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    Fighting American

    Author Joe Simon
    Illustrated by Jack Kirby
    Paperback
    $19.95 US
    Titan | Titan Books
    6.73"W x 10.18"H x 0.62"D   | 20 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale May 31, 2011 | 200 Pages | 9780857681157
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    The complete adventures of the quirky Cold War superhero - launched in 1954 by the creators of Captain America - are presented here in an affordable graphic novel format, with weird and wonderful characters like Yucha Liffso, Jiseppi the Jungle Boy and Poison Ivan!

    Explosive adventures from the legendary Simon and Kirby!
    "Beautiful reproductions of superbly drawn Simon and Kirby works, resplendent, off-beat villains, a few nice plot twists and what amounts to an en–thralling time capsule of the America of the 1950s." - Gannett - Montgomery Advisor

    Praise for The Simon and Kirby Superheroes:

    "A beautiful and expansive book that collects so much of [Jack] Kirby and Joe Simon's great efforts." -- Washington Post

    "As much a valuable historical artefact as it is a compilation of fantastic comic book classics. 10/10. An essential collection." -- Total Sci-Fi Online

     "A gorgeous volume..." -- LA Times
    Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created one of the most enduring American heroes in 1940 with the first issue of Captain America Comics from Timely Comics — the company that became Marvel Comics. Simon proved to be a brilliant editor, writer, penciller, inker, and businessman, serving as an editor for Archie, Harvey, Fox, Crestwood, and Mainline Publications — Simon and Kirby’s own company.

    Jack Kirby was perhaps the most important artist ever to have worked in superhero comics. A creative and design genius, the “King” co-created household names such as The Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men for Marvel Comics, later moving  to DC where he wrote Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, the epic saga of the New Gods, Kamandi — Last Boy on Earth and OMAC.
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    The complete adventures of the quirky Cold War superhero - launched in 1954 by the creators of Captain America - are presented here in an affordable graphic novel format, with weird and wonderful characters like Yucha Liffso, Jiseppi the Jungle Boy and Poison Ivan!

    Explosive adventures from the legendary Simon and Kirby!

    Praise

    "Beautiful reproductions of superbly drawn Simon and Kirby works, resplendent, off-beat villains, a few nice plot twists and what amounts to an en–thralling time capsule of the America of the 1950s." - Gannett - Montgomery Advisor

    Praise for The Simon and Kirby Superheroes:

    "A beautiful and expansive book that collects so much of [Jack] Kirby and Joe Simon's great efforts." -- Washington Post

    "As much a valuable historical artefact as it is a compilation of fantastic comic book classics. 10/10. An essential collection." -- Total Sci-Fi Online

     "A gorgeous volume..." -- LA Times

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    Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created one of the most enduring American heroes in 1940 with the first issue of Captain America Comics from Timely Comics — the company that became Marvel Comics. Simon proved to be a brilliant editor, writer, penciller, inker, and businessman, serving as an editor for Archie, Harvey, Fox, Crestwood, and Mainline Publications — Simon and Kirby’s own company.

    Jack Kirby was perhaps the most important artist ever to have worked in superhero comics. A creative and design genius, the “King” co-created household names such as The Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men for Marvel Comics, later moving  to DC where he wrote Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen, the epic saga of the New Gods, Kamandi — Last Boy on Earth and OMAC.
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