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Kirby, Jack, 1917-1994
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Jack Kirby (b. August 28, 1917, New York, NY–d. February 6, 1994, Thousand Oaks, CA) was an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. Born in New York City as Jacob Kurtzberg he entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s. With Joe Simon, Kirby created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics (predecessor of Marvel Comics) in 1940 before being drafted for military service during WWII. During the 1940s, Kirby created many characters for Timely Comics and for National Comics Publications (later DC Comics). In the 1960s, Kirby and writer-editor Stan Lee co-created major characters, including the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and the Hulk. Kirby married Rosalind Goldstein in 1942 and had four children.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Kirby, Jack. Jack Kirby : file of press clippings and miscellany. | Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library | |
| referencedIn | San Francisco Academy of Comic Art collection : Newspaper Comic Strips, 1893-1996 | The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum | |
| creatorOf | KIRBY, JACK, d.1994. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library | |
| referencedIn | Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Jack Kirby 1917-1994 biographical file. | Ohio State University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Milton Caniff Collection, 1805-2007, 1910-1988 | The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum | |
| referencedIn | University of Arizona Library. Special Collections. Special Collections Comic Book Collection, 1934-1969 (bulk 1940-1950). | University of Arizona Libraries |
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| employeeOf | DC Comics, Inc. | corporateBody |
| employeeOf | Harvey Comics. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Lee, Stan | person |
| employeeOf | Marvel Comics Group | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Milton Caniff | person |
| associatedWith | Russel B. Nye Popular Culture Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | San Francisco Academy of Comic Art. Bill Blackbeard, Director | corporateBody |
| memberOf | United States. Army | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Arizona Library. Special Collections | corporateBody |
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| New York | NY | US | |
| Thousand Oaks | CA | US |
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| Cartoonists |
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