Rich, good to see you! Excellent book, it's in my top pre-hero covers as well.
Thanks Art! Nice to have something new to post here. 4 things really stand out for me on this Kirby masterpiece: 1) The great perspective, 2) The mostly blue cover, 3) The very human face that Kirby gives Gargantus, 4) The drama and the action just exploding as only Kirby could draw. Sure, 50 years later others have picked up on his style and many others. However, in his day and many days to follow, the King delivered again and again in virtuosic action and raw power.