SIMON AND KIRBY LIBRARY SUPERHEROES HC

- PUBLISHER
  TITAN BOOKS UK
- WRITER
  Joe Simon
- ARTIST
  Jack Kirby
- ISBN
  9781848563650
- RELEASE DATE
  SEPTEMBER 2010

Beginning with Blue Bolt in June 1940, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby set the standard for costumed heroes. Their creation Captain America, remains one of the most famous heroes in comic book history, and their work for Timely and DC Comics raised the bar. This volume introduces some of their most exciting characters: Fighting American, The Fly, Lancelot Strong, and the Hollywood swashbuckler known as Stuntman. Presenting the complete Fighting American, their first collaboration, "The Black Owl," and Captain 3-D, lavishly restored and presented in full-color for the first time, this is the only edition authorized by both Joe Simon and the estate of Jack Kirby, gathered from the official Simon and Kirby archives. With an introduction from comics legend Neil Gaiman!

CONTENTS

Introduction by Neil Gaiman…6

The 1940s: War and Peace by Jim Simon…8

The Black Owl: "The Whistler" (from Prize Comics #7, Dec. 1940)…10; "The Return of the Whistler" (from Prize Comics #8, Jan. 1941)…19; "The Menace of Madame Mystery" (from Prize Comics #9, Feb. 1941)…28

Stuntman: Cover: Stuntman #1 (Apr. 1946) …37; Cover: Stuntman #2 (Jun. 1946)…38; "Killer In The Bigtop" (from Stuntman #1, Apr 1946)…39; "The Crime On Cauliflower Row" (from Stuntman #1, Apr 1946)…52; "Stuntman Enters the House Of Madness" (from Stuntman #1, Apr 1946)…62; "Curtain Call For Death" (from Stuntman #2, Jun. 1946)…74; "The Rescue Of Robin Hood" (from Stuntman #2, Jun. 1946)…86; Cover: Stuntman #3 (unpublished)… 98; "Stuntman Smashes Rest Camp For Criminals" (from Stuntman #3, Oct. 1946)…99; "Stuntman Battles The Diamond Curse" (from Stuntman #3, Oct. 1946)…111; "Stuntman Battles A New Menace on Terror Island" (unpublished splash)…124; "Stuntman Brings to Justice the Evil Sons of M. LeBlanc" (unpublished splash)…126; "Stuntman Crowns a Jungle Lord" (unpublished)…128

The Vagabond Prince: "Trapped on Wax" (unpublished)…141; "The Madness Of Doctor Altu" (from Black Cat Comics #7, Aug. 1947)…153; "Death-Trap De Luxe" (from Black Cat Comics #8, Oct 1947)…165

Cover: Fighting American #4 (unpublished)…175

The 1950s: Fighting Americans by Jim Simon …176

Captain 3-D: "The Man From The World Of D" (from Captain 3-D #1, Dec. 1953) …178; "The Menace Of The Living Dolls" (from Captain 3-D #1, Dec. 1953)…189; "Iron Hat McGinty And His Destruction Gang" (from Captain 3-D #1, Dec. 1953)…199

Fighting American: Cover: Fighting American #1 (Apr. 1954)…208; "First Assignment: Break The Spy-Ring" (from Fighting American #1, Apr. 1954)…209; "Second Assignment: Track Down The Baby Buzz Bombs" (from Fighting American #1, Apr. 1954)…219; "Duel To The Finish Line" (from Fighting American #1, Apr. 1954)… 225; Cover: Fighting American #2 (Jun. 1954)…232; "Assignment: Expose The League Of The Handsome Devils" (from Fighting American #2, Jun. 1954)…233; "Assignment: Find the King of the Crime Syndicate" (from Fighting American #2, Jun. 1954)…242; "Assignment: Investigate the City of Ghouls" (from Fighting American #2, Jun. 1954)…249; Cover: Fighting American #3 (Aug. 1954)…256; "The Man Who Sold Out Liberty" (from Fighting American #3, Aug. 1954)…257; "Stranger From Paradise" (from Fighting American #3, Aug. 1954)…263; "Poison Ivan" (from Fighting American #3, Aug. 1954)…265; "Z-Food" (from Fighting American #3, Aug. 1954)…273; Cover: Fighting American #4 (Oct. 1954)…280; "Tokyo Runaround" (from Fighting American #4, Oct. 1954)…281; "Homecoming: Year 3000" (from Fighting American #4, Oct. 1954)…289; "Operation Wolf!" (from Fighting American #4, Oct. 1954)…298; Cover: Fighting American #5 (Dec. 1954)…303; "Follow the Dangerous Trail of Jiseppi, The Jungle Boy" (from Fighting American #5, Dec. 1954)…304; "The Year Bender" (from Fighting American #5, Dec. 1954)…312; "Track Down Invisible Irving, The Great Nothing!" ((from Fighting American #5, Dec. 1954)…320; Cover: Fighting American #6 (Feb. 1955)…326; "Deadly Doolittle" (from Fighting American #6, Feb. 1955)…327; "Super Khakalovitch; Boy 'Has-Been'!" (from Fighting American #6, Feb. 1955)…335; Cover Fighting American #7 (Apr. 1955)…345; "Sneak Of Araby" (from Fighting American #7, Apr. 1955)…346; "Three Coins In The Pushcart" (from Fighting American #7, Apr. 1955…354; "Space-Face" (from Fighting American #7, Apr. 1955…361; Cover: Fighting American [Vol. 2] #1 (Oct. 1966)…366; "Round Robin" (from Fighting American (Vol. 2] #1, Oct. 1966)…367; "Roman Scoundrels" (from Fighting American (Vol. 2] #1, Oct. 1966)…372; "The Secret of Yafata's Moustache" (from Fighting American (Vol. 2] #1, Oct. 1966)…380; "Beef Box" (from Fighting American [Collected edition], 1989)…387; Cover: Fighting American [Vol. 2] #2 (unpublished)…390; "The Mad Inker" (unpublished)…391

Double Life of Private Strong: Cover: Double Life of Private Strong #1 (Jun. 1959)…400; "Meet Lancelot Strong" (from The Double Life of Private Strong #1, Jun. 1959)…401; "The Double Life Of Private Strong" (from The Double Life of Private Strong #1, Jun. 1959)…402; "Spawn Of The X World" (from The Double Life of Private Strong #1, Jun. 1959…406; "Private Strong Sneak Attack" (from Adventures of the Fly #2, Sept. 1959)…412; "Mystery Of The Vanished Wreckage" (from The Double Life of Private Strong #1, Jun. 1959)…414; "The Menace Of The Micro-Men" (from The Double Life of Private Strong #1, Jun. 1959)…420; "Loveable Lou: The Toy Master (from The Double Life of Private Strong #2, Aug. 1959)…428; "The Ultra-Sonic Spies" (from The Double Life of Private Strong #2, Aug. 1959)…434

The Adventures of the Fly: Cover: The Adventures of the Fly #1 (Aug. 1959)…440; "The Strange New World Of The Fly" (from Adventures of the Fly #1, Aug. 1959)…441; "The Fly Strikes" (from Adventures of the Fly #1, Aug. 1959)…447; "The Fly Discovers His Buzz Gun" (from Adventures of the Fly #1, Aug. 1959)…449; "Come Into My Parlor" (from Adventures of the Fly #1, Aug. 1959)…454; Cover The Adventures of the Fly #2 (Sept. 1959)…461; "Marco's Eyes" (from Adventures of the Fly #2, Sept. 1959)…462; "The Fly: The Hide-Out" (from The Double Life of Private Strong #1, Jun. 1959)…470; "Tim O'Casey's Wrecking Crew!" (from Adventures of the Fly #2, Sept. 1959)…472

Bonus Gallery: Simon & Kirby covers and rarities…478: Cover: Double Life of Private Strong #2; Introduction to "The Duke of Broadway"; Unused alternate cover to Stuntman #2; Unused cover to Thrills of Tomorrow #22

NOTE: The dates for the some of the covers and contents for Fighting American and Double Life of Private Strong are incorrect in the published copies of the book. They have been corrected here.