Biography
American comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators.
He entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s, drawing various comics features under different pen names. In 1940, he and writer-editor gcd_link_creator created the highly successful superhero character gcd_link_feature for what became gcd_link_publisher. During the 1940s, Kirby regularly teamed with Simon, creating numerous characters for that company and for the predecessor of gcd_link_publisher.
After World War II, he and Simon created the genre of romance comics. Kirby was involved in Atlas Comics, which in the next decade became Marvel. There, in the 1960s, Kirby co-created many of the company's major features, including gcd_link_feature, gcd_link_feature, gcd_link_feature, gcd_link_feature, gcd_link_feature, among many others. Kirby's titles garnered high sales and critical acclaim, but in 1970, feeling he had been treated unfairly, largely in the realm of authorship credit and creators' rights, Kirby left the company for rival gcd_link_publisher.
At DC, Kirby created his Fourth World saga which spanned several comics titles. While these series proved commercially unsuccessful and were canceled, the Fourth World's gcd_link_feature have continued as a significant part of the DC Universe. Kirby later ventured into television animation and independent comics. In his later years, Kirby, began receiving great recognition in the mainstream press for his career accomplishments, and in 1987 he was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Publication research
Creator credits identify the people responsible for a comic’s stories, artwork and production. Check the specific issue and creative role before assigning significance to a creator’s involvement.
Source record
This article reads the stored creator record in the Panel Profits publication library.
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