Strange Tales #98 - Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko art, Kirby / Ditko cover

Jack Kirby / Steve Ditko

Strange Tales v1 #98, 1962 - Challenged by an alien, Earth must produce a champion than can best him in any game or sport. If not, a full-on invasion occurs. Jack Kirby's cover scene is repurposed for the opening splash, but vastly improved. Subsequent pages are conservatively, yet dependably drawn. This story was later reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #38. In another tale, the owner of a bean company plans to undermine his main competitor. Aside from a full page splash, Steve Ditko mostly adheres to a repetitive six panel grid. The amount of detail varies from panel and panel, but overall his artwork just meets expectations. Other artists in this silver age comic include Don Heck. This is 31 of 74 Strange Tales issues by Kirby and 44 of 82 Strange Tales issues by Ditko. 
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Kirby cover pencils / Ditko inks = **
"A Fortune in Beans" Ditko story pencils and inks 5 pages = ****
"No Human Can Beat Me" Kirby story pencils (Paul Reinman inks) 7 pages = ***

Steve Ditko

Jack Kirby

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