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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.
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- Mid-Late 1960s
- 1966
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- 1973
Len Wein, transcript published in Masquerader #6, Spring 1964; later published as “Jack Kirby: An Artist With Impact” in The Jack Kirby Collector #49, Fall 2007.
Interview at drawing board, Wonderama, NY TV. Note:Could be mistaken. Romita and Lee appeared on Wonderama in the 1970s.
Jack Kirby, “Meet Jack Kirby,” Mighty Marvel Messenger #1. Later published as “Jack Kirby by Jack Kirby” in Marvel Age Annual #2, September 1986. Jack Kirby, “Keynote at NY Comic Con,” given 23 July 1966. Later published in The Jack Kirby Collector#43, Summer 2005.
Mike Hodel, Kirby and Stan Lee radio interview titled “Will Success Spoil Spider-man?” conducted 3 March 1967 and broadcast live on WBAI (NY). Transcript published in The Stan Lee Universe, 2011.
Sal Caputo and “The Kizer”, transcript published in Excelsior #1, 1968. Later published in “Excelsior Fanzine (1968) Kirby & Lee Interviews” on Kirby Dynamics, April 2012, and as “Stan and Jack: Excelsior” in The Jack Kirby Collector #60, Winter 2013.
Mark Hebert, conducted early 1969. Transcript published in The Nostalgia Journal #30, November 1976, and #31, December 1976. Later published as “There Is Something Stupid In Violence As Violence,” in The Comics Journal Library, Volume One: Jack Kirby, 2002. Shel Dorf and Rich Rubenfield, conducted August 1969, published as “We Create Images, And Th...
Bruce Hamilton, conducted shortly after Jack left Marvel in 1970. Transcript published as “A Talk With Artist-Writer-Editor Jack Kirby” in Rocket’s Blast Comicollector #81, 1971; later published in Marvel Collector’s Handbook, 1973, and The Jack Kirby Collector #18, January 1998. various, San Diego Golden State Comic-Con panel, 1 August 1970; Audio...
“Old Comic Heroes Return: For Awhile,” Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, 4 April 1971. Saul Braun, transcript excerpts used in “Shazam! Here Comes Captain Relevant”, New York Times Sunday Magazine, 2 May 1971. Lee Falk and Steve DeJarnatt, conducted at San Diego Comic-Con, edited transcript published as “May 1971 Kirby Interview” in The Jack Kirby Colle...
Jack Kirby, “To What It May Concern,” The Los Angeles Times – West magazine, 10 September 1972 Jack Kirby, speech on 29 April 1972 at Vanderbilt University. Transcript published as “Kirby At College: The Transcript Of Jack’s Speech,” in The Jack Kirby Collector #5, May 1995. various, symposium comments on 29 April 1972 at Vanderbilt University. Tra...
Peter Kuper and Seth Tobocman, transcript published in G.A.S. Lite, Vol 2 #10, 1973. later published as “Cleveland Rocks!” in The Jack Kirby Collector #47, Fall 2006.
Many thanks to Mark and Steve! 1920 – Rose, Jacob, and Ben Kurtzberg. Like many success stories, it all begins with a birth date on the Lower East Side of New York City. The birth date was August 28, 1917, and the Kurtzberg family at 147 Essex Street was one more strong.
Aug 28, 2017 · Born and raised on the Lower East Side, Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg) created or co-created some of the most enduring characters and stories in comics (Captain America, Avengers, Hulk, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer, Darkseid, among hundreds of others).
Aug 27, 2017 · This is not a normal birthday celebration. No, for Jack Kirby’s centennial, we present 100 COVERS, covering Marvel, DC and many other publishers. Only one other creator’s gotten this treatment here at 13th Dimension: DC’s Julius Schwartz, on his centennial two years ago. (Click here.)
Aug 28, 2017 · The Unmistakable Pop-Culture Influence of Jack Kirby. The comic book creator, born 100 years ago Monday, changed everything. No, really.
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Sep 3, 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.
