{"id":4492,"date":"2012-08-28T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T06:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2012-08-28T07:00:32","modified_gmt":"2012-08-28T06:00:32","slug":"happy-birthday-jack-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Jack!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the 95th anniversary of\u00a0<strong>Jack Kirby<\/strong>\u2019s birth and to celebrate KIRBY-VISION proudly presents our annual portrait gallery in honour of \u2018<strong>The King of Comics<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack_kirby_birthday.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4499\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/jack_kirby_birthday\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack_kirby_birthday.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"572,896\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jack_kirby_birthday\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack_kirby_birthday-191x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack_kirby_birthday.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4499\" title=\"jack_kirby_birthday\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack_kirby_birthday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack_kirby_birthday.jpg 572w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack_kirby_birthday-191x300.jpg 191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.getpaulcarter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Carter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-2012-Color-150.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4495\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/kirby-2012-color-150\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-2012-Color-150.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1268,1650\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;CanoScan LiDE 60&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1345248000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kirby 2012 Color 150\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-2012-Color-150-230x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-2012-Color-150-786x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4495\" title=\"Kirby 2012 Color 150\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-2012-Color-150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1268\" height=\"1650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-2012-Color-150.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-2012-Color-150-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-2012-Color-150-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-2012-Color-150-624x811.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1268px) 100vw, 1268px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/quantum-comicsblog.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">J.A. Fludd<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-Jorge-Freire-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4503\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/kirby-jorge-freire-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-Jorge-Freire-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2480,3420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kirby Jorge Freire 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-Jorge-Freire-2-217x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-Jorge-Freire-2-742x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4503\" title=\"Kirby Jorge Freire 2\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-Jorge-Freire-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2480\" height=\"3420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-Jorge-Freire-2.jpg 2480w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-Jorge-Freire-2-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-Jorge-Freire-2-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby-Jorge-Freire-2-624x860.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2480px) 100vw, 2480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jorge Freire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/kirby_95bday_tobin_blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/kirby_95bday_tobin_blog\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/kirby_95bday_tobin_blog.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kirby_95bday_tobin_blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/kirby_95bday_tobin_blog-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/kirby_95bday_tobin_blog-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4506\" title=\"kirby_95bday_tobin_blog\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/kirby_95bday_tobin_blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/kirby_95bday_tobin_blog.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/kirby_95bday_tobin_blog-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/kirby_95bday_tobin_blog-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/kirby_95bday_tobin_blog-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brendantobin.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brendan Tobin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/KirbyFFPortrait.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4520\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/kirbyffportrait\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/KirbyFFPortrait.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2280,1547\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"KirbyFFPortrait\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/KirbyFFPortrait-300x203.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/KirbyFFPortrait-1024x694.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4520\" title=\"KirbyFFPortrait\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/KirbyFFPortrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2280\" height=\"1547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/KirbyFFPortrait.jpg 2280w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/KirbyFFPortrait-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/KirbyFFPortrait-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/KirbyFFPortrait-624x423.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/betweenclarkandhilldale.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Garrattley<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Jack-Kirby-Steibel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4497\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/jack-kirby-steibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Jack-Kirby-Steibel.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1976,4143\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Jack Kirby &amp;#8211; Steibel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Jack-Kirby-Steibel-143x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Jack-Kirby-Steibel-488x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4497\" title=\"Jack Kirby - Steibel\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Jack-Kirby-Steibel-488x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Jack-Kirby-Steibel-488x1024.jpg 488w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Jack-Kirby-Steibel-143x300.jpg 143w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Jack-Kirby-Steibel-624x1308.jpg 624w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Jack-Kirby-Steibel.jpg 1976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/penclis1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4501\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/penclis1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/penclis1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"682,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"penclis1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/penclis1-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/penclis1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4501\" title=\"penclis1\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/penclis1-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/penclis1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/penclis1-624x936.jpg 624w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/penclis1.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertsteibel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rob Steibel<br \/>\n<\/a>Rob&#8217;s source material for his portrait comes from an unpublished Machine Man page (click to enlarge). Rob writes, &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size: medium\">The character in the 3rd panel is Dr. Peter Spalding. I\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif\">thought<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size: medium\">\u00a0he looked a little like Jack with his pipe so I added inks.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4496\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/jack-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1971,3041\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jack\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack-194x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack-663x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4496\" title=\"jack\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1971\" height=\"3041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack.jpg 1971w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/jack-624x962.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1971px) 100vw, 1971px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/lancgodwin.deviantart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lanc Godwin\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n(You can see the original Kirby\/John Verpoorten cover to The Eternals #9 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comics.org\/issue\/30851\/cover\/4\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/JACKIRBYBIRTHDAY2012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4498\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/print-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/JACKIRBYBIRTHDAY2012.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1150,1750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Print&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Print\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/JACKIRBYBIRTHDAY2012-197x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/JACKIRBYBIRTHDAY2012-672x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4498\" title=\"Print\" src=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/JACKIRBYBIRTHDAY2012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"1750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/JACKIRBYBIRTHDAY2012.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/JACKIRBYBIRTHDAY2012-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/JACKIRBYBIRTHDAY2012-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/JACKIRBYBIRTHDAY2012-624x949.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/marcbasile.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marc Basile<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby95thPortraitRGB100.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4494\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/2012\/08\/28\/happy-birthday-jack-4\/kirby95thportraitrgb100\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby95thPortraitRGB100.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"802,1281\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;MFC-6490CW&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kirby95thPortraitRGB100\" 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https:\/\/kirbymuseum.org\/blogs\/kirby-vision\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/08\/Kirby95thPortraitRGB100-624x996.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wednesdaysheroes.com\/mike-pascale\/mike4sale\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span>Mike Pascale<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>A huge thank you to all the artists who took the time to contribute to today\u2019s Birthday celebration. And of course a huge thank you to\u00a0<strong>Jack Kirby<\/strong> for his continuing inspiration.\u00a0<\/span><strong>Long live The King!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today marks the 95th anniversary of\u00a0Jack Kirby\u2019s birth and to celebrate KIRBY-VISION proudly presents our annual portrait gallery in honour of \u2018The King of Comics\u2019. Paul Carter J.A. Fludd Jorge Freire Brendan Tobin Jason Garrattley \u00a0 \u00a0 Rob Steibel Rob&#8217;s source material for his portrait comes from an unpublished Machine Man page (click to enlarge). 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