I was aware of the Super Powers royalties that Kirby received (evidently for redesigning his characters for Kenner), but does the family get anything when DC publishes stories using the New Gods characters, for example, the mini-series that Jim Starlin did a while back?


I don't know how far DC’s policies on payments extend, but I'd be surprised if that went further than a surviving spouse (unless there's a contract in place that specifies otherwise).


I've always presumed that the royalties are a goodwill gesture and don't constitute any legal acknowledgement by DC of ownership on the part of the Kirby's.


Or anyone else, for that matter. (I would imagine that's very clearly spelled out when the payments are made.)

By the way, just to correct something I misread earlier -- I didn't mean to imply that the Kirby Estate is being paid royalties by DC, only that Jack Kirby himself received them. (Sorry for the confusion.)

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Last Edited By: Fin Fang Foom Aug 1 11 1:53 AM. Edited 2 times.