#JackedKirby - Annuals... Kirby Style!!! ๐ฅ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ Doing some research for another Kirby topic on his 70s FF covers brought me to these two intertwined Annuals from June of 1976 and I just had to share! ๐ฅ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ When Kirby returned to Marvel in 1975 from DC he jumped back into the mix doing some covers before getting back on the Captain American train in the lead up the the countries Bicentennial. Marvel had some great ideas in the pipeline for Cap in our wonderful countries 200tb year... specifically a huge tabloid size Treasury Edition caller Bicentennial Battles!!! But that wouldnโt be the only time Jack would be getting patriotic in 1976... ๐ฅ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ One of the cool things about Kirbyโs return to Marvel was him revisiting his greatest co-creations, The Fantastic Four. He couldnโt exactly walk back in and just take over the book, but he was given the chance to do covers starting with #Annual11 (Pic 1) and continuing for a few issues after that. In this issue the FF travel back in time and encounter The Invaders, including Cap and Namor. The interior was written by HouseRoy Thomas and drawn by Big John Buscema. But this story was so large it had to be continued... ๐ฅ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ Enter the Marvel Two In One series, who was also publishing their first annual in June of โ76. Also written by Thomas but drawn by Sal Buscema, this issue featured another golden age group of heroes... The Liberty Legion! So it made perfect sense for Kirby to also contribute the cover for this one too... perfect bookends on an awesome FF time travel story that takes place in Kirbyโs original era of Marvel (Timely) Comic Contributions! ๐ฅ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅ #JackKirby #KingKirby #Kirby #FF #FantasticFour #MarvelTwoInOne #Annuals #Invaders #LibertyLegion #Namor #Cap #RoyThomas #JohnBuscema #SalBuscema #KirbyCovers #Comic #Comics #ComicBook #ComicBooks #70sComics #ComicsOfThe70s #ComicsOfIG #IGComics https://www.instagram.com/p/BzPDGwdhxuu/?igshid=1jniahtd8aoo7
