Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (68 page)
Jap-Buster Johnson
, 25
Jefferson, Thomas, 186
Jemas, Bill, 404–6, 409, 410–13, 418–22, 427
Jim Shooter Destroys the Marvel Universe
, 266
John, Elton, 189n
Johnson, Arte, 170
Johnson, Lady Bird, 73
Johnson, Lyndon, 3, 94
Jones, Grace, 222
Jones, Jeff, 125
Jones, Jessica, 411
Jones, Louise, 220, 235, 244, 265
Jones, Rick, 39, 40, 101, 140, 161–62
Journey into Mystery
, 34, 40, 71, 74
Juliet of the Spirits
(film), 61
Julius Caesar
(Shakespeare), 104
Jungle Action
, 132–33, 180, 184
Jurgens, Dan, 370, 372
Justice Department, U.S., 32
Justice League of America, The, 1, 2, 68, 266, 272
Kahn, Jenette, 246, 263
Kalish, Carol, 249, 252, 267–68, 279, 321–22, 324–25, 333, 357
Kamandi
, 166
Kane, Bob, 335
Kane, Gil, 68, 116, 175, 336
Kaplan, Barry, 169, 170, 217, 324
Kass, Douglas, 339
Kavanagh, Terry, 297, 366
Ka-Zar, 14, 22, 50n, 105, 106, 114
KB Toys, 405
Kefauver, Estes, 30
Kempton, Sally, 60n
Kennedy, Edward M., 46
Kennedy, John F., 4, 49
Kennedy, Robert F., 46, 95
Kenner toys, 263, 310
Kent, Clark.
See
Superman
Kid Colt Outlaw
, 2
King, Larry, 334
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 48, 95
King, Stephen, 126
Kingpin, 96, 115n, 138, 240, 241, 419
Kinney National, 88, 90, 91
Kirby, Jack, xi, 4, 36, 37, 93, 94n, 100, 114, 115, 178, 192, 201, 280, 328, 422, 433
and African-American characters, 97, 184
ancient alien visitor themes of, 86, 194–95
in animation industry, 232, 348
artists working with or influenced by, 50–51, 57, 70, 79, 83–85, 95n, 176, 251, 266, 276, 411
characters created by, 41, 86–87, 98, 120, 213, 232, 267, 273, 282, 389, 422
childhood and youth of, 16–17
at comic conventions, 103, 164, 317
at DC, 118, 163–64
death of, 360, 361
departure from Marvel of, 5, 105–6, 108, 111, 116, 150, 329, 336
fans and, 56, 126, 264, 317
and film projects, 104
final meeting of Lee and, 359–60
Gerber’s collaboration with, 239, 245
Kiss costumes inspired by, 189
Lee’s collaboration with, 2, 33–35, 38–40, 43–44, 46–48, 52, 53, 64–66, 69, 71, 72, 76, 84–85, 90–91, 99, 102, 103, 123, 210, 215, 224, 227, 269, 304–6, 371
Lee’s estrangement from, 66, 118–19, 243–45, 262–63, 278–79, 290
Marvel’s mistreatment of, 207–8, 231, 238–39, 277–78, 285, 292, 318–19, 351
modern art and, 60, 61
returns to Marvel, 164, 194, 207
sole creator claims of, 119, 244–45, 278–79, 292–93, 429–30
at Timely Comics, 16–23, 77, 98
on “Voices of Marvel” recording, 55
Kirby, Roz, 33, 65, 102, 103, 126, 263, 278, 293, 306, 360
Kiss (band), 189–92, 196, 199, 205, 216, 221, 222
Kitchen, Denis, 122, 123
Klimt, Gustav, 257
Knievel, Evel, 124
Knights Templar, 143
Koblish, Scott, 408, 409
Koch, Kenneth, 112
Korean War, 28
Korvac, 213–14, 228
Kraft, David Anthony, 135, 153, 158–59, 168, 173n, 183, 199, 211–12, 220–21
Kramer, Lee, 215
Krang, 35
Krantz, Steve, 61n, 195
Krantz Films, 77
Kree, the, 86, 116, 140, 160, 172n, 194, 228, 230, 397, 422, 397
Krigstein, Bernie, 234
Kristal, Sylvia, 170
Kronos, 141
Kung Fu
(television show), 144
Kuppin, Larry, 294, 311, 312
Kuramoto, Morrie, 68, 107, 124, 176, 250–51, 279
Kurrgo, 35
Kurtzberg, Jacob.
See
Kirby, Jack
Kurtzman, Harvey, 122, 234
Landau, Al, 128–29, 148–50, 153, 155, 166, 168–70, 182, 367
Landscape of Contemporary Cinema, The
(Sherman and Lewis), 85
Larsen, Erik, 336, 382, 429
Larsen, Sven, 326, 333–34, 341, 343
Lash, Batton, 76
Last Year at Marienbad
(film), 113
Lawrence, Robert, 61, 79–80, 121
Layton, Bob, 223, 270, 286, 289, 290, 300, 347
Lazarus, Leon, 45
Lear, Norman, 215
Lee, Jim, 317, 318, 327, 329, 333, 335–40, 346, 347, 372, 373, 375, 379, 387–89, 393, 429
Lee, Joan Boocock, 27, 92, 128–30, 131n, 136, 170, 202
Lee, Spike, 330, 419
Lee, Stan, 30–66, 68, 76–77, 87, 117–18, 144, 146, 156, 192, 217, 250, 285, 328, 375, 425, 427, 433
artists and, 26, 31, 33, 34, 36, 44, 50, 57–58, 78n, 81, 83n, 98–100, 104, 124, 146, 348 (
see also specific collaborators below
)
and Beatles project, 211–12
“Bullpen Bulletins” column, 4, 90, 102, 122, 190, 428
and buyouts of Marvel, 91–93, 313
characters created by, xi, 2–3, 145n, 173, 222, 245, 264, 341, 354, 415
celebrity of, 120, 190, 214, 414–15, 430
childhood and youth of, 23–24
college campus speaking engagements of, 60, 80
control over content ceded by, 140, 157, 158
Conway and, 114–16, 124–25, 165–66, 186–88
and counterculture influences, 122–23, 134, 140, 144
deadline pressures on, 44–46, 51–52
Ditko’s collaboration with, 34, 41–43, 52–53, 69, 82, 143, 210, 400–401, 405
Ditko’s estrangement from, 53–57, 62–63, 400–1
fan club started by (
see
Merry Marvel Marching Society)
fiftieth birthday of, 127
film and television projects, 79–80, 103–4, 113–14, 117 195, 214–15, 219–21, 231, 237, 254, 261, 294–95, 311, 312, 334, 335, 355–56, 380, 381, 392, 414–17, 430–31
final meeting of Kirby and, 359–60
financial deal with Marvel, 398, 417, 426
Gerber and, 134, 172, 179, 189
and Goodman’s magazines, 62, 170–71, 189
and Gwen Stacy’s death, 136–39, 370
hired by Timely, 1, 19–21
Image and, 335, 340, 373
and inception of Marvel Comics, 3
Internet venture of (
see
Stan Lee Media)
Kirby’s collaboration with, 2, 33–35, 38–40, 43–44, 47–48, 52, 53, 64–66, 69, 71, 72, 76, 84–85, 90–91, 99, 102, 103, 123, 224, 238–39, 269, 304–6, 371
Kirby’s estrangement from, 66, 118–19, 243–45, 262–63, 278–79, 290
and Kirby’s return to Marvel, 164, 194, 207–8
and letters page, 44, 51, 53, 54, 73
marriage of, 26–27, 136
moves to Los Angeles, 225, 227
and poaching of Marvel staff by smaller competitors, 148–49
politics of, 48, 70, 94–98, 112, 114
as publisher of Marvel, 121, 152, 155
Shooter and, 174, 176, 199–202, 205, 215, 259, 268, 292, 293
and Spider-Man’s marriage, 298, 309
and staff departures from Marvel, 105, 106, 108, 111, 198–99, 226–27
staff laid off by, 1, 28, 32, 36, 88, 100, 111
“Stan’s Soapbox” column, 407, 408
Starlin and, 140, 162–63
and
Star Wars
adaptation, 193
syndicated comic strips of, 33, 34
“Voices of Marvel” recording scripted by, 54–55
Wood’s collaboration with, 52–53
working method of, 4, 5, 37, 57
in World War II, 24, 25
writers and, 37, 45–46, 58–60, 93, 101, 114, 116, 122
Legend Comics, 350–51
Legends
, 307–8
Legion of Superheroes
, 176, 177, 272
Lemberg, Steve, 119, 121, 122, 195
Levinson, Jay Conrad, 267
Levitz, Paul, 263, 419n
Lewis, Leon, 85
Libertarian Party, 95n
Library of Congress, 429
Lichtenstein, Roy, 60
Lieber, Celia Solomon, 18, 23, 27
Lieber, Jack, 23