To the King

digresssmlOriginally published March 4, 1994, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1059

One line.

New York Newsday gave him one dámņ line. A one line obit to the man whose artistry and vision shaped a generation of comic fans and professionals.

And it had three errors.

It read: “Jack Kirby, 76, the artist who with writer Joe Simon created such comic book superheroes as “Spiderman” and “The Incredible Hulk,” died Sunday of heart failure in California.”