Jack Kirby
| Jack Kirby | |
|---|---|
 Kirby, circa 1992. | |
| Born | August 28, 1917 |
| Died | February 6, 1994 (age 76) |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Character designer |
Jack Kirby, born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist widely known as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He is known for his work at Marvel Comics and DC Comics.
Nicknamed the "King of Comics", Kirby was instrumental for his dynamic art and iconic characters during both the Golden Age of Comics in the 1940s and the Silver Age in the 1960s.[1] In 1940, he and writer-editor Joe Simon co-created Captain America for Timely Comics, the precursor of Marvel. Kirby later collaborated with Stan Lee on developing more characters like the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor, the X-Men, Iron Man, Sgt. Fury, the Silver Surfer, and Black Panther. For DC Comics, he also created the character of Darkseid and his Fourth World saga, which spanned several comic titles.
Kirby died of heart failure on February 6, 1994, at the age of 76. The Jack Kirby Awards and Jack King Hall of Fame were named in his honor, and many comics fans regard him for his many contributions to the medium.
Credits
- Rejected artwork for Shaggy as the Cheshire Cat in the Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo episode "Scooby in Wonderland" (1980).
- Rough artwork for hospital orderly in the Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo episode "Scrappy's Birthday" (1980).
Behind the scenes
- In 1978, Kirby had been hired by Hanna-Barbera to successfully sell their second Fantastic Four cartoon (after the first one in 1967), but Marvel Comics decided to go with DaPatie-Freleng Enterprises instead, so a trade was made with DePatie-Freleng for Godzilla, along with Doug Wildey, too.[2]
External links
References
- ^ "Jack Kirby". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
- ^ Morrow, John (June 8, 2004). The Collected Jack Kirby Collector Vol. 2, page 104. Two Morrows Publishing. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
