p. 42-47 -- "Collector Comments"
(letters) p. 48-49 -- Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.16
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 17 (Nov. 1997)
DC theme issue. -- CONTENTS: "Kirby Was Here" p. 4-7 --
"From the Words & Pictures Museum" p. 7 -- "Golden Age
Adventure with S&K's Sandman" p. 8-11 -- "The Marvel-ous
Challengers" p. 12-13 -- "Kirby's Challengers Checklist" p.
13 -- "Challenging the Unknown" p. 14-16 -- "Jack Kirby's
Train of Thought" p. 17-21 -- "The Fourth World (and
Beyond) : Some Minority Opinions" p. 22-23 -- "Favorite
Fourth World Stories" p. 24-25 -- "A King for a Queen" p.
26 -- "Greg Theakston Interview" p. 27-33 -- "D. Bruce
Berry Speaks" p. 36-37 -- "Kamandi's Origins" p. 38-39 --
"The 1997 Kirby Tribute Panel" p. 40-47 -- "Jack Kirby's
X-Files" p. 48-52 -- "On the Trail of Manhunter" p. 53 --
"Neal Adams Interview" p. 54-63 -- "Collector Comments"
(letters) p. 64-65 -- Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.17
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 18 (Jan. 1998)
Marvel theme issue. -- CONTENTS: "The Great Atlas
Implosion" p. 4-7 -- "From the Words & Pictures Museum" p.
7 -- "A Cap Rarity" p. 8 -- "The Highs and Lows of Henry
Pym" p. 9-11 -- "Excerpts from the 1975 Stan Lee Panel" p.
12-16 -- "Roy Thomas Interview" p. 17-25 -- "Super-Heroes
with Super-Problems" p. 26-29 -- "The Never-Ending
Question: Lee or Kirby?" p. 30-31 -- "George 'Inky' Roussos
Interviewed" p. 32-33, 36-37 -- "Excerpts from the John
Romita Panel" p. 38-41 -- "Marie Severin Interview" p.
42-44 -- "Interview with the Invisible Woman, Flo
Steinberg" p. 45-46 -- "Herb Trimpe Interview" p. 47-50 --
"John Buscema Interview" p. 51-53 -- "On Kirby's Unexpected
Constants" p. 54-57 -- "In Gods We Trust" p. 58 -- "The
Monarch of Wakanda" p. 59 -- "A Talk with
Artist-Writer-Editor Jack Kirby" p. 60-61 -- "Why Marvel
Should Credit Kirby" p. 62 -- "Will Jack Be Credited on the
Silver Surfer Series?" p. 62 -- "Collector Comments"
(letters) p. 64-65 -- Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.18
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 19 (Apr. 1998)
Art theme issue. -- CONTENTS: "Gil Kane on Kirby" p. 4a-5a
-- "Joe Kubert Interviewed" p. 6a-9a -- "Kevin Eastman
Interviewed" p. 10a-12a -- "A Home Fit for a King" p. 13a
-- "Hour Twenty-Five" p. 14a-17a -- "Gary Groth
Interviewed" p. 18a-19a -- "The Stolen Art" p. 20a-21a --
"Collector Comments" (letters) p. 22a-23a -- "Kirby
Paintings" p. 27a, 29a -- "The Kirby Squiggle & the
Evolution of His Style" p. 4b-5b -- "A Monologue on
Dialogue" p. 6b -- "Kirby Forgeries" p. 7b-9b -- "The Art
of Collecting Kirby" p. 10b-11b -- "A Provenance of Kirby's
Art for Thor: 1/12/98" p. 12b-13b -- "Art History
Kirby-Style" p. 14b -- "Kirby Gilberton Company Art" p. 14b
-- Silver Star concept art, p. 15b -- "The Kirby Flow" p.
16b -- "Master of Storytelling Technique" p. 17b -- "The
Drawing Lesson" p. 17b -- "Don't Ask, Just Cite It: Towards
a Total Taxonomy" p. 18b-19b -- "Jack Kirby's
Inkers/Collaborators" p. 20b-21b -- "Inking Contest
Winners" p. 22b-23b -- "In Memorium: Rosalind Kirby,
1922-1997" p. 24b-25b -- Call no.: PN6727.K53J28no.19
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The Jack Kirby Collector, no. 20 (June 1998)
Female characters special issue. -- CONTENTS: "The Kid from
Left Field" p. 4-8 -- "Soiled & Sweet & Sometimes Green!"
p. 9-12 -- "Those Marvel-ous Kirby Women" p. 13-17 --
"Sue's Dos Contest" p. 14-17 -- "Neither Jack's Women nor
Yours" p. 18-22 -- "The Dream World of Doris Nelson/Wilson"
p. 23 -- "Dave Stevens Interview" p. 24-29 -- "Sidebar by
Scott Shaw!" p. 25 -- "Romantic Worlds of Science-Fiction"
p. 30 -- "Kirby Underground" p. 31-35 -- "Kirby's Romance
Women: Tough Enough?" p. 36-38 -- "An Exercise in Realism"
p. 38-39 -- "The Other Woman!" p. 40-49 -- "Jack Kirby &
Don Rico Discus WWII, the Mafia, Watergate, & Comic Art" p.
51-56 -- "Captain Victory & the Lightning Lady" p. 57-61 --
"The Newer Gods" p. 62-63 -- "Flowers for Miss Conway" p.
63 -- "Collector Comments" (letters) p. 64-65 -- Call no.:
PN6727.K53J28no.20
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The Jack Kirby Collector--Reviews.
"Hit List" p. 126-127 in The Comics Journal, no. 191 (Nov.
1996) -- Brief reviews of: The Jack Kirby Collector,
American Splendor Presents Bob & Harv's Comics, Eye of the
Beholder, Yikes #5, Rollerderby the Book, and Akiko.
1. [Each titles]--Reviews. Call no.: PN6700.C62no.191
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The Jack Kirby Collector--Reviews.
"Jack Kirby Collector, Jack Kirby Quarterly" / by Rich
Kreiner. p. 103-104 in The Comics Journal, no. 224 (June
2000). -- (Meet the Comics Press) -- Reviews the two
periodicals. -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.224
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The Jack Kirby Collector--Reviews.
"The Jack Kirby Collector #18" / review by Gil Roth. p. 37
in The Comics Journal, no. 203 (Apr. 1998) -- (Firing Line
: Bullets) -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.203
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"Jack Kirby Collector, Jack Kirby Quarterly" / by Rich
Kreiner. p. 103-104 in The Comics Journal, no. 224 (June
2000). -- (Meet the Comics Press) -- Reviews the two
periodicals. -- Call no.: PN6700.C62no.224
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