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Pg. 9; Jack Kirby pencils, Paul Reinman inks; image size 12.5" x 18.5"

One of the joys of big-time hero team-up comics is getting the chance to see heroes throw down with each other with reckless abandon -- and no one did reckless abandon half as well as Jack "King" Kirby, whose explosive style and breathless pacing set the tone for Silver Age Marvel and beyond. With the brutish strength of the Hulk pitted against the tactical skill and perserverance of Iron Man, Kirby has his hands full, and delivers a socko fight page that is one of the all-time classic superpowered punch-ups. It's a gutsy move for Kirby to frame his opening panels as though glimpsed from behind or around cover, as both heroes are seen from behind and fully in motion, giving the reader a sense of the motion and desperation that such a titanic clash would provide. Not one to tease his audience too much, however, the master also gives us two fantastic portrait panels of the green goliath and Tony Stark, with an especially exciting bottom page-wide panel that was copied and swiped relentlessly over the years to come (even by the man himself). All in all, a glorious page from the great one's peak period, a tempting treasure for any serious collector of the House of Ideas.

Artist 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.