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This category lists fictional characters created or co-created by American comic book artist and writer Jack Kirby
- 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...
To mark Jack Kirby's 100th birthday in 2017, DC Comics announced a series of one-shots involving characters that Kirby had created, including The Newsboy Legion and the Boy Commandos, Manhunter, Sandman, the New Gods, Darkseid, and ending with The Black Racer and Shilo Norman.
- Ashley Land
- Writer
- Darkseid. Since his creation, Darkseid has earned a reputation as the definitive comic book villain, even outdoing the likes of Thanos and Doctor Doom as the embodiment of pure evil.
- Mister Miracle. Mister Miracle is the DCU's greatest escapologist, as well as the most heroic of all the New Gods, having even served on the Justice League International as a mainstay member.
- Etrigan The Demon. Etrigan the Demon is easily one of DC's best supernatural characters. Originally an Arthurian knight by the name of Jason Blood, the wizard Merlin bonded him to Etrigan.
- Orion. The heroic son of Darkseid, Orion was raised by Highfather on New Genesis following a trade between the two leaders. Nicknamed the "Dog of War," Orion is a champion of his adoptive world, which he defends with all the rage expected from a son of Darkseid.
May 1, 2021 · The early 1970s wasn't the first time Jack Kirby created characters for DC Comics. After writing and drawing ten issues of Captain American Comics , he moved over to DC in 1942. Right before he left for the Army he created two groups of Axis-fighting characters.
- Rich Keller
Oct 6, 2021 · Jack Kirby co-created most of the Marvel Universe like the Avengers, but what are his most essential works at DC Comics?
THE LOSERS BY JACK KIRBY. DC UNIVERSE: THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS BY JACK KIRBY. KAMANDI ARCHIVES VOL. 1. KAMANDI BY JACK KIRBY OMNIBUS. SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY VOL. 3. SHOWCASE PRESENTS: THE WITCHING HOUR VOL. 1. SUPER POWERS BY JACK KIRBY. SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN BY JACK KIRBY. KOBRA: RESURRECTION.
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