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1917 New York City - 1994 Thousand Oaks, California. Known for: Cartoons, comic-book art, illustration.
Jack Kirby, the "king" of American comic books and comic strips as an artist, writer and editor, was born Jacob Kurtzburg on August 28, 1917 in "Hell's Kitchen," in New York City. His career began in... Read full biography
Jack Kirby, the "king" of American comic books and comic strips as an artist, writer and editor, was born Jacob Kurtzburg on August 28, 1917 in "Hell's Kitchen," in New York City. His career began in 1935 as an illustrator for Max Fleischer's animation studio. A year later, he was creating "Abdul... Read full biography
Jack Kirby, the "king" of American comic books and comic strips as an artist, writer and editor, was born Jacob Kurtzburg on August 28, 1917 in "Hell's Kitchen," in New York City. His career began in 1935 as an illustrator for Max Fleischer's animation studio. A year later, he was creating "Abdul Jones", "Socko the Seadog" and the "Black Buccaneer" for the Lincoln Newspaper Syndicate, until 1938 when the company went out of business. Briefly with the Eisner-Iger studios in 1939, he worked on... Read full biography
Jack Kirby, the "king" of American comic books and comic strips as an artist, writer and editor, was born Jacob Kurtzburg on August 28, 1917 in "Hell's Kitchen," in New York City. His career began in 1935 as an illustrator for Max Fleischer's animation studio. A year later, he was creating "Abdul Jones", "Socko the Seadog" and the "Black Buccaneer" for the Lincoln Newspaper Syndicate, until 1938 when the company went out of business. Briefly with the Eisner-Iger studios in 1939, he worked on Jungle and Jumbo Comics. Also with other companies, he drew the complete first issue of Captain Marvel. Kirby, and his partner, Joe Simon, working together in a common studio, were approached early in 1941 by Martin Goodman, the publisher of Timely... Read full biography
Jack Kirby, the "king" of American comic books and comic strips as an artist, writer and editor, was born Jacob Kurtzburg on August 28, 1917 in "Hell's Kitchen," in New York City. His career began in 1935 as an illustrator for Max Fleischer's animation studio. A year later, he was creating "Abdul Jones", "Socko the Seadog" and the "Black Buccaneer" for the Lincoln Newspaper Syndicate, until 1938 when the company went out of business. Briefly with the Eisner-Iger studios in 1939, he worked on Jungle and Jumbo Comics. Also with other companies, he drew the complete first issue of Captain Marvel. Kirby, and his partner, Joe Simon, working together in a common studio, were approached early in 1941 by Martin Goodman, the publisher of Timely Comics, to create a patriotic hero to compete with Pep Comics' The Shield. They responded with the superhuman Captain America, who became an... Read full biography
Jack Kirby - Artist Info
About Jack Kirby: Keywords
Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Animation, Animator
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Penciller, Penciler
Art Media
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Comic Strip/Book Humor
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •Science Fiction
Awards/Recognition
- •Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Cartoon Specialty
- •Collaborative Artwork, Collaboration
- •DC Comics Publishing Company Artist
- •Marvel Comics Publishing Company Artist
- •Pseudonym ("Nome de Plume") Used
- •Superman Illustrator