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Entertainment & Sports

Apr. 16, 2010

Marvel Logs Win Against Artist's Heirs

The children of a legendary comic book artist hit a roadblock Wednesday in their efforts to reclaim partial ownership of several popular characters their late father helped create.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

The children of a legendary comic book artist hit a roadblock Wednesday in their efforts to reclaim partial ownership of several popular characters their late father helped create.

A New York federal judge denied the heirs' motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by comic book giant Marvel Entertainment, which claimed that artist Jack Kirby's creations were works for hire and th...

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