Jack Kirby bibliography

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Jack Kirby bibliography
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Jack Kirby in 1992
Active period1941–1993
Publishers
Marvel Comics 1941–1978
DC Comics 1942–1986
Pacific Comics 1981–1984

Jack Kirby was a prolific comics creator who created many American comic books and characters, particularly for Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

Contents

Comics

Sources: [1] [2] [3]

Comics work (interior pencil art and story) includes:

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Crestwood Publications/Prize

  • All For Love vol. 3, #2 (1959)
  • Black Magic #1-7, #10-11, #13, #15, #18-33 (1950-54)
  • Fighting American #1-7 (1954-55); #1 (1966, Harvey Comics)
  • Frankenstein Comics #7 (1947)
  • Headline Comics #23–37 (1947-49)
  • Justice Traps the Guilty #1-10, #18-19 (1947-49, 1950)
  • Prize Comics #7-9, #63 (1940–41, 1947)
  • Real West Romances #4-5 (1949-50)
  • Strange World of Your Dreams #1-3 (1952)
  • Treasure Comics #10 (1946)
  • Western Love #1-2, 5 (1949–50)
  • Young Brides #1-4, #6-12, #25-30 (1952-54, 1955-56)
  • Young Love #1-4, #6-10, #13-23, #25, #30-31, #36-37, #39-51, #55, #69-73 (1949-54, 1956)
  • Young Romance #1–47, #53-67, #80-88, #90-93, #95, #97-99, #102-103 (1947-54, 1955-59)

Other publishers

Collected work

DC Comics

  • The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Vol. 1 collects stories from Detective Comics #64–73; World's Finest Comics #8–9; and Boy Commandos #1–2; 256 pages, November 2010, ISBN   978-1401229214 [5]
  • The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Vol. 2 collects stories from Detective Comics #74-85; World's Finest Comics #10-13; and Boy Commandos #3-5; 304 pages, December 2015, ISBN   978-1401258177 [6]
  • Challengers of the Unknown Archives
    • Volume 1 collects Showcase #6–7, 11–12 and Challengers of the Unknown #1–2, 168 pages, August 2003, ISBN   978-1563899973 [7]
    • Volume 2 collects Challengers of the Unknown #3–8, 168 pages, November 2004, ISBN   978-1401201531 [8]
  • Challengers of the Unknown by Jack Kirby collects Showcase #6–7, 11–12 and Challengers of the Unknown #1–8, 320 pages, June 2012, ISBN   978-1401234744
  • Fourth World by Jack Kirby Omnibus (New Printing) collects Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #133-139 and 141-148, New Gods #1-11, Forever People #1-11, DC Graphic Novel #4: The Hunger Dogs and a story from New Gods #6 (1984). 1536 pages, September 2021, ISBN   978-1779512611
  • In the Days of the Mob collects In the Days of the Mob #1, 108 pages, August 2013, ISBN   978-1401240790 [9]
  • Jack Kirby's The Demon, collects The Demon #1–16, 384 pages, November 2008, ISBN   978-1401219161 [10]
  • Jack Kirby's The Forever People collects The Forever People #1–11, 288 pages, October 1999, ISBN   978-1563895104 [11]
  • Jack Kirby's Mister Miracle: Super Escape Artist collects Mr Miracle #1–10, 256 pages, September 1998, ISBN   978-1563894572 [12]
  • Jack Kirby's Fourth World: Featuring Mister Miracle collects Mr Miracle #11–18, 187 pages, July 2001, ISBN   978-1563897238
  • Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus
    • Volume 1 collects Forever People #1–3, Mister Miracle #1–3, The New Gods #1–3, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133–139, 396 pages, May 2007, ISBN   978-1401213442 (hardcover); [13] December 2011, ISBN   978-1401232412 (paperback) [14]
    • Volume 2 collects Forever People #4–6, Mister Miracle #4–6, The New Gods #4–6, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #141–145, 396 pages, August 2007, ISBN   978-1401213572 (hardcover); [15] April 2012, ISBN   978-1401234409 (paperback) [16]
    • Volume 3 collects Forever People #7–10, Mister Miracle #7–9, The New Gods #7–10, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #146–148, 396 pages, November 2007, ISBN   978-1401214852 (hardcover); [17] August 2012, ISBN   978-1401235352 (paperback) [18]
    • Volume 4 collects Forever People #11; Mister Miracle #10–18; The New Gods #11; "Even Gods Must Die" from The New Gods vol. 2, #6; DC Graphic Novel #4: "The Hunger Dogs"; "On the Road to Armagetto!" (previously unpublished), 424 pages, March 2008, ISBN   978-1401215835 (hardcover); [19] December 2012, ISBN   978-1401237462 (paperback) [20]
  • Jack Kirby's New Gods, collects The New Gods #1–11; 304 pages, December 1997, ISBN   978-1563893858 [21]
  • Jack Kirby's O.M.A.C.: One Man Army Corps, collects O.M.A.C. #1–8, 200 pages, June 2008, ISBN   978-1401217907 (hardcover); September 2013, ISBN   978-1401240424 (paperback) [22]
  • Jack Kirby Omnibus
    • Volume 1 collects Green Arrow stories from Adventure Comics #250–256 and World's Finest Comics #96–99 plus stories from All-Star Western #99; House of Mystery #61, 63, 65–66, 70, 72, 76, 78–79, 84–85; House of Secrets #3–4, 8, 11–12; My Greatest Adventure #15–18, 20–21, 28; Real Fact Comics #1–2, 9; and Tales of the Unexpected #12–13. 15–18, 21–24; 304 pages, August 2011, ISBN   978-1401231071
    • Volume 2 collects The Best of DC #22; Black Magic #1–9; DC Comics Presents #84; 1st Issue Special #1, 5–6; Kobra #1; Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter #3; The Sandman #1, 4–6; Super Powers #1–5; and Super Powers vol. 2 #1–6; 624 pages, May 2013, ISBN   978-1401238339
  • Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby
    • Volume 1 collects Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133–141, 183 pages, July 2003, ISBN   9781563899843 [23]
    • Volume 2 collects Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #142–150, 192 pages, October 2004, ISBN   9781401202590 [24]
  • Kamandi Archives
    • Volume 1 collects Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth #1–10; 224 pages, October 2005, ISBN   978-1401204143 [25]
    • Volume 2 collects Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth #11–20; 228 pages, February 2007, ISBN   978-1401212087
  • Kamandi by Jack Kirby
    • Volume 1 collects Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth #1–20, 448 pages, September 2011, ISBN   9781401232337 [26]
    • Volume 2 collects Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth #21–40, 424 pages, December 2012, ISBN   978-1401236724 [27]
  • The Losers by Jack Kirby collects Our Fighting Forces #151–162, 240 pages, March 2009, ISBN   978-1401221652 [28]
  • The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Volume 1 collects Star Spangled Comics #7–32, 360 pages, March 2010, ISBN   978-1401225933 [29]
  • Sandman by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby collects World's Finest Comics #6–7; Adventure Comics #72–102; and Sandman #1; 304 pages, August 2009, ISBN   978-1401222994 [30]
  • Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown Volume 1 collects Showcase #6–7, 11–12, and Challengers of the Unknown #1–17, 544 pages, September 2006, ISBN   978-1401210878 [31]
  • Showcase Presents Green Arrow Volume 1 collects Green Arrow stories from Adventure Comics #250–256 and World's Finest Comics #96–99; 528 pages, January 2006, ISBN   978-1401207854 [32]
  • Spirit World collects work done for Spirit World #1 and 2, 108 pages, May 2012, ISBN   978-1401234188

Marvel Comics

  • Marvel Masterworks :
    • Avengers
      • Volume 1 collects The Avengers #1–8, 216 pages, September 1988, ISBN   978-0785108832
      • Volume 2 collects The Avengers #14–17, 224 pages, September 1989, ISBN   978-0785111788
    • Captain America
      • Volume 1 collects Tales of Suspense #59–68, 77–81, 272 pages, October 1990, ISBN   978-0785111764
      • Volume 2 collects Tales of Suspense #82–86, 92–99 and Captain America #100, 240 pages, June 2005, ISBN   978-0785117858
      • Volume 3 collects Captain America #101–109 and 112, 288 pages, July 2006, ISBN   978-0785120636
    • Fantastic Four
      • Volume 1 collects Fantastic Four #1–10, 256 pages, November 1987, ISBN   978-0785111818
      • Volume 2 collects Fantastic Four #11–20 and Fantastic Four Annual #1, 295 pages, October 1988, ISBN   978-0785109808
      • Volume 3 collects Fantastic Four #21–30, 234 pages, September 1990, ISBN   978-0785111825
      • Volume 4 collects Fantastic Four #31–40 and Fantastic Four Annual #2, 264 pages, November 1992, ISBN   978-0785111832
      • Volume 5 collects Fantastic Four #41–50 and Fantastic Four Annual #3, 240 pages, October 1993, ISBN   978-0785111849
      • Volume 6 collects Fantastic Four #51–60 and Fantastic Four Annual #4, 240 pages, October 2000, ISBN   978-0785112662
      • Volume 7 collects Fantastic Four #61–71 and Fantastic Four Annual #5, 304 pages, August 2004, ISBN   978-0785115847
      • Volume 8 collects Fantastic Four #72–81 and Fantastic Four Annual #6, 272 pages, March 2005, ISBN   978-0785116943
      • Volume 9 collects Fantastic Four #82–93, 272 pages, November 2005, ISBN   978-0785118466
      • Volume 10 collects Fantastic Four #94–102, 272 pages, May 2006, ISBN   978-0785120612
    • Golden Age Captain America
    • Human Torch
      • Volume 1 collects Strange Tales #101–105, 108–109, 114 and Strange Tales Annual #2, 272 pages, September 2006, ISBN   978-0785120704
      • Volume 2 collects Strange Tales #120, 256 pages, April 2009, ISBN   978-0785135050
    • The Incredible Hulk
      • Volume 1 collects The Incredible Hulk #1–5, 150 pages, September 1989, ISBN   978-0785111856
      • Volume 2 collects Tales to Astonish #68–79, 266 pages, December 2004, ISBN   978-0785116547
      • Volume 3 collects Tales to Astonish #80–84, 288 pages, January 2006, ISBN   978-0785120322
    • Iron Man Volume 1 collects Tales of Suspense #41 and 43, 197 pages, September 1992, ISBN   978-0785111863
    • Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Volume 1 collects Strange Tales #135–153, 288 pages, September 2007, ISBN   978-0785126867
    • Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Volume 1 collects Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1–7 and 13, 320 pages, February 2006, ISBN   978-0785120391
    • Tales of Suspense Volume 1 collects Tales of Suspense #2–4 and 7–10, 272 pages, October 2006, ISBN   978-0785123538
    • Tales to Astonish
      • Volume 1 collects Tales to Astonish #1 and 5–10, 272 pages, January 2006, ISBN   978-0785118893
      • Volume 2 collects Tales to Astonish #11–20, 272 pages, March 2008, ISBN   978-0785129134
      • Volume 3 collects Tales to Astonish #21–30, 272 pages, March 2010, ISBN   978-0785141969
      • Volume 4 collects Tales to Astonish #31–34, 304 pages, January 2012, ISBN   978-0785158813
    • Thor
      • Volume 1 collects Journey Into Mystery #83–89, 93, 97–100, 280 pages, October 1991, ISBN   978-0785112679
      • Volume 2 collects Journey Into Mystery #101–110, 224 pages, January 1994, ISBN   978-0785111917
      • Volume 3 collects Journey Into Mystery #111–120 and Journey Into Mystery Annual #1, 256 pages, November 2001, ISBN   978-0785112686
      • Volume 4 collects Journey Into Mystery #121–125 and Thor #126–130, 240 pages, November 2005, ISBN   978-0785118800
      • Volume 5 collects Thor #131–140 and Thor Annual #2, 256 pages, November 2006, ISBN   978-0785120766
      • Volume 6 collects Thor #141–151, 224 pages, July 2007, ISBN   978-0785126904
      • Volume 7 collects Thor #152–162, 224 pages, May 2008, ISBN   978-0785129240
      • Volume 8 collects Thor #163–172, 224 pages, February 2009, ISBN   978-0785134978
      • Volume 9 collects Thor #173–177 and 179, 240 pages, October 2010, ISBN   978-0785142201
    • X-Men
  • Marvel Omnibus :
    • Captain America Volume 1 collects Tales of Suspense #59–99 and Captain America #100–109, 112, 856 pages, May 2011, ISBN   978-0785150787
    • Captain America by Jack Kirby collects Captain America #193–214, Captain America Annual #3–4; and Marvel Treasury Special Featuring Captain America's Bicentennial Battles, 568 pages, March 2011, ISBN   978-0785149606
    • The Eternals Omnibus collects The Eternals #1–19 and The Eternals Annual #1, 392 pages, July 2006, ISBN   978-0785122050
    • The Fantastic Four Omnibus
      • Volume 1 collects Fantastic Four #1–30 and Fantastic Four Annual #1, 848 pages, October 2013, ISBN   978-0785185666
      • Volume 2 collects Fantastic Four #31–60 and Fantastic Four Annual #2–4, 832 pages, December 2013, ISBN   978-0785185673
    • The Incredible Hulk Omnibus Volume 1 collects The Incredible Hulk #1–5 and Tales to Astonish #68–84, 752 pages, June 2008, ISBN   978-0785130567
    • The Mighty Thor Omnibus Volume 1 collects Journey Into Mystery #83–89, 93, 97–120 and Journey Into Mystery Annual #1, 768 pages, January 2011, ISBN   978-0785149736
    • The X-Men Omnibus Volume 1 collects X-Men #1–17, 768 pages, April 2009, ISBN   978-0785129585
  • Essential Captain America
    • Volume 1 collects Captain America #100–102, 520 pages, March 2000, ISBN   978-0785107408
    • Volume 2 collects Captain America #103–109, 112 512 pages, January 2002, ISBN   978-0785108276
  • Captain America: Madbomb collects Captain America #193–200, 152 pages, August 2004, ISBN   0-7851-1557-9
  • Captain America: Bicentennial Battles collects Captain America #201–205 and Marvel Treasury Special Featuring Captain America's Bicentennial Battles, 176 pages, June 2005, ISBN   0-7851-1726-1
  • Captain America: The Swine collects Captain America #206–214, Captain America Annual #3 and Captain America Annual #4, 240 pages, December 2006, ISBN   0-7851-2078-5
  • Black Panther
  • Eternals Volume 1 collects The Eternals #1–11, 208 pages, June 2008, ISBN   978-0785133131
  • Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby:
    • Volume 1 collects "Mercury in the 20th Century" from Red Raven Comics #1, "The Vision" from Marvel Mystery Comics #13, "Meet Captain America" from Captain America Comics #1, "UFO the Lightning Man" from Yellow Claw #3, "I Defied Pildorr, the Plunderer from Outer Space!" from Strange Tales #94, "I am the Amazing Dr. Droom!" from Amazing Adventures #1, "Beware the Rawhide Kid!" from Rawhide Kid #17, "The Origin of the Hulk" from Hulk #3, "Spidey Tackles the Torch" from Amazing Spider-Man #8, "Captain America Joins the Avengers!" from Avengers #4, "The Fangs of the Fox" from Sgt. Fury #6, "The Coming of Galactus" from Fantastic Four #48–50; "This Man. This Monster" from Fantastic Four #51, "The People Breeders" from Thor #134–135, "To Become an Immortal" from Thor #136, "This is a Plot?" from Fantastic Four Annual #5, "The Inhumans!" from Amazing Adventures vol. 2 #1–2, "America Will Die!" from Captain America #200, "The Fourth Host" from Eternals #7 and "What If the Original Marvel Bullpen Was the Fantastic Four?" from What If? #11, 344 pages, November 2004, ISBN   0-7851-1574-9
    • Volume 2 collects Captain America Comics #1, Marvel Mystery Comics #23, Yellow Claw #4, Strange Tales #89, 114, Two-Gun Kid #60, Love Romances #103, X-Men #9; Tales of Suspense #59, Sgt. Fury #13, Fantastic Four #57–60, Not Brand Echh #1, Thor #154–157, Devil Dinosaur #1, 344 pages, April 2006, ISBN   0-7851-2094-7

Titan Books

Posthumous

Work usually based on reworking unused notes and sketches:

Notes

  1. Jack Kirby at the Grand Comics Database
  2. "Jack Kirby". The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
  3. "Jack Kirby". AtlasTales.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014.
  4. Thomas, Roy (2000). "The Men (and One Woman) Behind the JSA: Its Creation and Creative Personnel". All-Star Companion Volume 1. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 29. ISBN   1-893905-055.
  5. "The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Vol. 1". DC Comics. November 24, 2010. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014.
  6. "The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Vol. 2". DC Comics. December 2, 2015.
  7. "Challengers of the Unknown Archives: Volume 1". DC Comics. June 9, 2004. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
  8. "Challengers of the Unknown Archives: Volume 2". DC Comics. January 1, 2004. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
  9. "In the Days of the Mob". DC Comics. August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014.
  10. "Jack Kirby's The Demon Omnibus". DC Comics. November 19, 2008. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
  11. "Jack Kirby's The Forever People". DC Comics. September 1, 1999. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
  12. "Jack Kirby's Mr. Miracle". DC Comics. June 27, 2001. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
  13. "Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 1". DC Comics. June 13, 2007. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014.
  14. "Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 1 tpb". DC Comics. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
  15. "Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 2". DC Comics. September 5, 2007. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014.
  16. "Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 2 tpb". DC Comics. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012.
  17. "Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 3". DC Comics. November 21, 2007. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
  18. "Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 3 tpb". DC Comics. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
  19. "Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 4". DC Comics. March 26, 2008. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
  20. "Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus Volume 4 tpb". DC Comics. December 4, 2012. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012.
  21. "Jack Kirby's New Gods". DC Comics. February 7, 2001. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
  22. "Jack Kirby's OMAC". DC Comics. August 28, 2013. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013.
  23. "Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby". DC Comics. July 23, 2003. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
  24. "Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby Volume 2". DC Comics. October 20, 2004. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
  25. "Kamandi Archives Volume 1". DC Comics. September 14, 2005. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014.
  26. "Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth Omnibus Vol. 1". DC Comics. September 28, 2011. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013.
  27. "Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth Omnibus Vol. 2". DC Comics. December 12, 2012. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013.
  28. "The Losers by Jack Kirby". DC Comics. March 11, 2009. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013.
  29. "The Newsboy Legion by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, Volume 1". DC Comics. March 24, 2010. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014.
  30. "The Sandman by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby". DC Comics. August 12, 2009. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012.
  31. "Showcase Presents Challengers of the Unknown Volume 1". DC Comics. October 18, 2006. Archived from the original on October 3, 2012.
  32. "Showcase Presents Green Arrow Volume 1". DC Comics. January 18, 2006. Archived from the original on April 27, 2014.
  33. Schedeen, Jesse (February 13, 2008). "Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure #1 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014.

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