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Jacob Kurtzberg (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994), better known by his pen name "Jack Kirby", was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium. Ironically, of all the Marvel characters he designed and help conceive with Stan Lee, the company's flagship character Spider ...
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Sep 10, 2022 · Jack Kirby, the co-creator of Captain America and the Fantastic Four, penciled the cover of Amazing Fantasy #15, where Spider-Man made his debut in 1963. Learn how Kirby's cover influenced the Spider-Man mythos and why he clashed with Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Jul 8, 2017 · What did Jack Kirby mean by this? Joe Simon adds more to this story in his 2003 comic history text, the Comic Book Makers which we discuss later. In 1986, Comics Interview 45 Jack Kirby says that Ditko developed Spider-Man and that it was the artists that come up with the stories and art, and Stan was essentially a production coordinator.
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Jack Kirby has stated clearly time and again that he created Spider-Man, most adamantly in an interview conducted by Will Eisner, and printed in issue #39 of Will Eisner’s Spirit Magazine,. (Kitchen Sink Pub. Feb.1982). Kirby maintained his claim even when close friends and assistants advised him not to pursue it. Can he be believed? Well, his memo...
The basic concept of Spider-Man is simple, a hero, with the inherent physical powers of a spider- he can crawl up walls, and across ceilings, he has the proportional strength and agility of an arachnid. He has an extra sense that warns him of danger. He manufactures a web shooter that can be used for catching prey, and used as a means of mobility. ...
The plot of Amazing Fantasy #15is simple, yet unique: An orphaned teenage boy receives super-powers during a scientific experiment. After gaining his powers, a loved one is killed due to his inaction. This remorse leads him to vow to never let it happen again, thus becoming a hero. Again, after cross checking stories by these three men, it became o...
In all my debates concerning Ditko and Kirby, I had always assumed that when Kirby claimed he designed the costume, he was in error; in fact, this was always a sticking point with me. Recently, though, I have had reasons to wonder about that claim. This particular debate point does not emanate from Kirby’s period of dissatisfaction with Marvel or S...
So much for my actual research, now let me speculate a little further. Here is how I think it went down. In mid-1961, Martin Goodman noticed that the sales of the Atlas monster books were slowing down, and while looking for a replacement genre, he realized that DC seemed to be having some success with super-heroes. He decided that Marvel should tak...
Jack produced some of his finest war comics work in Our Fighting Forces, drawing on his personal war experiences for the Losers stories. In addition, Kirby launched the first of National’s black-and-white comic magazines, Spirit World and In The Days Of The Mob, and had a one-issue reunion with Joe Simon on Sandman.
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4. Jack Kirby [1] (born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew up in New York City and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial ...
May 14, 2012 · On the published cover Ditko's Enforcers remain, closing in on a Jack Kirby Spider-Man. You'll notice that Kirby's Spidey face mask is flat, with no definition of a nose. Ditko's S-M mask is more realistically rendered and outlines the facial structure underneath. Kirby remembers to draw the spider on the chest here (unless someone else added ...
