#JackedKirby - So Long Denny O’Neil... thanks for the memories! 💥💥💥 I just saw the news that the legendary comic book writer Denny O’Neil has left us at the age of 81.... this is a very sad day. As a HUGE Batman fan, Denny’s time on that book with Neil Adams is not only monumental in itself but set the stage for generations of Batman stories to come. His version of The Batman... as he wrote him... is the definitive accepted version now. And for that I am forever grateful... 💥💥💥 I’m not 100% sure if Jack Kirby and Denny O’Neil collaborated on anything else in their storybook careers, but I did remember one PARTICULAR time the dynamic duo were paired up... it was towards the end of Jack’s time at DC and he was doing a lot of random assignments... 💥💥💥 We get to see Jack illustrate Denny’s famous words in Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter #Issue3 from September of 1975. The character was based on a novel that Denny had wrote under the pseudonym Jim Dennis, which was published in 1974. A short time later DC decided to publish a comic version of the characters exploits, with various creatives drawing/writing the first few issues until Denny came in on Issue 3 till 10 and Roc Estrada doing most of the art from issue 4 on. But Issue 3 needed a fill in artist... so they got The King! The rest is kung fu history! 💥💥💥 I enjoy this series and love Estrada’s art, but I do love Kirby’s take on the character... especially his deadly hands that are emphasized in Kirby’s art! A great collaboration from two legends. I picked the opening page because of the striking image of Dragon as well as the credits with O’Neil and King highlighted!!!! 💥💥💥 Rest well Mr. O’Neil... see you on the other side! #JackKirby #KingKirby #Kirby #DennyOneil #RichardDragon #RichardDragonKungFuFighter #DCComics #DC #RIP 70sComics #ComicsOfThe70s #Comic #Comics #ComicBook #ComicBooks #IGcomics https://www.instagram.com/p/CBV8RBvhmHs/?igshid=1xwfvhnepf15t
