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Title The best of Simon and Kirby / Joe Simon and Jack Kirby ; introduction by Joe Simon ; essays by Mark Evanier ; art restoration by Harry Mendryk ; edited by Steve Saffel.

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London : Titan, 2009.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Oversize Stacks	741.5973 S54b 2009	---	Available

Description	240 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Contents	Introduction / Joe Simon -- The heroes : Introduction -- "Captain America and the riddle of the Red Skull" (from 'Captain America Comics' #1, Mar. 1941) -- The Vision (from 'Marvel Mystery Comics' #14, Dec. 1940) -- The Sandman: "The villain from Valhalla" (from 'Adventure Comics' #75, Jun. 1942) -- "Killer in the big top" (from 'Stuntman Comics' #1, Apr. 1946) -- "Assignment: find the king of the crime syndicate" (from 'Fighting American' #2, Jun. 1954) -- "Come into my parlor" (from 'Adventures of the Fly' #1, Aug. 1959) -- Cover: 'Adventures of the Fly' #3, Nov. 1959. Way out science fiction : Introduction -- Solar Patrol: "The tree men of Uranus" (from 'Silver Streak Comics' #2, Jan. 1940) -- Blue Bolt (from 'Blue Bolt Comics' #4, Sep. 1940) -- "The thing on Sputnik 4" (from 'Race for the Moon' #4, Sep. 1958) -- Cover: 'Blue Bolt' #3, Aug. 1940. War and adventure : Introduction -- "Satan wears a swastika" (from 'Boy Commandos' #1, Winter 1942) -- The duke of Broadway: "My city is no more" (from 'Black Cat Comics' #5, Apr. 1947) -- Booby trap (from 'Foxhole' #2, Dec. 1954) -- Cover: 'Foxhole' #1, Oct. 1954. The birth of romance : Introduction -- "Weddin' at Red Rock!" (from 'Western Love' #1, Jul. 1949) -- "The savage in Me!" (from 'Young Romance Comics' #22, Jun. 1950). Crime drama : Introduction -- "Trapping New England's chain murderer!" (from 'Headline Comics' #24, May 1947) -- "Mother of Crime" (from 'Real Clue Crime Stories', Vol. 2, No. 4, Jun. 1947) -- "The case against Scarface" (from 'Justice Traps the Guilty' #1, Oct. 1947). The great western : Introduction -- "Apache justice!" (from 'The Kid Cowboys of Boys' Ranch' #2, Dec 1950) -- Remember the Alamo! (from 'The Kid Cowboys of Boys' Ranch' #6, Aug 1951) -- "Doom town" (from 'Bulls Eye' #4, Feb. 1955). Oh! The horror! : Introduction -- "The scorn of the faceless people!" (from 'Black Magic' #2, Vol. 1, No. 2, Dec. 1950) -- "Up there!" (from 'Black Magic' #13, Vol. 2, No. 7, Jun. 1952) -- "The woman in the tower!" (from 'The Strange World of Your Dreams' #3, Nov. 1952) -- Cover: 'Black Magic' #29 (Vol. 4, No. 5, Mar. 1954). Sick humor : Introduction -- "A rainy day with House-Date Harry" (from 'My Date' #4, Jan. 1948) -- "20,000 lugs under the sea" (from 'From Here to Insanity' #11, Aug. 1955) -- "Lenny Bruce" (from 'SICK', Vol. 1, No. 2, Oct 1960) -- Editorial page (from 'SICK', Vol. 1, No. 2, Oct 1960) -- Cover: 'SICK' #42 (Vol. 6, No. 2), Feb. 1966 -- A Simon and Kirby checklist.
Subject	Heroes -- Comic books, strips, etc.
	Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.
Added Author	Kirby, Jack, 1917-1994.
	Saffel, Steve.
ISBN	9781845769314 (hbk.) : $39.95
	1845769317 (hbk.)