KIRBY
Real Name: Kirby
Identity/Class: Extradimensional
(Earth-93060/Ultraverse)
dog
Occupation: Companion, protector
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Dan McDonald, Alec
Swan (aka Firearm)
Enemies: Eric Bateman, sasquatches
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Dawson
City, Canada
First Appearance: Firearm#8 (May, 1994)
Powers/Abilities: Kirby is a mixed breed
canine: half husky, half wolf. As a dog, he has
well-developed senses of smell, hearing and sight, and can run faster
than humans. He has heightened stamina and endurance than most
domesticated dogs, likely due to his part wolf heritage and his
exposure to remote Canadian wilderness. Kirby is intelligent for a dog,
obedient, courageous and very protective of its owner. His mixed breed
also has
high endurance for cold temperatures.
Height: 2'6"
(at shoulder)
Weight: 88 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Mostly white (dappled
with brown)
History:
(Firearm#8 (fb) - BTS) - Psychic Dan McDonald lived
in the remote Canadian wilderness with his faithful canine Kirby; however, it was not far from a sasquatch camp ground. One
snow-swept day, McDonald went into nearby Dawson City but in an alley,
had a psychic vision (along with the accompanying seizure), which left
him vulnerable. Two opportunistic criminals thought to rob him, but he
was fiercely defended by his dog.
(Firearm#8 (fb)) - Detective and occasional bounty
hunter Alec Swan (aka Firearm) chanced upon the scene and intuitively
understood what was happening. Swan whacked the would-be thieves and
later accompanied the thankful McDonald back to his remote hut to find
out more. Kirby stayed by McDonald's side, who considered the dog to be
like a son. Swan left to capture Tommy Locke. Helpful, McDonald swapped
Swan's jacket for a warmer one to cope with the snow and frost. But
after Swan left, McDonald had a psychic vision of Swan in danger, so he
gave Swan's scent from the jacket to Kirby and told him to help the
man. Kirby ran off at full speed, having quickly gained Swan's scent
outside. Meanwhile, Swan had caught Locke in the woods; he had teamed up with
Eric Bateman to secure evidence of sasquatch for fame and
money. But the sasquatch returned for revenge as Bateman had killed one
of their young, and they tore Locke apart, then turned on Swan. Kirby
arrived and jumped an attack at the sasquatch that scared them away.
Kirby ran at Bateman, who was pulling a gun on Swan from behind him, scaring the
detective, and bit the criminal's throat, but Bateman was able to shoot
a bullet into Kirby; the dog lay inert in the snow. A snowstorm began
to blow and Swan carried Kirby's body, pushing through the snow to get
to McDonald's cabin.
(Firearm#8) - Covered in snow, Swan burst into the
cabin carrying the unconscious dog. Luck, Swan's old medical field
training and a day's rest, and Kirby was happy on his paws on the porch
again as Swan left.
Comments: Created by James Robinson, Bill Knapp, Jasen Rodriguez.
Writer James Robinson dedicated the issue to
his friend Mike Lake and "to the memory of his beloved dog Kirby, the
inspiration for this tale." (I'm guessing that's the comic titan Mike
Lake, co-founder of the Forbidden Planet chain of stores, given the
dog's distinctive name of a comic legend).
Profile by Grendel Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS
:
Kirby has no known connections to:
images:
(without ads)
Firearm#8, p24 (main image)
p4 (growling headshot)
Appearances:
Firearm#8 (May, 1994) - James Robinson (writer), Bill Knapp (pencils),
Jasen Rodriguez (inks), Hank Kanalz (editor)
First posted: 07/15/2025
Last updated:
07/15/2025
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