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August 28, 1917, Jacob Kurtzberg was born in NYC
He was the ordinary son of a tailor until struck by radioactive inspiration
and became--
Jack Kirby!
With his new artistic powers he co-created Captain America
and liberated countless children from the drudgery of reading text without pictures.
He and Stan Lee formed a dynamic duo and created the legends of Marvel Comics
The X-Men!
The Fantastic Four, Thor
The Silver Surfer
The Hulk
and The Avengers!
Jack Kirby was crowned the King of Comics. King Kirby was a benevolent ruler
Who fought passionately to protect the worlds he created
He inspired awe in countless children to stand upon his shoulders, to dream
as vividly as the king himself.
On Feb. 6, 1994, Kirby left planet Earth
and took his immortal palette with him to color the heavens
Over time his legacy and spirit grew ever stronger.
Hollywood, mired in stale remakes & redundant reboots desperately cried out to the
heavens for creative deliverance from their self-inflicted misery.
From upon high, Kirby smiled down knowingly as his legion of
superheroes rescued Hollywood from itself.
Happy Birthday Jack Kirby
You are the True Hero of Hollywood.