Even when he was given someone else's idea, he would build … - Jack Kirby

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Even when he was given someone else's idea, he would build it into something unbelievable and new, like a man who was asked to repair a vacuum cleaner but instead built it into a functioning jet pack.

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Jack Kirby August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994), born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer, and editor widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators.

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Pen Names: Jack Curtiss • Curt Davis • Lance Kirby • Charles Nicholas

Birth Name: Jacob Kurtzberg

Alternative Names: Ted Grey

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