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Jack Kirby
Also known as: Jacob Kurtzberg, 杰克·科比, جک کربی
Biography
Jack Kirby (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 learnt 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. In 1940, he and writer-editor Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel Comics. During the 1940s, Kirby regularly teamed with Simon, creating numerous characters for that company and for National Comics Publications, later to become DC Comics. After serving in the European Theatre in World War II, Kirby produced work for DC Comics, Harvey Comics, Hillman Periodicals, and other publishers. At Crestwood Publications, he and Simon created the genre of romance comics and later founded their own short-lived comic company, Mainline Publications. Kirby was involved in Timely's 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics, which in the next decade became Marvel. There, in the 1960s, Kirby cocreated many of the company's major characters, including Ant-Man, the Avengers, the Black Panther, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Iron Man, the Silver Surfer, Thor, and the X-Men, among many others. Kirby's titles garnered high sales and critical acclaim, but in 1970, feeling he had been treated unfairly, largely in the realm of authorship credit and creators' rights, Kirby left the company for rival DC. At DC, Kirby created his Fourth World saga, which spanned several comic titles. While these series proved commercially unsuccessful and were cancelled, the Fourth World's New Gods have continued as a significant part of the DC Universe. Kirby returned to Marvel briefly in the mid-to-late 1970s and then ventured into television animation and independent comics. In his later years, Kirby, who has been called "the William Blake of comics," began receiving great recognition in the mainstream press for his career accomplishments, and in 1987 he was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. In 2017, Kirby was posthumously named a Disney Legend for his creations not only in the field of publishing but also because those creations formed the basis for The Walt Disney Company's financially and critically successful media franchise, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Kirby was married to Rosalind Goldstein in 1942. They had four children and remained married until his death from heart failure in 1994, at the age of 76. The Jack Kirby Awards and Jack Kirby Hall of Fame were named in his honour, and he is known as "The King" among comics fans for his many influential contributions to the medium. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Kirby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
August 28, 1917
Day of Death
February 6, 1994
Age at Death
76 years old
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popularity Score
2.5
Filmography
Untitled X-Men Film
Characters
2028Movie
Black Panther 3
Characters
2028Movie
Avengers: Secret Wars
Characters
2027Movie
Avengers: Doomsday
Characters
2026Movie
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Thanks
2026Movie
Wonder Man
Characters
2026TV
Captain America: Brave New World
Characters
2025Movie
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Characters
2025Movie
Thunderbolts*
Characters
2025Movie
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Comic Book
2025Movie
Daredevil: Born Again
Thanks
2025TV
Ironheart
Thanks
2025TV
Eyes of Wakanda
Characters
2025TV
Marvel Zombies
Characters
2025TV
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails
Characters
2025TV
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
Characters
2024Movie
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
Characters
2024Movie
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition
Characters
2024Movie
X-Men '97
Characters
2024TV
Agatha All Along
Characters
2024TV
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Characters
2024TV
Stan Lee
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2023Movie
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage)
2023TV
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Characters
2023Movie
Blue Beetle
Thanks
2023Movie
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Characters
2023Movie
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code Red
Comic Book
2023Movie
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Characters
2023TV
My Adventures with Superman
Characters
2023TV
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Thanks
2022Movie
Thor: Love and Thunder
Characters
2022Movie
Groot's First Steps
Characters
2022Movie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Characters
2022Movie
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Characters
2022Movie
Black Adam
Characters
2022Movie
DC Showcase - Constantine: The House of Mystery
Characters
2022Movie
Magnum Opus
Characters
2022Movie
Groot Takes a Bath
Characters
2022Movie
Groot's Pursuit
Characters
2022Movie
The Little Guy
Characters
2022Movie
Ms. Marvel
Thanks
2022TV
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Characters
2022TV
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Thanks
2022TV
I Am Groot
Characters
2022TV
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Characters
2021Movie
Black Widow
Thanks
2021Movie
Eternals
Comic Book
2021Movie
DC Showcase: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth!
Characters
2021Movie
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Thanks
2021Movie
WandaVision
Characters
2021TV
WandaVision
Thanks
2021TV
Loki
Characters
2021TV
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Characters
2021TV
What If...?
Characters
2021TV
Hawkeye
Characters
2021TV
Hawkeye
Thanks
2021TV
Superman & Lois
Thanks
2021TV
Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
Comic Book
2021TV
What If...?
Thanks
2021TV
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Characters
2020Movie
DC's Stargirl
Thanks
2020TV
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum
Characters
2020TV
Dark Phoenix
Thanks
2019Movie
Avengers: Endgame
Characters
2019Movie
Captain Marvel
Thanks
2019Movie
Avengers: Endgame
Comic Book
2019Movie
Captain Marvel
Characters
2019Movie
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Comic Book
2019Movie
Reign of the Supermen
Characters
2019Movie
Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
Characters
2019Movie
The Death and Return of Superman
Characters
2019Movie
Avengers: Infinity War
Characters
2018Movie
Black Panther
Comic Book
2018Movie
Avengers: Infinity War
Comic Book
2018Movie
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Comic Book
2018Movie
Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby
Self (archive footage)
2017Movie
Jack Kirby: A Personal Journey
Himself
2017Movie
Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
Self (archive footage)
2017TV
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Characters
2017Movie
Justice League
Characters
2017Movie
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Characters
2017Movie
Thor: Ragnarok
Comic Book
2017Movie
Justice League Dark
Characters
2017Movie
Inhumans: The First Chapter
Characters
2017Movie
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Thanks
2017Movie
The Lego Batman Movie
Thanks
2017Movie
Team Thor: Part 2
Characters
2017Movie
Marvel's Inhumans
Comic Book
2017TV
The Gifted
Characters
2017TV
Captain America: Civil War
Characters
2016Movie
Team Thor
Characters
2016Movie
Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell
Characters
2016Movie
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot
Comic Book
2016TV
Fantastic Four
Characters
2015Movie
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Comic Book
2015Movie
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Characters
2015Movie
Ant-Man
Comic Book
2015Movie
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Characters
2015Movie
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Characters
2015TV
Supergirl
Thanks
2015TV
Guardians of the Galaxy
Thanks
2014Movie
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Comic Book
2014Movie
Marvel Knights: Eternals
Characters
2014Movie
Thor: The Dark World
Comic Book
2013Movie
Thor: The Dark World
Thanks
2013Movie
Iron Man 3
Comic Book
2013Movie
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
Characters
2013Movie
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
Characters
2013Movie
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Comic Book
2013TV
Teen Titans Go!
Characters
2013TV
The Avengers
Characters
2012Movie
The Avengers
Comic Book
2012Movie
Animal Man
Characters
2012TV
Thor: Tales of Asgard
Characters
2011Movie
Thor
Draughtsman
2011Movie
Thor
Original Series Design
2011Movie
Thor
Character Designer
2011Movie
Thor
Comic Book
2011Movie
Thor
Thanks
2011Movie
Captain America: The First Avenger
Comic Book
2011Movie
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant
Characters
2011Movie
Planet Hulk
Characters
2010Movie
Iron Man 2
Comic Book
2010Movie
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Characters
2010TV
Black Panther
Characters
2010TV
Young Justice
Characters
2010TV
Iron Man
Comic Book
2008Movie
The Incredible Hulk
Comic Book
2008Movie
Jack Kirby: Story Teller
Self
2007Movie
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Characters
2007Movie
The Invincible Iron Man
Characters
2007Movie
Ultimate Avengers 2
Characters
2006Movie
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes
Writer
2006TV
Fantastic Four
Comic Book
2005Movie
Justice League Unlimited
Characters
2004TV
Hulk
Characters
2003Movie
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Self (archive footage)
2001Movie
Justice League
Characters
2001TV
X-Men
Thanks
2000Movie
Batman Beyond
Characters
1999TV
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Characters
1998Movie
Silver Surfer
Characters
1998TV
The New Batman Adventures
Characters
1997TV
Superman: The Animated Series
Characters
1996TV
Superman: The Animated Series
Thanks
1996TV
The Fantastic Four
Comic Book
1994Movie
The Overstreet World of Comic Books
Self
1993Movie
Bob
Jack Kirby
1992TV
Captain America
Characters
1990Movie
Comic Book Confidential
Self
1989Movie
Prisoners of Gravity
Self
1989TV
X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
Characters
1989TV
The Incredible Hulk Returns
Characters
1988Movie
The Masters of Comic Book Art
Self
1987Movie
The Centurions
Creative Consultant
1986TV
Captain America: The Origin of Captain America
Writer
1985Movie
The Incredible Hulk
Creator
1982TV
Bride of the Incredible Hulk
Characters
1980Movie
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
Characters
1979Movie
Captain America
Characters
1979Movie
Fred and Barney Meet The Thing
Creator
1979TV
The Fantastic Four
Creator
1978TV
The Return of the Incredible Hulk
Characters
1977Movie
The Incredible Hulk
Characters
1977Movie
The Incredible Hulk
Writer
1977TV
Starsky & Hutch
1975TV
S.W.A.T.
1975TV
Super Friends
Characters
1973TV
The Fantastic Four
Creator
1967TV
The Marvel Super Heroes
Writer
1966TV
Hulk
Creator
1966TV
Captain America
Characters
1944Movie
Kirbyvision
Self (archive footage)
—Movie
Mister Miracle
Characters
—TV