Hey kids! Remember when the final panel of a comic book story teased and tantalized you with the promise of the excitement, adventure, thrills and Skrulls of next month's issue, winding you up so much that you could hardly wait to bike on down to Mr. Gower's drugstore and plunk down your twelve cents to pick up the very next issue featuring the conclusion of the storyline that sent shivers up your spine and poked out your eyes with a very sharp, long, pointed stick but you
didn't care because it already
said "senses-shattering" on the cover of the book?
Nope, me neither.
So let's let the Archduke of Anticipation, the Emperor of Expectation, the Tycoon of To Be Continued,
the King of Comics...recapture that giddy, glorious feeling through
Jack Kirby's 'Next Issue' Panels from Captain America #193-208!
#193
#194
#195
#196
#197
#198
#199
#200
#201
#202
#203
#204
#205
#206
#207
#208
#209
#210
#211
#212
#213
Wow! I'd buy every single one of those comics! So, that's the lesson, Marvel...if you can't bring back Kirby...
bring back the cliffhanger 'to be continued' box!
4 comments:
What can you say about a Cap who died?
Being unapologetic means never having to say sorry.
The Tiger and the Swine one sounds particularly intriguing!
Man, those titles alone are pretty evocative!
"Captain America's Love Story!"
"Nazi X!"
"Kill Derby!"
I remember the mad dimension. I remember being really excited that the legendary Jack Kirby was going to not only draw again, but also write the stories. I remember the stories sucking and the art being really disapointing. That's the 70s for you.
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