| Kings in Disguise | |
|---|---|
 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 |
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.[1] It has been hailed by Alan Moore, Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman and Art Spiegelman.[2][3]
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.
- ^ Weiner, Stephen. The 101 Best Graphic Novels (NBM, 2005).
- ^ Kings in Disguise page Archived 2009-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, W.W. Norton website. Accessed Jan. 14, 2014.
- ^ Kings in Disguise S/N HC page, Steve Krupp's Curio Shoppe. Accessed Jan. 14, 2014.