29 Tuesday Jul 2014
Posted in science fiction
Collector’s Guide:
– From Strange Tales #99; Marvel Comics, 1962.
Pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers.
Explore our archives of Jack Kirby’s Monsters from vintage Marvel titles!
29 Friday Mar 2013
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This terrifying story asks, “How can we ever know what is actually real… And what is a dream? For all we know, this life, which is so very real to us… May be nothing but a dream to someone else! Someone… Out there!” Pencils by Jack Kirby.
Collector’s Guide:
– From Fear #7; Marvel, 1972.
– Reprinted from Strange Tales #96; Marvel, 1962.
21 Thursday Feb 2013
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Here’s something you don’t see every day: a town tormented by a terrible tree that walks around killing people! Somebody get the herbicide! And for the love of all that’s holy, do something about all these meteorites that keep transfroming ordinary things into obejcts of fear! Pencils by Jack Kirby.
Collector’s Guide:
– From Fear #8; Marvel, 1972.
– Reprinted from Tales of Suspense #26; Marvel, 1962.
28 Friday Dec 2012
Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Chamber of Darkness #4; Marvel, 1969.
26 Wednesday Dec 2012
Posted in science fiction
Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Where Monsters Dwell #2; Marvel, 1970.
Collectors Guide:
Many of these 1970s printings of Jack Kirby monster stories come from earlier issues of Tales to Astonish. The original 1959 series can be hard to find; but, in 2006, Marvel began printing them in hardcover format in the Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Tales to Astonish. Hardly ever in stock at My Comic Shop, you can sometimes find them on Amazon.
Many more of Jack Kirby’s monster stories first appeared in the original Strange Tales series. Strange Tales began in 1951 and featured some of the names we know from EC Comics, like Joe Orlando and Al Williamson. Jack Kirby joined the fun in #67 with “I Was the Invisible Man,” and soon brought to life Dragoom, Grottu, Taboo, Gorgola, and so on. Good luck finding the original issues without taking out a second mortgage! Marvel began collecting them in affordable hardcover in Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Strange Tales in 2007, but so far they haven’t made it to the issues with Jack Kirby.
23 Sunday Dec 2012
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Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Amazing Adventures #6
22 Saturday Dec 2012
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Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Where Creatures Roam #3
Collectors Guide:
Many of these 1970s printings of Jack Kirby monster stories come from earlier issues of Tales to Astonish. The original 1959 series can be hard to find; but, in 2006, Marvel began printing them in hardcover format in the Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Tales to Astonish. Hardly ever in stock at My Comic Shop, you can sometimes find them on Amazon.
Many more of Jack Kirby’s monster stories first appeared in the original Strange Tales series. Strange Tales began in 1951 and featured some of the names we know from EC Comics, like Joe Orlando and Al Williamson. Jack Kirby joined the fun in #67 with “I Was the Invisible Man,” and soon brought to life Dragoom, Grottu, Taboo, Gorgola, and so on. Good luck finding the original issues without taking out a second mortgage! Marvel began collecting them in affordable hardcover in Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Strange Tales in 2007, but so far they haven’t made it to the issues with Jack Kirby.
21 Friday Dec 2012
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Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Amazing Adventures #2
20 Thursday Dec 2012
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Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Where Monsters Dwell #2; Marvel, 1970.
Collectors Guide:
Many of these 1970s printings of Jack Kirby monster stories come from earlier issues of Tales to Astonish. The original 1959 series can be hard to find; but, in 2006, Marvel began printing them in hardcover format in the Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Tales to Astonish. Hardly ever in stock at My Comic Shop, you can sometimes find them on Amazon.
Many more of Jack Kirby’s monster stories first appeared in the original Strange Tales series. Strange Tales began in 1951 and featured some of the names we know from EC Comics, like Joe Orlando and Al Williamson. Jack Kirby joined the fun in #67 with “I Was the Invisible Man,” and soon brought to life Dragoom, Grottu, Taboo, Gorgola, and so on. Good luck finding the original issues without taking out a second mortgage! Marvel began collecting them in affordable hardcover in Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Strange Tales in 2007, but so far they haven’t made it to the issues with Jack Kirby.
19 Wednesday Dec 2012
Posted in science fiction
Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Amazing Adventures #5
18 Tuesday Dec 2012
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Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Tower of Shadows #7; Marvel, 1970.
Collectors Guide:
Many of these 1970s printings of Jack Kirby monster stories come from earlier issues of Tales to Astonish. The original 1959 series can be hard to find; but, in 2006, Marvel began printing them in hardcover format in the Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Tales to Astonish. Hardly ever in stock at My Comic Shop, you can sometimes find them on Amazon.
Many more of Jack Kirby’s monster stories first appeared in the original Strange Tales series. Strange Tales began in 1951 and featured some of the names we know from EC Comics, like Joe Orlando and Al Williamson. Jack Kirby joined the fun in #67 with “I Was the Invisible Man,” and soon brought to life Dragoom, Grottu, Taboo, Gorgola, and so on. Good luck finding the original issues without taking out a second mortgage! Marvel began collecting them in affordable hardcover in Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Strange Tales in 2007, but so far they haven’t made it to the issues with Jack Kirby.
17 Monday Dec 2012
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Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Amazing Adventures #4; Marvel, 1961.
16 Sunday Dec 2012
Posted in science fiction
Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Where Monsters Dwell #2; Marvel, 1970.
Collectors Guide:
Many of these 1970s printings of Jack Kirby monster stories come from earlier issues of Tales to Astonish. The original 1959 series can be hard to find; but, in 2006, Marvel began printing them in hardcover format in the Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Tales to Astonish. Hardly ever in stock at My Comic Shop, you can sometimes find them on Amazon.
Many more of Jack Kirby’s monster stories first appeared in the original Strange Tales series. Strange Tales began in 1951 and featured some of the names we know from EC Comics, like Joe Orlando and Al Williamson. Jack Kirby joined the fun in #67 with “I Was the Invisible Man,” and soon brought to life Dragoom, Grottu, Taboo, Gorgola, and so on. Good luck finding the original issues without taking out a second mortgage! Marvel began collecting them in affordable hardcover in Marvel Masterworks Atlas Era Strange Tales in 2007, but so far they haven’t made it to the issues with Jack Kirby.
15 Saturday Dec 2012
Posted in science fiction
Jack Kirby created numerous monster stories for anthology titles at Marvel Comics. Jack Kirby’s monsters raged through the pages of Amazing Adventures, Tales to Astonish, and Strange Tales in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of them came back to life in Marvel reprint anthologies like Where Monsters Dwell in the early 1970s. We have a few of these gems in our collection, so get ready to rock! Here come the monsters!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Amazing Adventures #1; Marvel, 1961.
10 Tuesday Apr 2012
Posted in dinosaur, first issue, science fiction
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Doug Moench, Essential Godzilla, first issue, Godzilla, Godzilla King of the Monsters, Herb Trimpe, marvel godzilla, monsters
The slumbering leviathan known as Godzilla awakes and rises from the sea off the shores of Alaska. This reptilian titan left Japan devastated and now makes his way to America. Godzilla swings a tail that can smash mountains to dust. He breathes fires born of the Atomic Age. Is there anything that can stop the monster’s rampage?
Story by Doug Moench.
Art by Herb Trimpe and Jim Mooney.
For a review of Marvel’s Godzilla series, visit Longbox Graveyard!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Godzilla #1; Marvel, 1977.
– Reprinted in Essential Godzilla TPB #1
09 Monday Apr 2012
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Ghidora, Godzilla, Indie Comics, John Cassaday, monsters, Mothra, Planetary, planetary omnibus, Rodan, Warren Ellis, Wildstorm
In Planetary #2 we travel to Island Zero. Here we find corpses of famous Japanese movie monsters: Godzilla, Mothra, and Ghidora. As fun as that sounds, things take a turn for the worse when our clinically insane leader forces us at gun-point to snack on the rotting flesh of Godzilla. Barf!
Only Warren Ellis would come up with such a sick idea. His heroes remain bystanders, baffled by the madness. Artists John Cassaday and Laura Martin take us now to the scene of the chow…
Collector’s Guide:
– From Planetary #2; Wildstorm, 1999.
– Reprinted in Planetary TPB #1
– Reprinted in Planetary Hard Cover #1
Update: As of 2014, the entire series is collected in a single Planetary Omnibus!
17 Thursday Feb 2011
Posted in dinosaur, science fiction
