Monday Madness MYSTIC "Help Wanted"

A Christmas tale that begins, weirdly enough, just before Easter...

...proves it didn't pay to be a Scrooge in the 1950s...or today!

Mort Lawrence illustrated this tale of Xmas justice from Atlas' Mystic #19 (1953) including a rather...unusual-looking...demon.

This proved a tad problematic when editor Roy Thomas made the tale the cover feature for an issue of Marvel's 1970s horror reprint anthology Vault of Evil!

Penciller Gil Kane and inker John Romita Sr followed the demon's design perfectly...but someone forgot to tell the cover copywriter what the story was about!

There's no story in #6 (1973) even vaguely-related to insects!

And detail-obsessed Roy Thomas is the last person you'd expect to allow such a mistake!

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Krampus

Kirby Reading Room SECRET CITY SAGA "Let Sleeping Boojums Lie!" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

Cover by penciler Steve Ditko and inker George Perez

...actually, this scene hasn't happened...yet!

But, rather than recap, since this is the final chapter, let's jump into action...

And they did return!

Unfortunately, their comeback was cut short, with only a single issue appearing before the project was cancelled.

The KirbyVerse didn't sell well, due to changing audience tastes, and despite a revamp after this premiere mini-series, it failed to grab sufficient readers to warrant continuing.

The second mini-series, entitled Victory! was written and drawn, but, as we said, only the first issue saw publication.
There were a couple of semi-related mini-series TeenAgents and Satan's Six, also based on Kirby's concepts.
If you want to see them, we'll re-present them, so let us know!

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Kirby: Genesis

A retelling of elements of the Secret City Saga which also combines other Kirby projects like Galaxy Green, Captain Victory and Silver Star!

Kirby Reading Room SECRET CITY SAGA "Let Sleeping Boojums Lie!" Part 1

When Last We Left the Ninth Men...

...THIS was Happening!

Now, you may well ask...WTF???

Perhaps this will provide an answer...

...and even if it doesn't, we'll just have to jump right into a decidedly-deadly dilemma...

Thursday:

Back to the Secret City for the Fearsome Finale!

Who Lives?

Who Dies?

Only way you'll know is if you show up to read it, since it's never been reprinted!

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Kirby: Genesis

A retelling of elements of the Secret City Saga which also combines other Kirby projects like Galaxy Green, Captain Victory and Silver Star!

Kirby Reading Room SECRET CITY SAGA "Secrets" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

Cover by penciler Steve Ditko and inker Bill Sienkiewicz.

...the outnumbered good Ninth Men have been captured by the evil Ninth Men, who have also captured President Bill Clinton and replaced him with a metamorph!

Next Tuesday:

The Cataclysmic Conclusion!

(And no, they didn't title it "War of the Weirds"!)

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Kirby: Genesis

A retelling of elements of the Secret City Saga which also combines other Kirby projects like Galaxy Green, Captain Victory and Silver Star!