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He grew up in New York City and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial cartoons. He entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s, drawing various comics features under different pen names, including Jack Curtiss, before settling on Jack Kirby.
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.
Jack Kirby was, then, the student without an official teacher. He learned from anyone who had something to offer, adopting the virtues and making them his own. An early source of art-inspiration, for example, was Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon newspaper strip. Splendidly illustrated, it has served as the model for a majority of today’s panel ...
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).
Jack Kirby is widely recognized as one of the most influential and prolific creators in the history of comics. He created, or co-created, such enduring characters as Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Hulk, Darkseid, and the New Gods, and hundreds of others stretching back to the earliest days of the medium.
Celebrating the birthday of Jack "The King" Kirby! The co-creator of legendary hits like the Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thor, and the X-Men, Kirby’s decades-long career built a legacy that stands tall today.
Jack Kirby (b. August 28, 1917 – d.February 6, 1994) was a writer and artist who was one of the most influential creators in the comics medium, creating several iconic heroes with Stan Lee over at Marvel Comics, and the legendary Fourth World Saga at DC Comics, which introduced the New Gods to...
