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KING KIRBY ~left his mark

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Jack "King" Kirby was co creator and generator of generations of super-heroic POW ! POP-ART ! 4-COLOR graphics, . . . . .but his place in history was somewhat obscured by a popular mis under-Stan ding ! The MARVEL of it, is that his influence seems here to stay !

Excelsior !

( graphic above by Vlad Quigley )

- Jack Kirby Biography -
by Mark Evanier and Steve Sherman
Originally published in Kirby Unleashed by Communicators Unlimited: Newbury Park, CA. 1972

Like many of today's success stories, it all begins with a birth date on the Lower East Side of New York City. The birth date was August 28, 1917, and the Kurtzberg family was one more strong. And the growing up period is not entirely atypical, either: Street-fighting, the usual childhood activities, and the burgeoning instinct of self-preservation were all a part of it. And, too, there was the foreshadowing of what was to come - the doodles cluttering every available scrap of paper, the 'wasted' afternoons at the movies... the profound interest in stories. That, more than anything else, occupied young Jack's time. Schooling was not the best and certainly inadequate in the field of creative writing and art.

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LINK - - -
http://kirbymuseum.org/biography

CHECK OUT - the gallery - - -
http://whatifkirby.com/gallery/galleryview

. . . .and some WEIRDNESS is involved !
The song Magneto & Titanium Man appeared on the 1975 album Venus & Mars by the band Wings - former Beatle Paul McCARTNEY's group with his wife Linda and others. While on the subsequent Wings Over America leg of their Wings Over the World tour, they performed three shows at the Los Angeles Forum in Inglewood, California. Brothers Steve and Gary SHERMAN arranged for Jack KIRBY to meet the band backstage, where Kirby presented McCartney with this 14" by 17" pencil drawing. McCartney dedicated that night's performance of the song to Kirby, who, along with wife Roz, daughter Lisa and the Sherman brothers, were given complimentary nearly-front row tickets.

Not only was the concert filmed and portions used in concert movie "Rockshow" and the television special "Wings Over The World", but an audience audio recording exists where Kirby is introduced.

In "Rockshow", Wings member Denny LAINE introduced the song and he's heard saying, "Where are ya, Jack? Rock it!"

LINK- - -
http://kirbymuseum.org/mccartney
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