Comic book publishers Donenfeld, Liebowitz, Goodman, Gaines, Gleason
| Submitted | Jan. 27, 2012 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Jacob Shemkovitz
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Any documents mentioning the following publishers of comic books and other publications:
- Harry Donenfeld (October 10, 1893 – February 1965) (born in Romania, emigrated to US.)
- Jacob S. "Jack" Liebowitz (October 10, 1900 – December 11, 2000) (born Yakov - later Yakov Lebovitz - in Proskurov, Ukraine, but adopted Anglicized name upon US emigration.)
- Martin Goodman (January 18, 1908 – June 6, 1992) (Born possibly in Brooklyn, NY; first name at birth unknown)
- William Maxwell "Bill" Gaines (March 1, 1922 – June 3, 1992)
- Leverett "Lev" Gleason (February 25, 1898 in Winchendon, MA - September 24, 1971)
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
If you deny all or any part of this request, please cite each specific exemption you think justifies your refusal to release the information.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jacob Shemkovitz
From: "Sobonya, David P." <David.Sobonya@ic.fbi.gov>
Dear Mr. Shemkovitz,
The FBI has received your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy (FOI/PA) request and it will be forwarded to the Work Process Unit or a Single Station Disclosure Team for review. Your request will be processed under the provisions of FOI/PA and a response will be mailed to you at a later date.
Requests for fee waivers and expedited processing will be addressed once your request has been assigned an FOI/PA request number. You will receive written notification of the FBI’s decision.
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Thank you,
David P. Sobonya
Public Information Officer/Legal Admin. Specialist
Front Office
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
From: MuckRock.com
Hi,
The FBI suggested this request be forwarded to the National Archives. We're looking for FBI files regarding Jack Kirby, which were filed under FBI File Number 26-HQ-408377.
Thanks for your help!
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
From: National Archives
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
From: "MaryKay Schmidt" <MaryKay.Schmidt@nara.gov>
March 26, 2012
Dear Mr. Shemkovitz:
This is an informal response to your February 24, 2012, Freedom of Information Act (our case number NW 37451) for access to Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters case file 26-HQ-408377 regarding Jack Kirby.
Do you have any further information about Jack Kirby, such as a time period of interest or place of residence? The file mentions a Jack Kirby, who lived in or near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and relates to an investigation of interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles from 1968 to 1973 in the Philadelphia area. Please let me know if you think the file may be relevant, and I will provide more information in a formal response to your request.
If you have any questions, you may contact me by email at marykay.schmidt@nara.gov or by telephone at 301-837-0596. Thank you for your assistance.
Sincerely,
MARY KAY SCHMIDT
Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Staff
From: Jacob Shemkovitz
Dear Ms. Schmidt,
In response to your questions sent on March 26, 2012 regarding Jack Kirby:
Mr. Kirby was a prominent comic book artist - he co-created Captain America, the X-Men, The Fantastic Four, the Hulk, etc. As far as I can tell, he was based in the New York City at least through the 70s. Kirby was his legally changed Anglicized name, which he used exclusively from his early career.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kirby
Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg, August 28, 1917 in New York, NY – died February 6, 1994)
Thank you,
Jacob Shemkovitz
From: Jacob Shemkovitz
P.S. I understand that the National Archives may have actual published media in its possession (e.g. issues of comics with Mr. Kirby credited). As this inquiry was originally made to the FBI (and forwarded to the National Archives), I am not looking for copies of published works, but for correspondence, files, etc. about Mr. Kirby. Let me know if any further clarification would be helpful.
From: National Archives
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 27, 2012. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
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