#JackedKirby - Introducing... The Wrecker!!!! 💥💥💥 While doing some research for an upcoming Ep of the Jacked Kirby podcast I found out something I did not really know for sure: It turns out The Wrecker came along almost a decade before his teammates in The Wrecking Crew (Bulldozer, Piledriver and ThunderBall). 💥💥💥 The Wrecker first appears in Thor #Issue148 (January of 1968) and his counterparts wouldn’t appear until they were created by Len Wein & Sal Buscema in Defenders #Issue17 (1974). But The Wrecker came to us as an adversary for The Might Thor... and he gets his powers through a case of mistaken identity!!! Asgardian witchcraft, Gods losing their powers... even a visit from the Goddess of Death Hela... this storyline (issues 148-150) has it All!!! 💥💥💥 I included the original inked cover (pic 1) and the original colored cover (pic 2), but one of the cool things present on this original art is the margin notes to both Vinny Colletta (inker) and the coloring staff (pic 3 closeups). The more original art I see, the more I notice these margin notes from artists instructing the other contributors (writers, inkers, colorists) on certain aspects of the product... further evidence that in the famous “Marvel Method” since the artist drew the whole issue FIRST before anyone did their job, they were the ones driving the direction of the narrative. But that’s just my (Mike D) opinion... what do I know! Check back soon for our episode on this arc!!! 💥💥💥 #JackKirby #KingKirby #Kirby #Thor #TheWrecker #FirstAppearance #Comic #Comics #ComicBook #ComicsBooks #60sComics #ComicsOfThe60s #VinnieColletta #CollettaInks #MarginNotes #TheJackedKirbyPodcast #ComingSoon #ComicPodcasts https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pPvtgBaIu/?igshid=1ajtcxcmhb5lj