Who Is Jack Kirby? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Jack Kirby is a Non-Fictional comic book character, the alter ego of Jacob Kurtzberg, with over 162 comic issue appearances. Jack Kirby (1917 - 1994) was comic book artist, writer and editor. He entered the comic book business from 1939 and remained active to 1984, co-creating numerous characters in the intervening years.

Who is Jack Kirby?

Brief History Jacob Kurtzberg (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994), better known by his pen name, Jack Kirby , was a comic book artist, writer and editor. Growing up poor in New York City, Kurtzberg entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s. He drew various comic strips under different pseudonyms, ultimately settling on Jack Kirby. In 1941, Kirby and writer Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics. During the 1940s, Kirby would create a number of comics for various publishers, often teamed with Simon. After serving in World War II Kirby returned to comics and worked in a variety of genres. He contributed to a number of publishers, including Archie Comics and DC Comics, but ultimately found himself at Timely's 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics, later to be known as Marvel Comics. In the 1960s, Kirby co-created many of Marvel Comics' major characters including the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and the Hulk along with writer-editor Stan Lee.

Key facts

Jack Kirby is of human origin. The character is published by Non-Fictional. With 162 recorded issue appearances, Jack Kirby ranks among the most featured characters in comics.