1. I want to do a little micro-reading of this page from Black Panther #53 (the second appearance of the character) as example of Jack Kirby & Stan Lee collaboration.pic.twitter.com/AGXNvlSjH9
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3. It's not just Kirby plotted out story. He also provided extensive notes along side of art for Lee to follow, which he usually did faithfully but not always.pic.twitter.com/4Mnu5m0WJ5
4. In this case there are some interesting differences. Character Klaw was in Kirby's notes called Ahab (and he does look like Melville's Ahab).
5. Other big difference. Kirby has T'Chaka say "get hell off sacred mound" which Lee softened to "Begone! This land is ours!"pic.twitter.com/uWmFxuw41V
6. Lee's changes are defensible but they do blunt Kirby's anti-colonial themes. But linking villain to Ahab Kirby was evoking longer tradition of Western imperialism, acquisitiveness, attacks on nature, etc.
cf. Lennon/McCartney
They didn’t always talk through a story, so we never really know to what extent Lee was involved in the plot.
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