Sergeant Kirk

Sergeant Kirk or Sgt. Kirk (Spanish: El Sargento Kirk) is the title and main character of a western comics series by Italian comic book creator Hugo Pratt and Argentine author Héctor Germán Oesterheld.[1]

Not to be confused with James T. Kirk.
El Sargento Kirk on the front page of Misterix no. 345 (1955)

Publication history

The series, originally created in Argentina during the Golden Age of Argentine Comics, was first published in issue 225 of the weekly comics magazine Misterix on January 9, 1953.[2] Sargento Kirk continued its run in Misterix until issue 475 on December 20, 1957, when Oesterheld's own publishing house Editorial Frontera was established, and the series resumed in the Frontera magazines Frontera Extra and Hora Cero Suplemento Semanal.[3] It ran until 1961 with drawings by Pratt, Jorge Moliterni, Horacio Porreca and Gisela Dexter. An additional Sargento Kirk story was published in 1973 in the magazine Billiken, drawn by Gustavo Trigo.[4]

Synopsis

Sergeant Kirk is a former soldier of the American Civil War who goes on to serve in the post-war Wild West. Forced to participate in a massacre of American Indians by the U.S. Army, Kirk deserts and devotes himself to defending the Indians.[1] An essentially noble man, Kirk treats even his enemies with tolerance and humanitarianism.[5] Among Kirk's companions appearing in the series are "El Corto", Dr. Forbes and the Native American boy, Maha.[6]

Magazine

Sergeant Kirk (Italian: Il Sergente Kirk) was chosen as the name of the magazine Pratt launched in Italy in July 1967, aided financially by the patron Florenzo Ivaldi. This carried showcased work from the Argentine period, as well as the series Luck Star O'Hara, Gli Scorpioni del Deserto, and the first publication of Corto Maltese in the story Una Ballata del Mare Salato.[7][8] The magazine maintained regular distribution until December 1969, and was issued sporadically during the 1970s.

Notes
  1. Oesterheld biography on Dan Dare
  2. Bordel, Javier Mora. "De Kirk a Sinner" (in Spanish). Tebeosfera.
  3. LeaRevistas. "Hora Cero" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-05-03.
  4. Historieta Argentina. "HGO historietas" (in Spanish).
  5. La Historieta Argentina 1950-1960 - Misterix
  6. Edia, Héctor Pérez. "Hora Cero" (in Spanish). Tebeosfera.
  7. cortomaltese.com. "Hugo Pratt the wandering Venetian". Archived from the original on 2007-07-31.
  8. Lambiek Comiclopedia. "Hugo Pratt".

Sources


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