Kirby, Jack - SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN (1954-74) #142 Interior Page
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COMMENTS: Pg. 20; Jack Kirby pencils, Vince Colletta inks; image size 10" x 20"
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Pg. 20; Jack Kirby pencils, Vince Colletta inks; image size 10" x 20"It was September, 1970, Jack Kirby was storming out of Marvel's New York office and, with a quick call to his old pal Carmine Infantino, the Publisher of DC, the King had a new gig. In exchange for the freedom to explore his Fourth World vision, Kirby agreed to work on a superhero title to justify the expense, he asked for the lowest-selling book they had, which turned out to be the ailing Jimmy Olsen. In this page, we see Kirby triumphantly reinvigorating his early favorites, the Newsboy Legion, aided by Vince Colletta, in a classically Kirby four-panel layout that manages the impressive feat of making banal exercises seem like explosive action. His work from this period is justifiably revered and pages from any of the Fourth World titles are catnip for collectors, and this example, displaying Kirby's rock-solid narrative skills to full effect, is a joy to behold.
11/14/2017 [Correction]: This item is inked by Vince Colletta not Joe Simon as previously noted.
Artists Information
Jack Kirby is called 'The King of Comics' for a reason, during his career that spanned six decades he gave us many of the most iconic characters the medium would ever see. From his introduction of Captain America at the height of World War II it was clear he wasn't your ordinary comics artist. But it was his creative explosion at Marvel Comics in the 1960's that cemented his legacy, over a short period of time Kirby would give us The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Hulk, The X-Men, Thor, Ant-Man and Nick Fury just to name a few. Kirby would then go to DC and create his Fourth World, introducing Darkseid, Mister Miracle, The New Gods and a host of cosmic supporting players. Long live The King.
Vince Colletta is an American comic book artist/ art director who's best known for inking Jack Kirby's work during the Silver Age of comic books. Colletta began his career working on a host of 1950's romance and western comics before making the move to Marvel where he would ink some their earliest stories, including The Fantastic Four, Journey Into Mystery/Thor and Daredevil. He would go on to DC where he inked Kirby again on a host of Kirby's Fourth World titles in addition to work on Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and an almost 70 issue run on Wonder Woman.
11/14/2017 [Correction]: This item is inked by Vince Colletta not Joe Simon as previously noted.
Artists Information
Jack Kirby is called 'The King of Comics' for a reason, during his career that spanned six decades he gave us many of the most iconic characters the medium would ever see. From his introduction of Captain America at the height of World War II it was clear he wasn't your ordinary comics artist. But it was his creative explosion at Marvel Comics in the 1960's that cemented his legacy, over a short period of time Kirby would give us The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Hulk, The X-Men, Thor, Ant-Man and Nick Fury just to name a few. Kirby would then go to DC and create his Fourth World, introducing Darkseid, Mister Miracle, The New Gods and a host of cosmic supporting players. Long live The King.
Vince Colletta is an American comic book artist/ art director who's best known for inking Jack Kirby's work during the Silver Age of comic books. Colletta began his career working on a host of 1950's romance and western comics before making the move to Marvel where he would ink some their earliest stories, including The Fantastic Four, Journey Into Mystery/Thor and Daredevil. He would go on to DC where he inked Kirby again on a host of Kirby's Fourth World titles in addition to work on Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and an almost 70 issue run on Wonder Woman.