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Featured Cover, Foxhole #5
Foxhole #5 (April 1954) by Jack Kirby This was another cover selected by someone in the recent Featured Cover Contest as their favorite Simon and Kirby cover. I have previously commented on the...
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Featured Cover, Foxhole Comics #1
Foxhole Comics #1 (October 1954) by Jack Kirby I guess you can expect that some of my posts in the near future will be based on Foxhole. I am currently restoring the contents of this Mainline and then...
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Foxhole #1, Joe Albistur, John Prentice and Bill Draut
Other then the cover, there is no Kirby art in Foxhole #1. Actually Jack’s output seems to have decreased during the time that Simon and Kirby launched Mainline, their own publishing company. Joe Simon...
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Foxhole #2, Jack Kirby and Bill Draut, A Comparison
Foxhole Comics #2 (December 1954) “Booby Trap” page 3 by Jack Kirby Most Foxhole stories are very short yet they have no feeling of being rushed. Jack Kirby’s story, “Booby Trap” is only six pages...
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Foxhole #2, Bill Draut, Jack Kirby and Another
Foxhole Comics #2 (December 1954) “Walkie-Talkie” page 3 by Bill Draut The Commies cut a communication line and later kill the man sent to repair it. They then use the dead soldier’s walkie-talkie to...
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Foxhole #3, Bob McCarty and Art Gates
Foxhole #3 had a new development, S&K started to provide a credit box. It really appears that even before this S&K would encourage their artists to sign their work. Well at least artist...
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Foxhole #3, The Writers Jack Kirby and Jack Oleck
Foxhole Comics #3 (February 1955) “The Face” art by Joe Albistur, script by Jack Kirby The artist for “The Face” is Joe Albistur who does marvelous work. Earlier I had misattributed this story art to...
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Foxhole #4, Enter the Comic Code
Foxhole #4 (April 1955) unused cover by Jack Kirby Public criticism about the contents of comics had lead to the creation of the Comic Code. Although not a legal requirement, publishers knew that they...
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Foxhole #5, A New Publisher
Criticism of comic books by some of the public resulted in decreased sales. This was particularly felt by EC which published some of the more objectionable titles. In a domino affect, decrease EC sales...
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Foxhole #6, The End of a Masterpiece
Foxhole #6 (September 1955) art by Jack Kirby With issue #6 Foxhole looses focus a little bit. The cover still declares it was made by veterans and, except possibly for one story, this is true. One...
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