We wrap up this month of Jack "King" Kirby monsters with his greatest Atlas creation -- the totally awesome FIN FANG FOOM! I've said it all before (see previous post for example) but Fin Fang Foom, the amazing Chinese dragon of myth rouses from his centuries-long slumber to run roughshod over the Red Menace of China butting a clawed foot down on the minions of Mao in a most amazing way. Of course Fin Fang Foom was the tool of a mere human who tricked him into his rampage, but it's all good.
First seen in the pages of Strange Tales #89, I first ran across the mighty Fin Fang Foom in the reprint comic Fantasy Masterpieces. It's perhaps the most effective giant monster comic book story I've ever read and when I dig it out for another go, it never disappoints.
Long live Fin Fang Foom! While the great Jack Kirby is no longer with us, his immortal monsters are here to stay!
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