Jack Kirby
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Jack Kirby was an American comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew up in New York City and learned to
Kirby in 1992
Captain America Comics #1 (cover-dated March 1941); cover art by Kirby and Joe Simon
Lightnin' And The Lone Rider, ad from Famous Funnies #61 (August 1939)
Kirby in the U.S. Army during World War II
Captain America
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Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1, published
Jack Kirby
…names, including Jack Curtiss, before settling on Jack Kirby. In 1940, he and writer-editor Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel Comics. During the 1940s, Kirby regularly teamed with Simon, creating numerous characters for that company and…
Cover of The Avengers #4 (March 1964). Art by Jack Kirby and George Roussos.
Chris Evans (pictured 2010) portrays Steve Rogers in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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