Jack 'King' Kirby

Kirby drew more great covers than anyone else. I could easily include a couple of hundred on this page, but pages like Fantastic Four and Thor are almost entirely Kirby, so instead I'll use this space to present some classic Kirby covers, all of historical significance:
A classic Kirby monster cover
Amazing Adv.
# 1
Jun 1961
The FF's first appearance in costume
Fantastic Four
# 3
Mar 1962
The first appearance of everyone's favorite wall-crawler
Amazing Fantasy
# 15
Aug 1962
Stan and Jack appear on an FF cover!
Fantastic Four
# 10
Jan 1963
The first appearance of Marvel's teenage mutants
X-Men
# 1
Sep 1963
A classic Kirby western cover
Rawhide Kid
# 45
Apr 1965
The Old Order Changeth - a new lineup of Cap, Hawkeye, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch
Avengers
# 16
May 1965
Thor's title finally becomes his own with a titanic battle against Hercules
Thor
# 126
Mar 1966
First appearance of Galactus and the Silver Surfer
Fantastic Four
# 49
Apr 1966
An FF cover with the FF nowhere in sight...but what a cover
Fantastic Four
# 72
Mar 1968
OK, here are 5 covers you may not know about - especially
commissioned for reprint titles, and unmistakably Kirby:

Collectors Item
# 19
Feb 1969

Marvel's GC
# 27
Jun 1970
Marvel Double Feature reprinted stories from Tales of Suspense
Marvel Double F
# 13
Dec 1975

Marvel Double F
# 16
Jun 1976

Marvel Double F
# 19
Dec 1976

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