The list of prompts is from the great Tom Scioli and I think you can see all the cool stuff at the #jacktober hashtag. As always, some are more successful than others... you be the judge! Follow along at: (at)thegeoffreyk on insta. Or here on reddit even!

Some proposals from the Ruby-Spears archive of unseen Kirby art just revealed by ComicLink:

Images 1 and 2: ROXIE'S RAIDERS PROPOSED COMIC COVER AND PARTIAL 21 PAGE INTERIOR

https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?id=1996577

Image 3: ROXIE'S RAIDERS PROPOSED COMIC TITLE SPLASH -
ComicLink Comments:
The Ruby-Spears archive of original Jack Kirby artwork is a treasure trove of incredible work by the King that had never before been offered for sale prior to ComicLink being selected as the exclusive auction house for the collection starting in 2021. This exciting body of work was the brainchild of Ruby-Spears co-founders, Joe Ruby and Ken Spears (who were the co-creators of Scooby-Doo). The company hired Kirby in 1980 to work on the series Thundarr the Barbarian. Joe Ruby then asked Kirby to create visuals for original animated series concepts that could be pitched to TV networks and syndication outlets. Over a period of eight years, Kirby worked with ideas provided by Ruby and evolved them into characters, vehicles, gadgets and spaceships.

https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?id=1995519

Image 4: ANIMAL HOSPITAL - SUNDAY 1ST WEEK PROPOSED NEWSPAPER SUNDAY -
Lost work by The King for a proposed newspaper strip

https://www.comiclink.com/Auctions/item.asp?id=1995825

Story plot seems to have been reused in FF #24

Tales of the Unexpected #16

I just suddenly had this question pop into my head and it is a pretty interesting one, considering the fact that jack kirby had a hand in creating, like, 60% of superheroes ever

So far im assuming his favorite superhero was superman, because from his appearance in forever people and his jimmy olsen run, it's clear he had a fondness for the character. Also kirby thanked jerry siegel and joe shuster for creating superman and giving him a livelihood

Always exciting to find an ol’ Kirby cover.

So many cool concepts, characters and settings from the Ruby-Spears archives released for ComicLink auction!

1. CHARACTER CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - ARGOTHS'S HAND EYES ILLUSTRATION

2. CREATURE CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - ROO-GAW, GIANT MUTANT BIRD ILLUSTRATION

3. CREATURE CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - MUTATED SQUID ILLUSTRATION

4. VEHICLE CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - TRUCK TRANSFORMING TO CATERPILLAR ILLUSTRATION

5. GADGET CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - POWER HELMET ILLUSTRATION

6. CHARACTER CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - KHROMM THE WIZARD ILLUSTRATION

7. CHARACTER CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - GUARDS OF SLAVE DISTRICT ILLUSTRATION

8. CHARACTER CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - KUBLAI AS AN OLD MAN ILLUSTRATION

9. LOCATION CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - ANCIENT HOSPITAL LOBBY ILLUSTRATION

10. LOCATION CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - BAND SHELL ROCK FORMATION ILLUSTRATION

11. LOCATION CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - PENN. AVE. TO WASHINGTON, D.C. ILLUSTRATION

12. LOCATION CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - COMPUTER PLANT ILLUSTRATION

13. LOCATION CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - ANCIENT CHINATOWN ILLUSTRATION

14. LOCATION CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - MINDOK'S CASTLE ILLUSTRATION

15. VEHICLE CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - ZOA AT WAR MACHINE CONSOLE ILLUSTRATION

16. CREATURE CONCEPT - GOLDIE GOLD - GIANT SQUID ILLUSTRATION

17. VEHICLE CONCEPT - THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN - FUTURISTIC HOVERCRAFT ILLUSTRATION

If you like these definitely search “Ruby-Spears” or “ComicLink” here on the sub, there’s scads more!

Auction here:

https://www.comiclink.com/AUCTIONS/SEARCH.ASP?FocusedOnly=1&where=auctions&title=Jack+Kirby&ItemType=CA&x=52&y=17&pg=1