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Jack Kirby
Writer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born August 28, 1917Died February 6, 1994 (76 years)
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.
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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.
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Known For
Jack Kirby Filmography
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| 2006 | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Iron Man (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk (TV Series) · as Sketch Artist |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Superpowered: The DC Story (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Stan Lee · as Self (voice) (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Reign of the Superwomen · as Self |
| 2017 | Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2016 | COMIX: Beyond the Comic Book Pages · as Self |
| 2014 | Marvel 75 Years: From Pulp to Pop! · as Self |
| 2007 | Jack Kirby: Story Teller · as Self |
| 2003 | Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked · as Self - Creator, Captain America |
| 2001 | De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros · as Himself (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Bob (TV Series) · as Jack Kirby |
| 1989 | Prisoners of Gravity (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Comic Book Confidential · as Self |
| 1987 | The Masters of Comic Book Art · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2027 | Avengers: Secret Wars · as Characters |
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday · as Characters |
| 2025 | Marvel Zombies (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2025 | Eyes of Wakanda (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2025 | The Fantastic Four: First Steps · as Characters |
| 2025 | Thunderbolts* · as Characters |
| 2025 | Captain America: Brave New World · as Characters |
| 2025 | Wonder Man (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2024 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition · as Characters |
| 2024 | Agatha All Along (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine · as Captain America Created By |
| 2024 | Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three · as Characters |
| 2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Two · as Characters |
| 2024 | X-Men '97 (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 · as Characters |
| 2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania · as Characters |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2023 | Black Panther: Legacy · as Characters |
| 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special · as Characters |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · as Characters |
| 2022 | Black Adam · as Characters |
| 2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2022 | Groot's First Steps · as Characters |
| 2022 | I Am Groot (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder · as Characters |
| 2022 | DC Showcase: Constantine - The House of Mystery · as Characters |
| 2021 | Hawkeye (2021) (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2021 | Eternals · as Comic Book |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2021 | Loki (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2021 | Marvel's M.O.D.O.K. (TV Series) · as Comic Book |
| 2021 | DC Showcase: Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth! · as Characters |
| 2021 | The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Characters |
| 2021 | WandaVision (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Legends (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2020 | Justice League Dark: Apokolips War · as Characters |
| 2019 | The Death and Return of Superman · as Characters |
| 2019 | Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans · as Characters |
| 2019 | Harley Quinn (TV Series) · as Created By: Fourth World |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far from Home · as Comic Book |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Characters |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel · as Characters |
| 2019 | Reign of the Supermen · as Characters |
| 2018 | The Death of Superman · as Fourth World Created By |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp · as Comic Book |
| 2018 | LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Black Panther - Trouble in Wakanda · as Based On The Marvel Comics By |
| 2018 | LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super-villain High · as Lashina And Oberon Created By |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War · as Characters |
| 2018 | Black Panther · as Comic Book |
| 2017 | Justice League · as Characters |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok · as Comic Book |
| 2017 | The Gifted (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2017 | Marvel's Inhumans (TV Series) · as Comic Book |
| 2017 | Inhumans - The First Chapter · as Characters |
| 2017 | Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain · as Lashina & Mad Harriet Created By |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming · as Characters |
| 2017 | Marvel's Ant-Man (TV Series) · as Character Created By: Ant-Man |
| 2017 | DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games · as Fourth World Created By |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · as Characters |
| 2017 | Marvel's Rocket & Groot (TV Series) · as Character Created By: Groot |
| 2017 | Team Thor: Part 2 · as Characters |
| 2017 | Justice League Dark · as Characters |
| 2016 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot (TV Series) · as Comic Book |
| 2016 | Justice League Action (TV Series) · as Characters Created By: Fourth World |
| 2016 | Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell · as Characters |
| 2016 | DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year · as Fourth World Created By |
| 2016 | Team Thor · as Characters |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse · as Based On Characters Created By |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War · as Characters |
| 2016 | DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High · as Fourth World Created By |
| 2015 | Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! · as Created By: Captain America |
| 2015 | Lego DC Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! · as Character Created By: Darkseid |
| 2015 | Fantastic Four · as Characters |
| 2015 | Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters · as Characters |
| 2015 | Ant-Man · as Comic Book |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron · as Comic Book |
| 2015 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League · as Characters Created By: Darkseid & Desaad |
| 2015 | Marvel's Agent Carter (TV Series) · as Based On The Marvel Comics By |
| 2014 | Marvel Knights: Eternals · as Characters |
| 2014 | Eternals (TV Series) · as Eternals Created By |
| 2014 | Iron Man and Captain America: Heroes United · as Character Created By: Captain America |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past · as Based On The Marvel Comics By |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier · as Comic Book |
| 2014 | Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher · as Based On The Marvel Comics By |
| 2014 | Justice League: War · as Darkseid, Desaad & Parademons Created By |
| 2013 | Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United · as Characters |
| 2013 | Thor: The Dark World · as Comic Book |
| 2013 | The Avengers Lego Adventure · as Characters |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) · as Comic Book |
| 2013 | Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk (TV Series) · as Character: Bruce Banner/the Hulk |
| 2013 | Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter · as Characters |
| 2013 | Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (TV Series) · as Based On Comics By |
| 2013 | Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox · as Character Created By: Etrigan The Demon |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 · as Comic Book |
| 2013 | Teen Titans Go! (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2013 | Iron Man: Rise of Technovore · as Based On The Marvel Comics By |
| 2012 | Marvel's Avengers Assemble (TV Series) · as Based On The Marvel Comics By |
| 2012 | The Avengers · as Characters |
| 2012 | Animal Man (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2012 | Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man (TV Series) · as Character Created By: Captain America |
| 2012 | Super Power Beat Down (TV Series) · as Bucky Barnes Created By |
| 2011 | Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant · as Characters |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger · as Comic Book |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class · as Based On Marvel's "x-Men" Comics By |
| 2011 | Thor: Tales of Asgard · as Characters |
| 2011 | Thor · as Character Designer |
| 2011 | Thor · as Comic Book |
| 2011 | X-Men (TV Series) · as Comics |
| 2010 | Death Battle! (TV Series) · as Thor Created By |
| 2010 | Young Justice (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2010 | Iron Man (2010) (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2010 | Superman/Batman: Apocalypse · as Characters Created By: Darkseid & The New Gods |
| 2010 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 · as Comic Book |
| 2010 | Iron Man: Extremis (TV Series) · as Iron Man Created By |
| 2010 | Planet Hulk · as Characters |
| 2010 | Black Panther (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2008 | Iron Man: Armored Adventures (TV Series) · as Based On The Marvel Comic Book By |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series) · as Character Created By: Darkseid |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk · as Comic Book |
| 2008 | Iron Man · as Comic Book |
| 2008 | The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV Series) · as Illustration: "amazing Fantasy #15" |
| 2008 | Justice League: The New Frontier · as "challengers Of The Unknown" Created By |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer · as Characters |
| 2007 | The Invincible Iron Man · as Characters |
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers II · as Characters |
| 2006 | Ultimate Avengers: The Movie · as Marvel Comic: Captain America |
| 2005 | Fantastic Four · as Comic Book |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2003 | Hulk · as Characters |
| 2001 | Justice League (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 2001 | Smallville (TV Series) · as Characters Created By: Fourth World |
| 2000 | X-Men: Evolution (TV Series) · as Comic Book & Characters |
| 1999 | The Avengers: United They Stand (TV Series) · as Based On The Marvel Comics By |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1998 | Nick Fury: Agent of Shield · as Characters |
| 1998 | Silver Surfer (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1996 | The Incredible Hulk (1996) (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1994 | The Fantastic Four · as Comic Book |
| 1992 | X-Men: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Based On Marvel's "x-Men" Comics By |
| 1990 | Captain America · as Characters |
| 1989 | Pryde of the X-Men · as Characters |
| 1989 | X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1988 | The Incredible Hulk Returns · as Characters |
| 1985 | The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (TV Series) · as Fourth World Created By |
| 1982 | The Incredible Hulk (1982) (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1981 | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (TV Series) · as Creator |
| 1980 | Bride of the Incredible Hulk · as Characters |
| 1979 | Captain America II: Death Too Soon · as Characters |
| 1979 | The Thing (TV Series) · as Based On The Marvel Comics By |
| 1979 | Captain America · as Characters |
| 1978 | The New Fantastic Four (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1977 | The Return of the Incredible Hulk · as Characters |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk · as Characters |
| 1973 | Super Friends (TV Series) · as Fourth World Created By |
| 1967 | Fantastic Four (1967) (TV Series) · as Comic |
| 1966 | Hulk (TV Series) · as Characters |
| 1966 | The Marvel Super Heroes (TV Series) · as Comic Book & Characters |
| 1944 | Captain America · as Characters |