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[FlyingDonut]

On 2/15/2022 at 4:06 PM, KirbyJack said:

I’ll put Fantastic Four 44-67 1-292 up against anything.

FTFY.

[Sweet Lou 14]

On 2/25/2022 at 10:11 AM, FlyingDonut said:

FTFY.

I must not be remembering what's so special about issue #292 ... did you mean the last Byrne?  (Seems he stuck around for #293 as well.)

[WernerVonDoom]

[MattTheDuck]

A newbie in today's mail, courtesy of @rube11

 

[Straw-Man]

here's a cool reworking of doc's x-over.

[WernerVonDoom]

[namisgr]

On 2/23/2022 at 11:38 AM, WernerVonDoom said:

Green River

Here's what the preceding issue in the Green River pedigree looks like:

[namisgr]

On 2/24/2022 at 10:32 PM, Dougie28 said:

Hey everyone, haven't posted here for a while.  I submitted my ff36 and 48 to Heritage for April auction, but couldn't part with these beauties yet....I know most if not all of you can appreciate these as well 🙂

 

 

Wowie kazowi, that is one sweet copy of a very tough book!

[namisgr]

On 2/24/2022 at 10:32 PM, Dougie28 said:

Hey everyone, haven't posted here for a while.  I submitted my ff36 and 48 to Heritage for April auction, but couldn't part with these beauties yet....I know most if not all of you can appreciate these as well 🙂

 

The Curator issues published just before and after this ish:

    

[Math Teacher]

I picked up these two issues as a package deal from an Instagram user.

    

FYI - Double post!

[WernerVonDoom]

[Pyromaniac]

New addition.  

[MattTheDuck]

On 2/27/2022 at 1:33 PM, Pyromaniac said:

New addition.  

Boy, that sure presents nicely.

[Straw-Man]

purty!!!

[WernerVonDoom]

[WernerVonDoom]

[JohnH19]

112 is new to the PC and 68 is an upgrade. 68 is actually the first FF I ever bought off the rack, back in August of 1967.

[KirbyJack]

On 3/1/2022 at 4:24 PM, JohnH19 said:

112 is new to the PC and 68 is an upgrade. 68 is actually the first FF I ever bought off the rack, back in August of 1967.

The exact same starting issue as my friend and comic mentor. 

A lot of people (me included), group FF 68-93 as being “lesser” due to Kirby’s conscious decision to withhold his best ideas from the title. But these were the first Kirby Fantastic Fours I saw, and they contain my favorite phase of The King’s art. Love it!

[fantastic_four]

On 3/1/2022 at 7:54 PM, KirbyJack said:

A lot of people (me included), group FF 68-93 as being “lesser” due to Kirby’s conscious decision to withhold his best ideas from the title.

Any idea where I can find the full story you're referring to?  I know a lot about the Lee/Kirby dynamic, but him intentionally holding back ideas starting at a specific point in time isn't ringing a bell.  Was he pissed at Stan, Martin Goodman, or both of them?  And is it conjecture, or is there direct evidence of it?  Kirby didn't usually speak his mind publicly so I know most of what we know about him is either reverse-engineered from his work or based upon hearsay from others, particularly Stan Lee.

It certainly makes general sense given that he left Marvel 2 to 3 years after FF 68 released.

[KirbyJack]

The Silver Surfer (created entirely by Jack Kirby) experienced a rapid rise to stardom that created considerable tension between Stan and Jack. 

Here's a section from "Kirby", by Mark Evanier.

Edited March 2, 2022 by KirbyJack