1975 Kirby Thing (Jack Kirby) By Jack Kirby (1917-1994) 5.5 x 8.5 in, pencil/marker Coppola Collection The inside back cover of the program book from Phil Seuling’s 7th annual comic art convention (July 3-7, 1975) was set aside for autograph … Continue reading →

“The Lone Voyager” (p 22 of The World Around Us #37 The Sea) by Jack Kirby (1917-1994), Dick Ayers (1924-2014) 14 x 21 in, ink over graphite on Bristol board Coppola Collection Produced in 1961, on the cusp of Kirby’s work on … Continue reading →

“The Lone Voyager” (p 21 of The World Around Us #37 The Sea) by Jack Kirby (1917-1994), Dick Ayers (1924-2014) 14 x 21 in, ink over graphite on Bristol board Coppola Collection Produced in 1961, on the cusp of Kirby’s work on … Continue reading →

The Thing (2009) by Steve Rude (1956-) 11 x 14 in., ink, marker and watercolor on paper Coppola Collection I was in graduate school at UW-Madison (1978-82) when Madison natives Steve Rude and writer Mike Baron first published Nexus (1981). … Continue reading →

Captain America Annual 3 p 14 (January 1976) by Jack Kirby (1917-1994) and Frank Giacoia (1924-1988) 13 x 20 in., ink on paper Coppola Collection Early in the return run that Kirby had on Captain America. His first issue was #193 (January … Continue reading →

Western Tales 33 p 10 (September 1956) by Jack Kirby (1917-1994) and Joe Simon (1913-2011) 13 x 20 in., ink on paper Coppola Collection The world while I was gestating! “Jim Bowie Loses a Fortune and Wins an Indian Fight” Jack Kirby … Continue reading →

Captain America 213 p 7 (September 1977) by Jack Kirby (1917-1994) and Dan Green (ca. 1946-) 13 x 20 in., ink on paper Coppola Collection “The Night Flyer!” After dreaming that he is fighting the Red Skull, Captain America awakens, still blind, … Continue reading →

“Black Cat Mystic” #60 p 2 (November 1957) by Jack Kirby (1917-1994) and Syd Shores (1916-1973) 13 x 20 in., ink on paper Coppola Collection 60 Years Ago! A Snap of the Fingers (5 page story) A hypnotist engages a sophisticate to … Continue reading →

Captain America #102 p 9 (June 1968) by Jack Kirby (1917-1994) and Syd Shores (1916-1973) 13 x 20 in., ink on paper Coppola Collection 50 years ago! “The Sleeper Strikes” is the third of a 4-parter that kicked things off after the … Continue reading →

Fantastic Four #35 p 8 “Calamity on the Campus” (February 1965) by Jack Kirby (1917-1994) and Chic Stone (1923-2000) 13 x 20 in., ink on paper Coppola Collection A comic featuring two noteworthy milestones in the history of comics: the origin of … Continue reading →