Stan, Jack, and Steve - The 1950's. (1957) Jack Kirby's Marvel Age has already begun! 2 2

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS NOVEMBER 1957

Jack wrote, penciled and inked a story in Tales of the Unexpected #21 (Bob Brown cover)...

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS NOVEMBER 1957

Jack wrote, penciled and inked a story in House of Secrets #8 (Ruben Moreira cover)... when it was reprinted in 1971, DC added the credit box!

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS NOVEMBER 1957

And most importantly, Jack penciled and inked a story in Showcase #12, the FOURTH appearance of the Challengers of the Unknown. Jack begins to experiment with super powers in this issue...

Part ONE

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS NOVEMBER 1957

Jack penciled and inked a story in Showcase #12, the FOURTH appearance of the Challengers of the Unknown. Jack begins to experiment with super powers in this issue...

Part TWO

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS NOVEMBER 1957

Jack penciled and inked a story in Showcase #12, the FOURTH appearance of the Challengers of the Unknown. Jack begins to experiment with super powers in this issue...

Part THREE

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS NOVEMBER 1957

Jack penciled and inked a story in Showcase #12, the FOURTH appearance of the Challengers of the Unknown. Jack begins to experiment with super powers in this issue...

Part FOUR

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS NOVEMBER 1957

After a busy 3 months, Sturdy Steve Ditko 'only' did the cover and 4 stories for Charlton's Unusual Tales #10 (all written by Joe Gill).

Story ONE

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS NOVEMBER 1957

After a busy 3 months, Sturdy Steve Ditko 'only' did the cover and 4 stories for Charlton's Unusual Tales #10 (all written by Joe Gill).

Story TWO

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS NOVEMBER 1957

After a busy 3 months, Sturdy Steve Ditko 'only' did the cover and 4 stories for Charlton's Unusual Tales #10 (all written by Joe Gill).

Story THREE

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS NOVEMBER 1957

After a busy 3 months, Sturdy Steve Ditko 'only' did the cover and 4 stories for Charlton's Unusual Tales #10 (all written by Joe Gill).

Story FOUR

[Prince Namor]

Speaking of Steve Ditko, here's a picture of him I'd never seen before...

[Prince Namor]

And a mural on the side of a building in his hometown...

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS DECEMBER 1957

For December Stan Lee wrote:

 

Homer the Happy Ghost #19 - art by Dan DeCarlo

Millie the Model #84 - art by Dan DeCarlo

Patsy Walker #76 - art by Al Hartley

Two Gun Kid #41 - 3 stories with art by Joe Maneely

Kid Colt Outlaw #78 - 4 stories with art by Jack Keller

 

Atlas released 8 titles in December. The other 3 were:

Navy Combat #17

World of Fantasy #11

Miss America #90

 

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS DECEMBER 1957

For December, Joe Maneely again has a story, this time in Gangbusters #62 (Bob Brown cover)... 

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS DECEMBER 1957

For December Jack did the cover and had a story in Tales of the Unexpected #22. He would revive this 'Volcano Men' concept for Avengers #5, where they'd be called the 'Lava Men'! 

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS DECEMBER 1957

Guess who else had a story in Tales of the Unexpected #22? Joe Maneely!

Did you know there was a comic book that ISN'T Marvel, that has both a Jack Kirby AND a Joe Maneely story in it?

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS DECEMBER 1957

Kirby also did a story in All Star Western #99 (Gil Kane cover). Ed Herron story. Frank Giacoia inks. 

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS DECEMBER 1957

For December Steve Ditko would do 4 stories for Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #7 (Bill Monlo cover). All written by Joe Gill. 

Notice that Spider artwork on the cover...

Story ONE:

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS DECEMBER 1957

For December Steve Ditko would do 4 stories for Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #7 (Bill Monlo cover). All written by Joe Gill. 

Story TWO:

[Prince Namor]

ON NEWSSTANDS DECEMBER 1957

For December Steve Ditko would do 4 stories for Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #7 (Bill Monlo cover). All written by Joe Gill. 

Notice that Spider artwork...

Story THREE: