It started with the King (and Stan the Man).
Hey, it’s X-MEN WEEK! Because there’s a movie with bad reviews coming out this week! I kid. Or maybe not.
Anyway, we do like our 13 COVERS retrospectives around these parts, but instead of breaking it down by decade or “Age,” as we ordinarily might, I decided to call out four great artists specifically. Sorta like the Four Horsemen. Or maybe not.
Anyway, naturally, we start with the King: Jack Kirby. Kirby wasn’t actually on the X-Men for all that long, all things considered, but I picked the 13 COVERS I liked best. Don’t see yours? That’s cool. Just add it in the comments below or in whichever social-media thread you found this.
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So. In no particular order:
Inks probably by Sol Brodsky but possibly Frank Giacoia.
Wally Wood inks
Chic Stone inks
Chic Stone inks
George Roussos inks?
Sol Brodsky inks?
Dick Ayers inks
Dick Ayers inks
Chic Stone
Dick Ayers inks
Frank Giacoia inks
Chic Stone inks
Paul Reinman inks and Marie Severin alterations
Cover images and credits from the uncanny Grand Comics Database.
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May 26, 2016
Agreed. Great covers. I remember buying the first X-Men way back then and can still remember how wrenching it was, so different than any of the whitebread PC DC comics out