Publisher:
Prize Publications, Inc.
Cover Date:
February, 1951
Art Type:
Splash
Pencil
Story:
“Pipe the Devil on Board!”
History:
Unpublished
Size:
15.1 x 20 in. (38.3 x 50.8 cm)
Credits:
Penciler:
Jack Kirby
Scans of this art courtesy of Tom Morehouse
Notes:
According to Tom Morehouse. Jack Kirby saw this unpublished splash and created the splash to Our Fighting Forces, The Losers, Issue 151. See the miscellaneous tab for the Losers splash and compare.
Average Rating:
My Rating:
Wow!
You can't see very often samples of Kirby's pencils from early 50s. Great find!
Another Canidate for Recreation?
How would you like to see this piece finished? Hmmm...
What's on your mind, Frank?
What inking style? 40/50's, 60's or 70's?
Or simply Kirby/Fosco?
What's on my mind, Krackles?
The old 50's Simon and Kirby would be cool. Don't know if I could pull it off, but it doesn't mean I won't try. May wind up being simply Kirby/Fosco. Unless I can pencil it up and get a different inker to finish it--there's always that option.
Just saw...
I was thumbing through Jack Kirby's "Heroes and Villains" Black Magic Edition, and I saw who could pull off that Simon and Kirby of the 50's inking style. Alan Milgrom.
Good Call
That's a good call, Frank! According to another Theakston book, THE JACK KIRBY TREASURY, Volume 2, Amiable Al owns an unused Kirby cover for STRANGE WORLD OF YOUR DREAMS, still in the pencil stage, so he's probably a big S&K fan.
S&K Revisited
I want to get this piece on a board and get big Al to ink it S&K 50's style. What do you think Tommy K.? Can it be done?
All for Al
Milgrom got the right groove for Kirby, that's for sure.
Of course
Anything can be done if there is a will. I can supply full size output for lightboxing onto Bristol. If you mean for me to do it I wouldn't be able to do anything until the late August or September...