Jack Kirby (b. August 28, 1917 – d.February 6, 1994) was an American comic book writer and artist, and one of the most influential creators in the industry. He created several iconic characters with collaborators Stan Lee and Joe Simon at Marvel Comics, and …

After serving in the European Theater 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.

2021年10月6日 · When Jack Kirby left Marvel Comics for DC in the 1970s, his first work for the company was a bit of a surprise. Still, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen is no less essential. In …

This category lists fictional characters created or co-created by American comic book artist and writer Jack Kirby.

2015年2月23日 · Continuing our look at key moments in Jack’s life and career from TJKC #59 (which covered Marvel in the 1960s), we present this timeline of key moments that affected Kirby’s tenure at DC Comics in the 1970s.

Jack Kirby was a prolific comics creator who created many American comic books and characters, particularly for Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

2023年11月23日 · When he joined DC Comics, Jack Kirby took over Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen and, with issue #133 (Oct. 1970), he began the Fourth World. The three other original titles in which the saga developed were The Forever People, Mister Miracle, and The New Gods.

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Kirby served as an editor, writer and artist for National-DC comics, where his first assignment was the revamping of the Jimmy Olsen book. This he proceeded to do by introducing the Galaxy Broadcasting System, new owners of The Daily Planet, and its insidious president, Morgan Edge.

For DC Comics, his most enduring creations were 'New Gods' (1971) and 'Kamandi' (1972). Kirby produced over 20,000 comic book pages during his career, as well as about 1,400 cover illustrations. His cinematographic and dynamic artwork has left a lasting impression on generations of comic book artists, and was even plagiarized on several occasions.