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Jack Kirby was a creative genius.

He was at the forefront of the comic book industry that would explode into a phenomenon no one 60 years ago could possibly have predicted.

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After all, these were just paperback comics that young boys paid a dime to read and then discard, trade or add to their collections.

Kirby is the man who shepherded Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk and Thor to fame yet he’s virtually unknown except among real comic aficionados.

As he was even in his heyday, Kirby is today overshadowed by Stan Lee his one-time biggest fan, eventual co-creator and ultimate nemesis.

You’ll learn all this and much more in Crystal Skillman and Fred Van Lente’s docu-drama King Kirby, getting a dandy staging at the Pumphouse Theatre courtesy of Sage Theatre.

This is a must-see production, even if you’re not a fan of comic book heroes or the box office blockbusters they now command.