tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post4091754659634032839..comments2024-03-27T13:51:16.021-04:00Comments on Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun!: 365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 242: Jack Kirby DC House Ad Week, Day 6: Don't be chicken! Read about Jack Kirby's DC House Ads!Bullyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-47925445811976094062013-09-17T23:45:05.480-04:002013-09-17T23:45:05.480-04:00Oops. I said "Bang" when I meant "B...<br>Oops. I said "Bang" when I meant "Boom". Sorry. <br /><br />Great story, Terrence! I haven't tried out any Kirby on the nieces and nephew yet, but maybe it's time.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-91516852806280518612013-09-17T21:44:53.501-04:002013-09-17T21:44:53.501-04:00Terrence, that is amazing and wonderful! Thanks so...Terrence, that is amazing and wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing--it's comments like that which really make doing my blog so delightful! Hope you and your daughter continue to enjoy it!Bullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-28150664739318837872013-09-13T18:06:21.463-04:002013-09-13T18:06:21.463-04:00Hi Bully, Thanks for this post. Just over a week a...Hi Bully, Thanks for this post. Just over a week ago, I was reading through your blog in the evening whilst waiting for my daughter to finish brushing her teeth. When she completed her nightly ablutions, she came and sat on my lap and we read your blog together. I was scrolling down the collection of Kirby cover ads and she was getting quite intrigued, trying to identify the characters she recognized. When she saw this post she said,"I want to read that!" Fortunately, I have this issue in my collection. I found, and a handful of other Kirby Olsen's and let her at them. (The next day, as it was bedtime when we did this.) She flipped. She wants to read more Jimmy Olsen books. Thanks, Bully. I've got a kid who doesn't care about the difference between Curt Swan and Jack Kirby, but she loves the stories regardless. How cool is that. Comics oughta be fun! Ward Hill Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970929316613767454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-67187438181291416992013-09-11T21:43:10.234-04:002013-09-11T21:43:10.234-04:00Meant to add that I have no idea who did that &quo...Meant to add that I have <i>no</i> idea who did that "Blockbusters" one, but it almost certainly wasn't Gaspar unless he drew a sloppy little sketch freehand that had to be used before he or anyone else could refine it.Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16823651.post-34447519991049110002013-09-11T21:39:35.700-04:002013-09-11T21:39:35.700-04:00I don't know what was up during this period, b...<br>I don't know what was up during this period, but you're right that the ads become less visually cohesive — not only is there odd spacing around them, which might be due to changing trim sizes or something, but there's odd negative space <i>within</i> them. <br /><br />Gaspar definitely lettered that cover. All of the copy is in his style, or I should say all of it is in one of his styles or another. "The Big Bang" is lettered with the form he used for several of his more generic (yet still appealing) logos, like DC's <i>Superboy, Supergirl, Legion of Super-Heroes,</i> and <i>Super-Team Family</i>, as well as Marvel's more stylized <i>Avengers</i> and his reworking of the older <i>Batman</i> logo.Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.com