History Creator / JackKirby

* {{Badass}}: There's a story that before the US entered WWII, some American Nazis called to the offices offering to fight Kirby and Joe Simon, creators of CaptainAmerica. Jack supposedly rolled up his sleeves and immediately headed downstairs, but when he got down they were gone...
** WillEisner regularly told a story about a young Kirby physically intimidating a gangster who came to the Eisner studio demanding protection money into giving up and leaving.

** ''ChallengersOfTheUnknown''

* ExecutiveMeddling: When he created the Mighty Thor, he planned to have the hero's story eventually end with Ragnarok, like in the original myths. When the Powers that Be vetoed this final end, he went on to create the New Gods, whose story he intended to end with final battle between Orion and his father, Darkseid. When the Powers that Be vetoes this final end, he went on to create the Eternals, which he intended to end with the ultimate confrontation with the Celestials. When the Powers that Be... and so on.

*** BlackPanther

* ShoutOut: In the movie ''CrimsonTide'', Submarine Executive Officer Hunter points out to a crew member on the boat that "anyone who reads comic books knows that the Kirby SilverSurfer is the only true Silver Surfer."

*** TheMightyThor
*** NickFury
*** {{Comicbook/X-Men}}

*** IronMan

*** SilverSurfer

Ironically, his most satisfying work at this point was in animation and toys with designs for ''ThundarrTheBarbarian'' and creating the designs for Kenner's famous ''Super Powers'' toy series where he ''finally'' got direct compensation working on the classic DCComics characters.

Jack Kirby, unfortunately, was also a poster boy for how artists were treated by the companies who became multibillion dollar industries because of them. The dubious "work for hire" contract policies in those days meant that artists were paid for no more than the "page rate" for the comics that they drew. Consequently, despite their characters becoming iconic, Kirby and the other artists of his generation made absolutely no royalties of any kind and were denied any chance to share in the successes of their creations. Also, he was the center of the art controversy during the mid 1980s when Marvel's image was tarnished by their shameful claim that he and the other artists had no rights to their own original artwork. Public pressure eventually forced Marvel into coughing up a pension for his widow, and the Kirby estate is currently trying to regain Kirby's share of the copyright on his Marvel Comics characters, but whether or not their efforts would bear fruit remains to be seen.

** ''{{Minoriteam}}'' would always have an end credit giving special thanks to "King" Kirby.

One of the most important and influential artists and writers in American comics, and the man who created or co-created dozens of classic characters for [[Creator/DCComics DC]] and [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]]. KirbyDots are named after the artist's distinctive rendering of {{Battle Aura}}s, also nicknamed, "the Kirby Krackle". His incredibly unique art style and bombastic storytelling made him one of the most imitated creators in western comics history. He died of heart failure in 1994 at the age of 76, or at least that's what {{Galactus}} ''wants'' us to believe. Also known as Jack "the King" Kirby. Due to his speed in creating well-received comics, there exists something called the "Kirby Barrier"; breaking the barrier means that you've created a quality comic in under a week, a surprisingly difficult feat.

* AuthorAvatar: Kirby included Stan Lee and himself as guests of the marriage of Reed Richards and Sue Storm. Nick Fury did not allow them to pass.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[HistoryOfTheWorldPartOne It's good to be The King.]]]]

* {{Badass}}: There's a story that before the US entered WWII, some American Nazis called to the offices offering to fight the Kirby and Joe Simon, creators of CaptainAmerica. Jack supposedly rolled up his sleeves and immediately headed downstairs, but when he got down they were gone...

** {{Minoriteam}} would always have an end credit giving special thanks to "King" Kirby.

One of the most important and influential artists and writers in American comics, and the man who created or co-created dozens of classic characters for [[Creator/DCComics DC]] and [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]]. KirbyDots are named after the artist's distinctive rendering of {{Battle Aura}}s, also nicknamed, "the Kirby Krackle". His incredibly unique art style and bombastic storytelling made him one of the most imitated creators in western comics history. He died of heart failure in 1994 at the age of 76, or at least that's what {{Galactus}} ''wants'' us to believe. Also known as Jack "the King" Kirby.

After that, Kirby's career went into decline with individual titles like ''[[Etrigan The Demon]]'', ''[[{{Kamandi}} Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth]]'' and ''{{OMAC}}'' and even returning to Marvel for a time to return to ''Captain America'' and new titles like ''The Eternals'' before largely retiring from comics.

After that, Kirby's career went into decline with individual titles and even returning to Marvel for a time to return to ''Captain America'' and new titles like ''The Eternals'' before largely retiring from comics.

Influential comic artist and writer who created or co-created dozens of classic characters for [[Creator/DCComics DC]] and [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]]. KirbyDots are named after the artist's distinctive rendering of {{Battle Aura}}s, also nicknamed, "the Kirby Krackle". His incredibly unique art style and bombastic storytelling made him one of the most imitated creators in western comics history. He died of heart failure in 1994 at the age of 76, or at least that's what {{Galactus}} ''wants'' us to believe. Also known as Jack "the King" Kirby.

After Kirby left Marvel, he went to DCComics and created "The Fourth World" series, ''NewGods'', ''The Forever People'' and ''Mister Miracle'' as well as insisting on taking over ''Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen'' which didn't have an assigned art team so he wouldn't cause anyone to lose their job. In those titles, Kirby created a grand cosmic mythos he planned to have reprinted into bound volumes for resale. Unfortunately, this idea was around 15 years ahead of its time and DC's publisher, Carmine Infantino, pulled the plug before Kirby could see the project through.

Influential comic artist and writer who created or co-created dozens of classic characters for [[DCComics DC]] and [[MarvelComics Marvel]]. KirbyDots are named after the artist's distinctive rendering of {{Battle Aura}}s, also nicknamed, "the Kirby Krackle". His incredibly unique art style and bombastic storytelling made him one of the most imitated creators in western comics history. He died of heart failure in 1994 at the age of 76, or at least that's what Galactus ''wants'' us to believe. Also known as Jack "the King" Kirby.

In the MarvelUniverse, {{God}} looks like Jack Kirby. Or, [[RuleOfPerception he did in one story]]. It should be noted that both Kirby and his comic book partner StanLee also exist there as normal people who write comics based on the [[LiteraryAgentHypothesis 'actual' adventures of the superheroes]].) Before working with Lee, he had a ridiculously creative partnership with Joe Simon. Among other things, the two co-created CaptainAmerica and the entire genre of romance comics.

No relation to [[{{VideoGame/Kirby}} a certain pink, walking marshmallow]].

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No relation to ''[[{{VideoGame/Kirby}} this]]'' Kirby.

In the MarvelUniverse, {{God}} looks like Jack Kirby. Or, [[RuleOfPerception he did in one story]]. It should be noted that both Kirby and his comic book partner StanLee also exist there as normal people who write comics based on the [[LiteraryAgentHypothesis 'actual' adventures of the superheroes]].) Before working with Lee, he had a ridiculously successful partnership with Joe Simon. Among other things, the two co-created CaptainAmerica and the entire genre of romance comics.

Jack Kirby, unfortunately, was also a poster boy for how artists were treated by the companies who became multibillion dollar industries because of them. The dubious "work for hire" contract policies in those days meant that artists were paid for no more than the "page rate" for the comics that they drew. Consequently, despite their characters becoming iconic, Kirby and the other artists of his generation made absolutely no royalties of any kind and were denied any chance to share in the successes of their creations. Also, he was the center of the art controversy during the mid 1980s when Marvel's image was tarnished by their shameful claim that he and the other artists had no rights to their own original artwork. The Kirby estate is currently trying to regain Kirby's share of the copyright on his Marvel Comics characters, but whether or not their efforts would bear fruit remains to be seen.

No relation to ''[[{{Kirby}} this]]'' Kirby.

* OlderThanTheyThink: StanLee wasn't the one who originated the creator cameo appearances in live action Marvel adaptations. Kirby beat him to it. He appeared in a 1977 episode of TheIncredibleHulk TV series. He was a police sketch artist drawing a witnesses description of the Hulk. Naturally, Kirby's drawing looked more like his version than Lou Ferrigno. Stan Lee didn't get his chance until 1989's Trial of the Incredible Hulk.