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Mission Statement:
The Jack Kirby Museum and Research Center is organized exclusively for educational purposes; more specifically, to promote and encourage the study, understanding, preservation and appreciation of the work of Jack Kirby by:
- illustrating the scope of Kirby's multi-faceted career,
- communicating the stories, inspirations and influences of Jack Kirby,
- celebrating the life of Jack Kirby and his creations, and
- building understanding of comicbooks and comicbook creators.
To this end, the Museum will sponsor and otherwise support study, teaching, conferences, discussion groups, exhibitions, displays, publications and cinematic, theatrical or multimedia productions.
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PO Box 5236
Hoboken, NJ 07030-1510 USA - Telephone:
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Jack Kirby (1917-1994)
Jack Kirby is widely recognized as one of the most influential and prolific artists in comics. He co-created such enduring characters as Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, and hundreds of others stretching back to the earliest days of the medium.
A Brief Kirby Biography
A Kirby Timeline
"That Old Jack Magic" - an analysis of Kirby's art
Jack Kirby on "The Incredible Hulk"
Mon, 11/28/2005 - 15:16 — Rand HOPPEJack Kirby and Stan Lee created the Incredible Hulk in 1962 for Martin Goodman's Marvel Comics. In the late 1970s, Marvel licensed the character for use in a television series. Jack Kirby appeared briefly, uncredited, as a police sketch artist in the 19th episode of the second season, the 31st in the series.
Incredible Hulk
"No Escape"
Episode 2-19
First Aired 30 March 1979
Written by: Ben Masselink
Directed by: Jeffrey Hayden
Guest Starring: James Wainwright, Mariclare Costello, Sherman Hemsley, Thalmus Rasulala, Skip Homeier & Howard Bruner
Synopsis: Banner is arrested for vagrancy and meets, in a police van, a mentally ill prisoner who believes himself to be the deceased writer Ernest Hemingway. The Hulk destroys the van, which releases the mentally ill man. Banner tries to find the man before he hurts someone.
Kirby's Civil War
Sat, 11/12/2005 - 17:17 — Rand HOPPE
Museum member Tom Morehouse once collected all of Jack Kirby's US published work. As is the nature of collecting, Tom sold most of his "KirbyKrypt" once it was complete. His interest in Kirby has not subsided, however, as Tom recently provided the Museum with a Civil War focused collection of scans.
Follow the link on the thumbnail splash to the left to see whole exhibit.
Written and produced by Rand HOPPE.
1947 - "alligator tetanus"
Mon, 08/29/2005 - 00:12 — Rand HOPPELockjaw The Alligator
Story and art by Jack KIRBY and Joe SIMON.
Color art by unknown.
Lettering by Howard FERGUSON.
"Lockjaw the Alligator" Punch & Judy Comics, Chicago, Illinois, USA: Hillman Periodicals, Inc.
The first Lockjaw story. Punch & Judy, May 1947, Volume 2, Number 10.
1947 - Larceny in Old Lace
Mon, 08/29/2005 - 00:02 — Rand HOPPELarceny in Old Lace
The Flying Fool
Story and art by Jack KIRBY and Joe SIMON.
Color art by unknown.
Lettering by Howard FERGUSON.
"Larceny In Old Lace" Airboy Comics, Chicago, Illinois, USA: Hillman Periodicals, Inc., October 1947 (Volume 4, Number 9).
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The Tape
Mon, 08/29/2005 - 00:01 — Rand HOPPEWhen Glenn Fleming and a friend visited the Kirby house in Thousand Oaks, California in October of 1991, they recorded some of their visit on video tape. After moving the discussion into his studio, Jack began describing a story he told called "Mile-A-Minute Jones", published in Our Fighting Forces #159 by DC Comics.
Glenn generously donated the VHS tape to the Museum for its use and Kirby family friend and collector David Schwartz kindly edited the piece available here.
- Video shot by Glenn Fleming
- Edited by David Schwartz.
- Special thanks to All Media Services
