Kings in Disguise
Kings in Disguise is a six-issue comic book limited series, published in 1988 by Kitchen Sink Press. It was created by writer Jim Vance and artist Dan Burr. Kings in Disguise is a multiple Harvey and Eisner awards winner, and is considered one of the hundred best comic book stories of all time. It has been hailed by Alan Moore, Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman and Art Spiegelman.
| Kings in Disguise | |
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Cover of Kings in Disguise #1 (Mar. 1988). Art by Steve Rude. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Kitchen Sink Press |
| Genre | fiction |
| Publication date | March–August 1988 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | Freddie Bloch Sam (the "King of Spain") |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Jim Vance |
| Written by | Jim Vance |
| Artist(s) | Dan Burr |
| Collected editions | |
| Kings in Disguise | ISBN 0-393-32848-1 |
Set during the Great Depression, the story follows 13-year-old Freddie Bloch, a Jewish boy from the fictional town of Marian, California. When his father and brother are taken from him, Freddie takes to the rails as a hobo. He soon meets Sammy ("the King of Spain"), a sickly older hobo who takes Freddie under his wing. Together, they travel through scarred-riddled America, searching for Freddie's father. Among other places, their travels take them through Detroit during a period of labor revolt.