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Happy 108th Birthday to Jack “King” Kirby

On this day in 1917, Jacob Kurtzberg was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Early in his artistic career he used several pen names before settling on Jack Kirby because he said it reminded … Continue reading

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Happy 56th Birthday to The Incredible Hulk

It was 56 years ago this month that The Incredible Hulk #1 hit the newsstands of the day, though cover-dated May, which was the practice in those days. The year before Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had started the Marvel … Continue reading

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Great News For 2015 – Jack Kirby Biography Coming

Mark Evanier, who probably knows more about the man outside of his own children and grandchildren, indicates that he will be (hopefully) completing a biography of the late, great, comic book artist and writer, Jack “King” Kirby this year. Kirby … Continue reading

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