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In 1954, industry legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby founded Mainline
Publications to publish their own comics during that turbulent era
in comics history. The four titles—Bullseye, Foxhole, Police
Trap, and In Love—looked to build off their reputation as hit
makers in the Western, War, Crime, and Romance genres, but the
1950s backlash against comics killed any chance at success, and
Mainline closed its doors just two years later. For the first time,
TwoMorrows Publishing is compiling the best of Simon &
Kirby’s Mainline comics work, including all of the stories with
S&K art, as well as key tales with contributions by Mort Meskin
and others. After the company’s dissolution, their partnership
ended with Simon leaving comics for advertising, and Kirby taking
unused Mainline concepts to both DC and Marvel. This collection
bridges the gap between Simon & Kirby’s peak with their 1950s
romance comics, and the lows that led to Kirby’s resurgence with
Challengers of the Unknown and the early Marvel Universe. With
loving art restoration by Chris Fama, and an historical overview by
John Morrow to put it all into perspective, the Best of Simon &
Kirby’s Mainline Comics presents some of the final, and finest,
work Joe and Jack ever produced!
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Simon and Kirby: Superheroes (Hardcover)
Joe Simon; Illustrated by Jack Kirby; Edited by Steve Saffel; Introduction by Neil Gaiman
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Beginning with "Blue Bolt" in June 1940, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
set the standard for costumed heroes. Their creation "Captain
America" remains one of the most famous heroes in comic book
history, and their work for Timely and DC Comics raised the bar.
This large format hardcover collects the duo's most exciting
characters: "Fighting American," their cold-war take on the
patriotic hero, "The Fly," with origins in an unknown Spider-Man
prototype, "Lancelot Strong, " the man with the double life, and
the Hollywood swashbuckler known as "Stuntman."
This is the only edition authorized by both Joe Simon and the
estate of Jack Kirby, gathered from the official Simon and Kirby
archives.
The creators of "Captain America" produced some of the most
thrilling science fiction. Spanning more than 20 years, this volume
features the first stories Joe Simon and Jack Kirby ever produced
together ("The Blue Bolt Adventures") as well as "Race for the
Moon", featuring pencils by Kirby and inked artwork by comic book
legends Reed Crandall, Angelo Torres, and Al Williamson.
At every point, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby raised the bar.
When they came to comics, ""Superman had been around for about a
year, and the medium was still in its infancy. They took the action
and made it explode, breaking out of the panels and sprinting
across the page. They showed what comics could do, experimenting
with layout and design, creating the first full-page panels and
double page spreads.
Their first million-seller was a superhero ("Captain America"), and
their next was military adventure that outsold Superman (DC's" Boy
Commandos"). These two guys from Rochester and Brooklyn broke all
the rules when they created the first romance comics, and they
blazed trails in every genre: horror, science fiction, crime etc
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Their work in the legendary title "Black Magic" was acclaimed by
readers. It was held up on national television by the Senate
Committee on Juvenile Delinquency, where experts claimed "Black
Magic "contributed to the corruption of American youth Also
included here are the Simon and Kirby stories from the experimental
terror title "Strange World of Your Dreams."
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