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Simon & Kirby cover/art
Jack Kirby enjoyed an ongoing DC collaboration with the Newsboy Legion, featuring a group of orphaned street urchins who fought crime based around their urban surroundings. In the classic Star Spangled Comics #17, the brawling boys do battle with a rival gang of toughs from the wrong side of the tracks. The cover illustration is pure Kirby goodness of the sort that helped win the artist legions of fans, while also shaping the overall look and approach of comic book art for decades to come. Early issues of Star Spangled Comics are very hard to find and rarely appear at auction, making these books high-level targets for investment buyers and Golden Age collectors alike.


Artists Information

Jack Kirby is called 'The King of Comics' for a reason, during his career that spanned six decades he gave us many of the most iconic characters the medium would ever see. From his introduction of Captain America at the height of World War II it was clear he wasn't your ordinary comics artist. But it was his creative explosion at Marvel Comics in the 1960's that cemented his legacy, over a short period of time Kirby would give us The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Hulk, The X-Men, Thor, Ant-Man and Nick Fury just to name a few. Kirby would then go to DC and create his Fourth World, introducing Darkseid, Mister Miracle, The New Gods and a host of cosmic supporting players. Long live The King.

Joseph Henry Simon was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books, such as Captain America, and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics.