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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 cartoons.
- Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917, New York City, U.S.
- February 6, 1994 (aged 76), Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
May 1, 2024 · Jack Kirby (born August 28, 1917, New York, New York, U.S.—died February 6, 1994, Thousand Oaks, California) was an American comic book artist who helped create hundreds of original characters, including Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, and the Fantastic Four. Kirby left high school at age 16 and worked in Max Fleischer ’s animation ...
I will always believe jack Kirby was the genius behind the designs, concepts, and character creations of early marvel books. Stan lee may have came up with names, ( like Lennon adding yeah, yeah, yeah, to share credit.). Jack Kirby created new characters, reinvented stale ones and developed a whole universe after leaving marvel.
- Early Career
- DC Comics
- Wartime Activities
- Postwar Career
- 1950s
- 1960s
- New Gods
- Later Career
After publishing a few works in outlets for amateur artists, Kirby entered the world of professional cartooning in 1936. He was hired by the Lincoln Newspaper Syndicate to work on comic strips and advice cartoons. He stayed there until 1939. He then briefly joined the field of animation and was hired by the Fleischer Studios. He worked as an in-bet...
At first DC was uncertain on what work to assign Simon and Kirby. After a few minor assignments, they were asked to contribute their own story ideas. The duo soon took over the already established Sandman series featured in Adventure Comics and revamped the character. They also created a new version of the Manhunter, this time as a superhero. Kirby...
Kirby's comic book career had to be put in hiatus in 1943, when he was drafted into the United States Army. While he never took part in any major battle, he was deployed in the European theatre of World War IIin 1944. Following the Invasion of Normandy, Kirby was tasked with drawing reconnaissance maps and images of areas the Army was considering t...
Following his discharge from the Army, Kirby was reunited with Simon. Simon had spend the majority of the War serving in the United States Coast Guard. They were both looking for a way to return to comic book work, though their old jobs at DC had been taken by other creators. They spend the next several years working for Harvey Comics. For Harvey, ...
In 1953-1954, Simon and Kirby were annoyed to find out that Atlas Comics (the then-current name of Marvel Comics) was reviving Captain America. They had never asked for any input from Simon and Kirby to do this, nor offered to rehire them. Seeking for a way to outdo their old creation, the duo created a new superhero called Fighting American (1954)...
In 1961, Atlas/Marvel editor-in-chief Stan Lee wanted to create a new superhero team to compete with DC's Justice League of America, which was turning out to be a hit. He decided to collaborate with Kirby, reworking the basic concept of the Challengers in combination of Lee's ideas for more complex characterization, to create the team, the result b...
By the early 1970s, Kirby felt increasingly dissatisfied with his working relationship with Marvel. He was paid much better than before, earning about 35,000 dollars per year. But he felt that he was not given adequate credit for his own creations, that his plot contributions went mostly uncredited, and that Marvel was earning much more money from ...
In 1975, Marvel Comics announced that Kirby would return to work with them. He was soon producing new runs as sole writer and penciller of Black Panther and Captain America. His most enduring work, however, was in the creation of new series and characters. His best known work was The Eternals (1976-1978), a 19-issue series about immortal gods activ...
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Jan 29, 2020 · Jack "The King" Kirby was comics. During his tenure, his pen helped create several hundred characters. His influence brought forth Captain America, the Avengers, Hulk, Iron Man, X-Men, Black Panther, the Eternals, Darkseid, and the New Gods. RELATED: The 5 Best & 5 Worst Supervillain Resurrections In Comics. And that's just the heroes we all know.
The first character created by Simon and Kirby. Lone Rider 2. You can't have enough masked men in the old West I guess ... Comet Pierce is a 22nd-century space pilot and adventurer, created by ...
