Jack Kirby and the Mob

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Happy birthday to Jack Kirby. An older unreleased video essay from the Chaos Ensues archives talking about Kirby's experience with mobsters and his lesser known comics projects.

TIME CODES:
-0:00—Intro (Crooked Politician)
-0:25—Who is Jack Kirby?
-0:50—Jack Kirby Interview Lower East Side
-1:14—Street Code comic
-2:47—Interlude
-2:59—In the Days of the Mob (DC Comics)
-5:00—Mob Influence on Work
-5:43—Important Information

Footage:
-Capone Footage:    • Al Capone Downfall  
-Kirby Interview (Lower East Side):    • Jack Kirby on the Lower East Side  
-Kirby Entertainment Tonight (1982):    • Jack Kirby on Entertainment Tonight - 28 O...  
-New York Footage:    • New York City in Early 1910s. Restored Rar...  

Written interviews and other sources:
-Leonard Pitts Interview: https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/effect/...
-Mondo 2000 Interview: https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/effect/...
-Simon and Kirby Crime Comics: https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonan...