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Entertainment & Sports

Nov. 16, 2009

Artist's Heirs Want Copyright to Superheroes

Disney might be looking to join forces with Marvel Entertainment's superheroes, but there's another group of characters flexing their muscle in the deal: Heirs to late Marvel artist Jack Kirby.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The Walt Disney Co. might be looking to join forces with Marvel Entertainment's superheroes, but there's another group of characters flexing their muscle in the deal: Heirs to late Marvel artist Jack Kirby are taking steps to recapture copyrights to the comic book characters their father created or helped create.

Kirby's four adult children, represented b...

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