Marvel Treasury Edition (officially Marvel Treasury Special: 2001: A Space Odyssey) 1976 VF-NM Vintage Comic

Author: Jack Kirby
Art: Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia
Cover Art: Jack Kirby

The cinematic grandeur and philosophical depth of Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi masterpiece are reimagined through the explosive, high-energy cosmic lens of "King" Jack Kirby. The narrative spans vast cosmic epochs, beginning at the "Dawn of Man," where a tribe of starving, primitive hominids encounters a towering, alien Monolith. This silent encounter sparks a cognitive revolution, led by the hominid Moon-Watcher, who learns to weaponize bones to hunt and secure his tribe's dominance. In a classic, match-cut transition beautifully adapted to the comic page, this primitive bone tool is tossed into the air, fracturing and transforming into a state-of-the-art spacecraft thousands of years in the future, charting humanity's vast journey into the stars.

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