Jack Kirby was born Jacob Kurtzberg on August 28, 1917, at 147 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City; he grew up there. His parents, Rose (Bernstein) and … See more

In the early 1940s, Kirby and his family moved to Brooklyn. Kirby met Rosalind "Roz" Goldstein, who lived in the same Brooklyn apartment building. The pair began dating soon … See more

Brent Staples wrote in the New York Times:
He created a new grammar of storytelling and a cinematic … See more

• Glen David Gold wrote in Masters of American Comics that, "Kirby elevates all of us into a realm where we fly among the beating wings of the … See more

Entry into comics (1936–1940)
Kirby joined the Lincoln Newspaper Syndicate in 1936, working there on newspaper comic strips and on single-panel advice … See more

Subsequent releases
Lisa Kirby announced in early 2006 that she and co-writer Steve Robertson, with artist Mike … See more

• Kirby guest starred in the episode "Bounty Hunter" of Starsky & Hutch as a police officer.
• Kirby made an un-credited cameo appearance in the … See more