This explosion of creativity did not taper off until issue #67 when, I am convinced, Kirby just go sick of handing his intellectual property off to the thieves for whom he labored. There are so many comics in this run (from #44 through #67) that blew my mind as a kid that I just forgot to add this one. It features one Kirby villain that I just never cared for: Klaw, the master of sound energy. Like most Kirby characters, he has a singular appearance, but the concept just fell flat for me.
What I had not recalled was the artwork from this issue! It is amazing! Kirby and Sinnott were on a tear with this one. I'll have to photograph pages and panels from this issue and post them later. For now, just the cover.
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| My copy of Fantastic Four #56. |
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I'm right there with you on this high point of the FF run, Robert. My first spinner rack purchase was #55 and I almost missed #56 coming out, cause I didn't understand the monthly periodical nature of comics yet! Klaw also felt "off" for me, but having all 44-50 and 53 in one fell swoop, I knew who he was, and recognized his return. I also caught these were "individual adventures" for the team... #54-Torch, #55-Ben, #56- Reed & Sue...and the team returns for the Doom/Surfer arc #57-60. It was a silver age and high water mark period of two years for Kirby, and this is smack in the middle of that 2 year run of brilliance!
I hadn't read this one in decades. The artwork and the storytelling is just as good as it gets.
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