A lifelong comic book fan and artist and writer, he worked with artist Jack Kirby on numerous characters and stories that they hoped to put into production.
Started his career as an in-betweener for Walt Disney.
Served in the United States Navy.
Has two sons, two daughters.
He was the son of Mildred (Fineberg) and Carl Ruby, a doctor. His parents were originally from Montréal, Québec, Canada. His paternal grandparents were Russian Jews and his maternal grandparents were Polish Jewish immigrants.