Jack “The King” Kirby gets his very own, permanent addition to the city of New York with the co-naming of Essex and Delancey streets as “Jack Kirby Way.”
The seminal artist, who captured the look of his former Lower East Side New York neighborhood for the world to see in hundreds of comic books, was honored with the new sign in a ceremony attended by Kirby’s family and many of his fellow artists and industry professionals including Jim Steranko, Jim Starlin, Mike Mignola, Ann Nocenti, Mark Evanier, Karen Berger, Paul Levitz, Tom Brevoort, David Bogart. and CB Cebulski.
In addition to the new street sign, a new exhibit about Kirby’s legacy, titled “The Jack Kirby Way: How a boy from the Lower East Side became the ‘King of Comics’” also made its debut at the Center for Jewish History.
The free exhibition, presented by the American Jewish Historical Society, features some of Kirby’s tools, artifacts, original art, and comics and will be available for fans to visit through November 30, 2026.
The City of New York originally honored Kirby on July 9, 2025 when Delancey Street was renamed Yancy Street/Jack Kirby Way to promote Marvel’s Fantastic Four film.
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