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1st Simon & Kirby art; 1st Superhero (Blue Bolt); RARE!!
Edgar Church / Mile High Copy
Highest Graded
If you want to talk about comics, you must talk about Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, one of comics' most important and most influential partnerships. Born Jacob Kurtzberg in the dirt-poor lower East Side of Manhattan, Kirby quickly made his way out of the tenements with ferocious talent and driving ambition, partnering with Hymie "Joe" Simon, lower-class son of Jewish tailors, to create the kind of dynamic, unashamedly patriotic, high-octane comics that only immigrants' sons could create. This historic first publication of their work (following one unpublished story that eventually surfaced in the early part of this century) shows much of the fearless action and punchy dynamism that quickly made them the hottest talents in the business, and made them comics legends, both together and separately. This early attempt to ride the superhero wave launched by Action 1 and Marvel 1 boasts characters that may not be known to modern readers, but will be instantly be recognized by serious comics scholars.
Not only an historic comic, but part of an historic pedigree, the first major comics pedigree to establish funnybook collecting as an important hobby and scholarly venture in its own right. The Edgar Church pedigree books are often the highest-graded in existence, including this truly amazing piece.



Overstreet Guide 2012 NM- (9.2) value = $2,850




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.

Joseph Henry Simon was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books, such as Captain America, and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics.

Bill Everett was an American comic book writer-artist best known for creating Namor the Sub-Mariner, as well as co-creating Daredevil with writer Stan Lee for Marvel Comics. Everett fell into comics almost by accident in the industry's earliest days, creating the character Amazing-Man for Centaur Publications in 1939. That same year saw Everett contributing the first Sub-Mariner story for Marvel Mystery Comics #1, the very first book from Timely Comics (which would eventually become Marvel Comics). Sub-Mariner would prove to be one of Timely's earliest hits, and Everett would continue drawing Namor's adventures until 1949. In the '50s, Everett would continue working for what was now Atlas Comics on numerous titles, occasionally reviving Sub-Mariner. With the explosion of the Marvel Age in the '60s, Everett joined Stan Lee in co-creating and drawing the first issue of Daredevil. He also found regular work contributing to Tales to Astonish and Strange Tales. The Sub-Mariner would return again in Tales to Astonish #85, continuing there (and then in his own title) with sporadic contributions from Everett. Bill Everett died suddenly at the age of 55 in 1973.