''Street Code'' is both the short, ten page autobiographical comic story and the 2009

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by American writer-artist

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. Both

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and Jeff Zapata consider it among Kirby's greatest works, and it supplanted all other works in the minds of Jack and wife Roz. Roz appreciated it so much she framed the two-page spread from the story and gave it pride of place on her wall. It was commissioned by Richard Kyle in 1983 but did not see print until 1990 in ''

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'' vol.3 #2, with lettering by

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. The story was shot from Kirby's pencils. Kyle intended to print it with a colored tone behind it, which Kirby requested not be too colorful, but rather drab to suit the times. Kyle said The strip has been printed on four occasions: * ''

'' vol. 3 #2 (Richard Kyle Publications) (1990) with lettering by

* ''Streetwise'' (

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) (2000) with lettering by

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* ''Kirby: King of Comics'' (

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) (2008) with lettering by Bill Spicer * ''Street Code'' (Kirby Museum) (2009) with lettering by Jack Kirby

References

{{comics-stub Comics by Jack Kirby Works originally published in Argosy (magazine)