Kings in Disguise

Kings in Disguise
Cover of Kings in Disguise #1 (Mar. 1988). Art by Steve Rude.
Publication information
PublisherKitchen Sink Press
Genrefiction
Publication dateMarch–August 1988
No. of issues6
Main character(s)Freddie Bloch
Sam (the "King of Spain")
Creative team
Created byJim Vance
Written byJim Vance
Artist(s)Dan Burr
Collected editions
Kings in DisguiseISBN 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.

  1. ^ Weiner, Stephen. The 101 Best Graphic Novels (NBM, 2005).
  2. ^ Kings in Disguise page Archived 2009-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, W.W. Norton website. Accessed Jan. 14, 2014.
  3. ^ Kings in Disguise S/N HC page, Steve Krupp's Curio Shoppe. Accessed Jan. 14, 2014.