Blue Bolt!

Very, very early Simon and Kirby from the late 30's (since we seem to be doing a fairly heavy Kirby riff this week).
And insomnia sucks!
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YOU are Number 6!

Now if you've never seen "The Prisoner", the CLASSIC late 60's TV show masterminded by Patrick McGoohan [not the crappy remake from last year], you really should make the effort. I once thought that this show was an allegory. Not any more. Now, in the world we live in of almost omnipresent video cameras and data-mining and so on, I now think of it more as a survival manual, an illustrated "How-To" if you like.


A very loose spin off from spy show "Danger Man" (also known as "Secret Agent") - McGoohan plays "Number 6", a prisoner in "The Village" - a microcosm for the communities in which we live. All he has to do is play along, and he can have a nice peaceful, if somewhat controlled and monitored existence.....

The look and feel of the show is hard to define, but I have heard it described as "What if MI5 was running the chill room at a rave?" Works for me. Here's a taste -

Ace published three paperbacks (pretty scarce) based on the series, and while many feel the first by SF writer Thomas Disch is the best, I actually prefer the third, as it really captures the dreamlike feel of the show. Don't worry too much about number two..... heh heh heh! They were republished as hardbacks in the '80s - I'm sure they turn up on eBay if you're inclined to seek them out.






Amazingly enough two of my passions combine head-on when Jack "King" Kirby did a well executed (but unpublished) comic adaption during his stint at Marvel in the 1970's..... here's some pages to give you a taste.......






Looks good huh? So anyway I went ahead and reconstructed the thing from various sources, hither and yon... and here you go!
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Hey - even I'M in The Village..... wha' happen!?!

Here's a nice overview, also from youtube, where you will find lots more about and from the show...

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Jack Kirby's "Speak-Out" Series!

"The King" hit DC with his creative juices running, expanding (seemingly) in all directions at once... and in addition to the stellar books seen below, he also did -

The Jack Kirby's Speak-Out Series!

Like this promotional poster did any good against indifferent news-stand distibution.

Excellent art in both these issues!


... and let's not forget those wacky collage pages!



Spirit World

Days of the Mob also has a supernatural theme running through it. Check 'em out!

In The Days Of The Mob

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More Buried Treasure!

More amazing stuff from your old pal, Hyper Dave!
Unpublished Kirby! More Alex Toth! Sword and sandal fun from Frank Frazetta!
And if that's not enough, some great "Good Girl" art by the master - Bill Ward! Va-va-va-VOOM!





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In other news, i've been ultra-busy with all things musical....
If your curious go here or here for more.....

Yo Ho Ho!

Pirate time! Pretty self explanatory. Dig in mateys! More 'o' the same tomorrow, me hearties!!



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"The King" hit DC with his creative juices running, expanding (seemingly) in all directions at once... and in addition to the stellar books seen below, he also did -

The Jack Kirby's Speak-Out Series!

Like this promotional poster did any good against indifferent news-stand distibution.

Excellent art in both these issues!


... and let's not forget those wacky collage pages!



Spirit World

Days of the Mob also has a supernatural theme running through it. Check 'em out!

In The Days Of The Mob


Plus an amazing lil' item with some of the best "Good Girl Art" i've ever seen by Bill Ward, plus there's also selections by Wally Wood, Bill Everett and Jim Mooney in here too! Check out that page below - they certainly don't do 'em like THAT anymore. Yow!

The Adventures of Pussycat #1

Aw.... What The Hell - Here's More KIRBY!