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Lower East Side street named for ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby, a nod to one of the countless kids of immigrants who shaped the genre

  • Written by Miriam Eve Mora, Managing Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Michigan
imageThe Thing is from the fictional Yancy Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side, where creator Jack Kirby was raised.Richie S/flickr, CC BY

The gesture may lack the explosive drama of a rooftop fight or the tension of a car chase, but on May 11, 2026, a street sign honoring a legendary comics creator will be unveiled in Manhattan’s Lower East...

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