Editing Jack Kirby (section)

====World War II (1943–1945)====
[[File:Jack Kirby.jpg|thumb|180px|Kirby in the U.S. Army during World War II]]

With World War II underway, Liebowitz expected that Simon and Kirby would be [[Conscription in the United States|drafted]], so he asked the artists to create an inventory of material to be published in their absence. The pair hired writers, inkers, letterers, and colorists in order to create a year's worth of material.{{sfn|Ro|2004|page=32}} Kirby was drafted into the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] on June 7, 1943.{{sfn|Ro|2004|page=33}} After basic training at [[Camp Stewart]], near Savannah, Georgia, he was assigned to Company F of the [[11th Infantry Regiment (United States)|11th Infantry Regiment]]. He landed on [[Omaha Beach]] in [[Normandy]] on August 23, 1944, {{frac|2|1|2}} months after [[D-Day]],{{sfn|Evanier|2008|page=67}} although Kirby's reminiscences would place his arrival just 10 days after.{{sfn|Ro|2004|page=33}} Kirby recalled that a lieutenant, learning that comics artist Kirby was in his command, made him a scout who would advance into towns and draw [[reconnaissance]] maps and pictures, an extremely dangerous duty.{{sfn|Ro|2004|pages=35}}