Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Editorials & Other Articles

MrScorpio

(73,630 posts)

8. I've got hundreds, if not thousands of Kirby comics in my collection...

Reply to nashville_brook (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 18, 2015, 11:25 PM

Jul 2015

I started buying them in the 70's when I was in high school. The only reason that I never met him was the fact that I never went to California since he moved out there until he passed away in '94.

Dick Ayers once came to Detroit and I met him once. I guys that's the next best thing. By the way, I share a birthday with Bernie Wrightson, of whom I've bumped into now and then again.

I stopped collecting about ten years ago, but I still have my books.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

8 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

WHO STOLE THE SOUL: Defining the battle for the "soul of the party" for FL Dems [View all] nashville_brook Jul 2015 OP

++ "Centrist" = corporatist DirkGently Jul 2015 #1

some of this is a tactics discussion about negotiating our position nashville_brook Jul 2015 #2

You rarely get what you start your negoatiation with. DirkGently Jul 2015 #3

Kicking for Jack Kirby. nt MrScorpio Jul 2015 #4

I can't believe someone recognized that! nashville_brook Jul 2015 #5

I'm about as close as you'd come to a Kirby expert. MrScorpio Jul 2015 #6

get out! i'm by no means a comic book expert, or even an uberfan, but I love Jack Kirby nashville_brook Jul 2015 #7

I've got hundreds, if not thousands of Kirby comics in my collection... MrScorpio Jul 2015 #8