The Complete Jack Kirby
#[3] - March-May 1947
(1998)
Pure Imagination,
1997 Series
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 25.00 USD; 33.75 CAD
- Pages
- 196
- On-sale Date
- 1998-09-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Pure Imagination Publishing
- Brand
-
PI
- ISBN
-
1-56685-008-8
- Editing
- Greg Theakston (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from the ComicList Database as compiled by Charles LePage with information from Sun Coast Comics.
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Foreword
Jack Kirby / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages
- Script
- Greg Theakston
- Letters
- typeset
[no title indexed]
Stuntman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stuntman
Indexer Notes
unused cover intended for Stuntman #2
Boy Commandos 15
Boy Commandos / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Boy Commandos; Crazy-Quilt
- Reprints
-
from Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #15 (May-June 1946)
-
48 Famous Americans
cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
giveaway comic
[no title indexed]
Red-Hot Rowe / comic story / 0.75 page
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Red-Hot Rowe
Indexer Notes
sample strips- never sold
Clue Comics
cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Clue Comics (Hillman, 1943 series) #v2#1 [13] (March 1947)
-
Boy Commandos 21
Boy Commandos / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Boy Commandos
- Reprints
- from Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #21 (May-June 1947)
-
Top of the World
Boy Commandos / comic story / 1.5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Boy Commandos
Indexer Notes
both pencilled and finished versions shown- splash page plus selected panels
The Script That Was Never Written
Boy Commandos / comic story / 1.5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Boy Commandos
Indexer Notes
splash plus selected panels
The Lady Known as Velvet
Boy Commandos / comic story / 1.5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Boy Commandos
Indexer Notes
splash plus selected panels
King of the Bank Robbers
True-Clue Crime / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Editing
- Ed Cronin
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Clue Comics (Hillman, 1943 series) #v2#1 [13] (March 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
S&K's second crime story; set in 1865
Headline Comics #23
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#11 (23) (March-April 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
Also on back cover.
Last Bloody Days of Babyface Nelson
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#11 (23) (March-April 1947)
-
The Doctor is Missing
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- OLiver Wendel Holmes
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#11 (23) (March-April 1947)
-
The Bear Skull Trail to Death
Red Hot Blaze / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Red-Hot Blaze
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#11 (23) (March-April 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
Red-Hot Blaze is the narrator
Still Being Burned at the Stake After 400 Years
Crime Through the Ages / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Editing
- Joe Simon
- Genre
- non-fiction; crime; history
- Characters
- Guy Fawkes
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#11 (23) (March-April 1947)
-
To My Valentine
Red Hot Blaze / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Red-Hot Blaze
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#11 (23) (March-April 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
Valentine's Day Massacre
Killer In the Kitchen
Red Hot Blaze / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Red-Hot Blaze
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#11 (23) (March-April 1947)
-
Prize #63
Boom Boom Brannigan / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Prize Comics (Prize, 1940 series) #v6#3 (63) (March-April 1947)
-
Romania's Strangest Killer
Red Hot Blaze / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Red-Hot Blaze
- Reprints
- from Prize Comics (Prize, 1940 series) #v6#3 (63) (March-April 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
placed here as a promotion for Headline Comics; ends with ad
Clue Comics
Gunmaster / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Gunmaster
- Reprints
- from Clue Comics (Hillman, 1943 series) #v2#2 [14] (April 1947)
-
Terry and the Pirates #3
Terry and the Pirates / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Terry and the Pirates
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates Comics (Harvey, 1947 series) #3 (April 1947)
-
Punch and Judy
cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from Punch and Judy Comics (Hillman, 1944 series) #v2#9 (April 1947)
-
Black Cat #5
Black Cat / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Cat
- Reprints
- from Black Cat Comics (Harvey, 1946 series) #5 (April-May 1947)
-
The Short, Dangerous Life of Packy Smith
Gunmaster / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Martin Bursten ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Editing
- Ed Cronin
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Gunmaster
- Reprints
- from Clue Comics (Hillman, 1943 series) #v2#2 [14] (April 1947) [[3]]
-
On Stage For Murder
Detective Powell / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Detective Powell
- Reprints
- from Clue Comics (Hillman, 1943 series) #v2#2 [14] (April 1947)
-
[Drink of Water]
Rover The Rascal / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Rover the Rascal
- Reprints
- from Punch and Judy Comics (Hillman, 1944 series) #v2#9 (April 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
Simon and Kirby's first funny animal work ever. Gag page.
The Isle Where Women Rule
Boy Explorers / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Editing
- Joe Simon; Alfred Harvey
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Boy Explorers
- Reprints
- from Terry and the Pirates Comics (Harvey, 1947 series) #3 (April 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
left over from the cancelled comic book
Frankenstein #7
Frankenstein / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- Frankenstein
- Reprints
- from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #7 (May-June 1947)
-
Punch and Judy v2 #10
cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from Punch and Judy Comics (Hillman, 1944 series) #v2#10 (May 1947)
-
Airboy Comics v4 #4
Airboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- aviation
- Reprints
- from Airboy Comics (Hillman, 1945 series) #v4#4 [39] (May 1947)
-
Clue Comics v2 #3
Gunmaster / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Clue Comics (Hillman, 1943 series) #v2#3 [15] (May 1947)
-
The Battle for Packy Smith
Gunmaster / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Martin Bursten
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon; ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Editing
- Ed Cronin
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Gunmaster
- Reprints
- from Clue Comics (Hillman, 1943 series) #v2#3 [15] (May 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
continued from previous issue
Flowers for Roma
True-Clue Crime Story / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Clue Comics (Hillman, 1943 series) #v2#3 [15] (May 1947)
-
Case of the Superstitious Slayers
True-Clue Crime Story / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon; ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Editing
- Ed Cronin
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Clue Comics (Hillman, 1943 series) #v2#3 [15] (May 1947)
-
Rest Camp For Criminals
Stuntman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Editing
- Alfred Harvey
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Stuntman
- Reprints
- from Stuntman (Harvey, 1946 series) #3 (October-November 1946)
-
Indexer Notes
left over from cancelled title
Justice Finds a Cop Killer
Red-Hot Blaze / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Red-Hot Blaze
- Reprints
- from Frankenstein (Prize, 1945 series) #7 (May-June 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
placed here as a promotion for Headline Comics; ends with ad
Headline Comics #24
cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#12 (24) (May-June 1947)
-
Trapping New England's Chain Murderer
Red-Hot Blaze / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Red-Hot Blaze
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#12 (24) (May-June 1947)
-
Murder on a Wave Length
Red-Hot Blaze / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Red-Hot Blaze
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#12 (24) (May-June 1947)
-
Grim Pay-off for the Pinball Mob
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#12 (24) (May-June 1947)
-
A Phantom Pulls the Trigger
Red-Hot Blaze / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Red-Hot Blaze
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#12 (24) (May-June 1947)
-
You Can't Forget A Killer
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Editing
- Joe Simon
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#12 (24) (May-June 1947)
-
Case of the Floating Corpse
Red-Hot Blaze / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Red-Hot Blaze
- Reprints
- from Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series) #v2#12 (24) (May-June 1947)
-
[no title indexed]
Lockjaw the Alligator / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Simon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Editing
- Ed Cronin
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Lockjaw the Alligator; Prof Microbe J Butterbrain; Ed Cronin
- Synopsis
- A professor brings a talking alligator to NYC and then tries to find a way to feed it.
- Reprints
- from Punch and Judy Comics (Hillman, 1944 series) #v2#10 (May 1947)
-
Indexer Notes
Editor Ed Cronin appears in this story as himself
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
March-May 1947
Airboy -
1.
Foreword
Jack Kirby -
2.
[no title indexed]
Stuntman -
3.
Boy Commandos 15
Boy Commandos -
4.
48 Famous Americans
-
5.
March 1947
Jack Kirby -
6.
[no title indexed]
Red-Hot Rowe -
7.
Clue Comics
-
8.
Boy Commandos 21
Boy Commandos -
9.
Top of the World
Boy Commandos -
10.
The Script That Was Never Written
Boy Commandos -
11.
The Lady Known as Velvet
Boy Commandos -
12.
King of the Bank Robbers
True-Clue Crime -
13.
Headline Comics #23
-
14.
Last Bloody Days of Babyface Nelson
-
15.
The Doctor is Missing
-
16.
The Bear Skull Trail to Death
Red Hot Blaze -
17.
Still Being Burned at the Stake After 400 Years
Crime Through the Ages -
18.
To My Valentine
Red Hot Blaze -
19.
Killer In the Kitchen
Red Hot Blaze -
20.
Prize #63
Boom Boom Brannigan -
21.
Romania's Strangest Killer
Red Hot Blaze -
22.
April 1947
Jack Kirby -
23.
Clue Comics
Gunmaster -
24.
Terry and the Pirates #3
Terry and the Pirates -
25.
Punch and Judy
-
26.
Black Cat #5
Black Cat -
27.
The Short, Dangerous Life of Packy Smith
Gunmaster -
28.
On Stage For Murder
Detective Powell -
29.
[Drink of Water]
Rover The Rascal -
30.
The Isle Where Women Rule
Boy Explorers -
31.
May 1947
Jack Kirby -
32.
Frankenstein #7
Frankenstein -
33.
Punch and Judy v2 #10
-
34.
Airboy Comics v4 #4
Airboy -
35.
Clue Comics v2 #3
Gunmaster -
36.
The Battle for Packy Smith
Gunmaster -
37.
Flowers for Roma
True-Clue Crime Story -
38.
Case of the Superstitious Slayers
True-Clue Crime Story -
39.
Rest Camp For Criminals
Stuntman -
40.
Justice Finds a Cop Killer
Red-Hot Blaze -
41.
Headline Comics #24
-
42.
Trapping New England's Chain Murderer
Red-Hot Blaze -
43.
Murder on a Wave Length
Red-Hot Blaze -
44.
Grim Pay-off for the Pinball Mob
-
45.
A Phantom Pulls the Trigger
Red-Hot Blaze -
46.
You Can't Forget A Killer
-
47.
Case of the Floating Corpse
Red-Hot Blaze -
48.
[no title indexed]
Lockjaw the Alligator -
49.
Summation
Jack Kirby
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