Art of Romance, Chapter 24, A New Artist
(August 1953 – October 1953: Young Romance #60 – #62, Young Love #48 – #50, Young Brides #7 – #8) Number of Romance Titles 1947 – 1954 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in blue) I had...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 25, More New Faces
(November 1953 – January 1954: Young Romance #63 – #65, Young Love #51 – #53, Young Brides #9 – #11) Number of Romance Titles 1947 – 1954 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in blue) There...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 26, Goodbye Jack
(February 1954 – April 1954: Young Romance #66 – #68, Young Love #54 – #56, Young Brides #12 – #14) Number of Romance Titles 1947 – 1954 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in blue) Simon and...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 27, The Return of Mort
(May 1954 – July 1954: Young Romance #69 – #71, Young Love #57 – #59, Young Brides #15 – #17) Simon and Kirby had done more than well with romance, they had done great. Their deal with Prize entitled...
View ArticleLittle Shop of Horrors, Chapter 10, A Special Visitor
(November 1953 – March 1954, Black Magic #27 – #29) In the previous chapter Black Magic went on a bimonthly schedule (with issue #25, July 1953). The three issues I am covering in this chapter fall...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 29, Trouble Begins
(December 1954 – June 1955: Young Romance #75 – #77, Young Love #63 – #65, Young Brides #20 – #22, In Love #3 – #5) Number of Romance titles 1947 – 1958 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 30, Transition
(July – December 1955: Young Romance #78 – #80, Young Love #66 – #68, Young Brides #23 – #25, In Love #6, I Love You #7) Number of Romance titles 1947 – 1958 (the period covered in this chapter is...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 31, Kirby, Kirby and More Kirby
(January – April 1956: Young Romance #81 – #82, Young Love #69 – #70, Young Brides #26 – #27) Number of Romance titles 1947 – 1958 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in blue) Young Romance...
View ArticleBullseye #2, Western Scout
Bullseye #2 (October 1954), pencils and inks by Jack Kirby As I discussed in the previous chapter, the previous modus operandi for Simon and Kirby was to make much use of Kirby in the initial issues...
View ArticleSpeaking of Art, Secondary Artists
Joe Simon had accumulated a rather large collection of art. Not surprisingly many were works that he created over his long career starting when he was a staff artist for a newspaper. Also as might be...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 24, A New Artist
(August 1953 – October 1953: Young Romance #60 – #62, Young Love #48 – #50, Young Brides #7 – #8) Number of Romance Titles 1947 – 1954 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in blue) I had...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 25, More New Faces
(November 1953 – January 1954: Young Romance #63 – #65, Young Love #51 – #53, Young Brides #9 – #11) Number of Romance Titles 1947 – 1954 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in blue) There...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 26, Goodbye Jack
(February 1954 – April 1954: Young Romance #66 – #68, Young Love #54 – #56, Young Brides #12 – #14) Number of Romance Titles 1947 – 1954 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in blue) Simon and...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 27, The Return of Mort
(May 1954 – July 1954: Young Romance #69 – #71, Young Love #57 – #59, Young Brides #15 – #17) Simon and Kirby had done more than well with romance, they had done great. Their deal with Prize entitled...
View ArticleLittle Shop of Horrors, Chapter 10, A Special Visitor
(November 1953 – March 1954, Black Magic #27 – #29) In the previous chapter Black Magic went on a bimonthly schedule (with issue #25, July 1953). The three issues I am covering in this chapter fall...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 29, Trouble Begins
(December 1954 – June 1955: Young Romance #75 – #77, Young Love #63 – #65, Young Brides #20 – #22, In Love #3 – #5) Number of Romance titles 1947 – 1958 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 30, Transition
(July – December 1955: Young Romance #78 – #80, Young Love #66 – #68, Young Brides #23 – #25, In Love #6, I Love You #7) Number of Romance titles 1947 – 1958 (the period covered in this chapter is...
View ArticleArt of Romance, Chapter 31, Kirby, Kirby and More Kirby
(January – April 1956: Young Romance #81 – #82, Young Love #69 – #70, Young Brides #26 – #27) Number of Romance titles 1947 – 1958 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in blue) Young Romance...
View ArticleBullseye #2, Western Scout
Bullseye #2 (October 1954), pencils and inks by Jack Kirby As I discussed in the previous chapter, the previous modus operandi for Simon and Kirby was to make much use of Kirby in the initial issues...
View ArticleSpeaking of Art, Secondary Artists
Joe Simon had accumulated a rather large collection of art. Not surprisingly many were works that he created over his long career starting when he was a staff artist for a newspaper. Also as might be...
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