Friday, July 24, 2009

Kirby says: Don't Ask, Just Buy It! (Next Month.)

Captain American #197Hey 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
Captain America #193 Next Issue

#194
Captain America #194 Next Issue

#195
Captain America #195 Next Issue

#196
Captain America #196 Next Issue

#197
Captain America #197 Next Issue

#198
Captain America #198 Next Issue

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Captain America #199 Next Issue

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Captain America #200 Next Issue

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Captain America #201 Next Issue

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Captain America #202 Next Issue

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Captain America #203 Next Issue

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Captain America #204 Next Issue

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Captain America #205 Next Issue

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Captain America #206 Next Issue

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Captain America #207 Next Issue

#208
Captain America #208 Next Issue

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Captain America #209 Next Issue

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Captain America #210 Next Issue

#211
Captain America #211 Next Issue

#212
Captain America #212 Next Issue

#213
Captain America #213 Next Issue

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:

Anonymous said...

What can you say about a Cap who died?

Being unapologetic means never having to say sorry.

SallyP said...

The Tiger and the Swine one sounds particularly intriguing!

Sphinx Magoo said...

Man, those titles alone are pretty evocative!

"Captain America's Love Story!"

"Nazi X!"

"Kill Derby!"

FloydKermode said...

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.