Securities
Sep. 23, 2009
Rights Complicate Comic Book Deal
The children of late comic book artist Jack Kirby have moved to claim ownership of several Marvel Comics characters he helped create, creating a potential headache for Disney's $4 billion acquisition of the comic book publisher.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - The children of late comic book artist Jack Kirby filed legal papers to claim ownership to the rights of several Marvel Comics characters he helped create, including X-Men, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk, creating a potential headache for the Walt Disney Co. in its $4 billion acquisition of the comic book powerhouse. Kirby's four children could start to gain control over the...
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