In most tellings, Krypton exploded simply as a matter of bad geophysical luck. The tales of the great flood may have in part derived from retellings of stories of often rapid rises in sea levels as the most recent ice age came to an end.īut it was somewhat cheesy to have a character other than the main character presume, at the end of this story, that the destruction of the hypothesized planet were because of the monstrosity of its inhabitants. As it happens, giants figure into myths found around the world of a era before a great flood. Or perhaps the writer had the idea for the beginning of a story but couldn't think of where to go with it.Ī further development of this story could draw profitably upon mythology. Perhaps the writer imagined later picking-up the threads and continuing. Here, the end result has very little apparent polish it is almost like pure Kirby. In the case of another story, “Island in the Sky”, it really looked to me as if Williamson had added little-or-no polish where Kirby had expected it of the inker. I've wondered about Williamson's inking of Kirby's pencils. Their drawing styles may have been different, but in this way they complemented each other.įace front, true Martian face believers and even non-believers! From Race For the Moon #2 (1958). It is drawn using the Kirby dynamics (action, and science fiction devices that he did so well) and inked by Al Williamson. A Mars explorer goes in through an eyehole and is given a lifelike vision of the former occupants of Mars. It’s the way our brains are wired.)īut, I am here to talk about Kirby’s big Martian face. Random objects can contain faces, but by coincidence.
The giants have a meeting and point to a space map - there is a planet between Mars and Jupiter. A fleet of spaceships attack and destroy the city. Fisher steps through an eye socket and finds himself in a lush green city with breathable air and sees giant Martians. Metal Sign - Invaders from Mars (1953) - 7x10 inch - Vintage Look. The group of four are climbing a gigantic carved statue of a face found on Mars. (Note: I am a skeptic by nature, and I also know about pattern recognition. Arrives by Wed, Jul 20 Buy Metal Sign - Fiend Without a Face (1958) 1 - 7x10 inch. “The Face on Mars” by Kirby is what I immediately thought of when I saw the NASA photo of a face on Mars. The stories showed how Kirby, later famous for his epics stretching over many issues of comic books, could also craft a story of a few pages. Especially issues numbers 2 and 3, illustrated, and presumably written, by Jack Kirby, perhaps with his partner, Joe Simon. Race For the Moon, a scant three issues from Harvey Comics, is something beloved by me as re lics of my pre-teen years.
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