Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994),  born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor. Growing up poor in New York City, Kurtzberg entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s. He drew various comic strips under different pen names, ultimately settling on Jack Kirby. In 1941, Kirby and writer Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics. During the 1940s, Kirby would create a number of comics for various publishers, often teaming with Simon.

After serving in World War II, Kirby returned to comics and worked in a variety of genres. He contributed to a number of publishers, including Archie Comics and DC Comics, but ultimately found himself at Timely's 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics, later to be known as Marvel Comics. In the 1960s, Kirby co-created many of Marvel Comics' major characters, including the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and the Hulk, along with writer-editor Stan Lee. Despite the high sales and critical acclaim of the Lee-Kirby titles, Kirby felt treated unfairly, and left the company in 1970 for rival DC Comics.

While working for DC, Kirby created his Fourth World saga, which spanned several comics titles. While these and other titles proved commercially unsuccessful and were canceled, several of their characters and the Fourth World mythos have continued as a significant part of the DC Comics universe. Kirby returned to Marvel briefly in the mid-to-late 1970s, then ventured into television animation and independent comics. In his later years, Kirby received great recognition for his career accomplishments, and is regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium.

In 1987, Kirby, along with Carl Barks and Will Eisner, was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.

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杰克·柯比（Jack Kirby，1917 年 8 月 28 日 - 1994 年 2 月 6 日），原名雅各布·库茨伯格，美国漫画家、作家和编辑。库尔茨伯格在纽约市长大，在 1930 年代进入了新兴的漫画行业。他用不同的笔名画了各种连环画，最终选择了杰克·柯比。1941 年，柯比和作家乔·西蒙为 Timely Comics 创作了非常成功的超级英雄角色美国队长。在 1940 年代，柯比为各种出版商创作了许多漫画，经常与西蒙合作。

在第二次世界大战中服役后，柯比回到了漫画界，并在各种流派中工作。他为包括 Archie Comics 和 DC Comics 在内的多家出版商做出了贡献，但最终发现自己在 Timely 的 1950 年代迭代 Atlas Comics（后来被称为 Marvel Comics）工作。在 1960 年代，柯比与作家兼编辑斯坦·李共同创作了漫威漫画的许多主要角色，包括神奇四侠、X 战警和绿巨人。尽管 Lee-Kirby 的作品销量很高，广受好评，但 Kirby 感到受到不公平对待，并于 1970 年离开公司前往竞争对手 DC Comics。

在为 DC 工作期间，柯比创作了他的第四世界传奇，其中跨越了多个漫画标题。虽然这些和其他游戏被证明在商业上不成功并被取消，但他们的几个角色和第四世界神话仍然是 DC 漫画宇宙的重要组成部分。柯比在 1970 年代中后期短暂回到漫威，然后涉足电视动画和独立漫画。晚年，柯比因其职业成就而获得广泛认可，被历史学家和粉丝视为漫画媒体的主要创新者和最具影响力的创作者之一。

1987 年，柯比与卡尔·巴克斯和威尔·艾斯纳一起成为威尔·艾斯纳漫画名人堂的三位首届入选者之一。