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Joe Simon

1913–2011

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Joe Simon
Known forYoung Romance
Issues credited470
Active1940–1958
Primary rolecover inks
Captain America Comics #1
Captain America Comics #1 (1941)

Joseph Henry Simon — born Hymie Simon on October 11, 1913, and raised to become one of the most versatile figures the American comic book industry has ever produced — wore nearly every hat the medium offered: writer, artist, editor, and publisher. He died on December 14, 2011.

Star Spangled Comics #7
Star Spangled Comics #7 (1942)

Simon entered comics during the Golden Age and quickly distinguished himself as an editor, becoming the first to hold that role at Timely Comics, the company that would eventually grow into Marvel. His most consequential partnership was with artist Jack Kirby, and together the two men shaped the medium in ways that are still felt today. Their most celebrated co-creation, Captain America, remains one of superhero comics' most enduring characters. The Simon-Kirby team also produced a remarkable range of work for DC Comics, including contributions to the Sandman feature and the co-creation of the Newsboy Legion and Boy Commandos, as well as Manhunter. For other publishers they developed Boys' Ranch, Fighting American, and the Fly.

Mister Miracle #4
Mister Miracle #4 (1971)

Among their most historically significant achievements was pioneering the romance comics genre in the late 1940s — titles such as Young Romance reflect this period — while also helping establish early horror comics. Simon later built a career in advertising and commercial art, and founded the satirical magazine Sick in 1960, stewarding it for more than a decade. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1999.

Known for

Captain America Comics #1
Captain America Comics #1
Star Spangled Comics #7
Star Spangled Comics #7
Mister Miracle #4
Mister Miracle #4
Boy Commandos #1
Boy Commandos #1
Showcase #6
Showcase #6
Marvel Mystery Comics #13
Marvel Mystery Comics #13

Full bibliography (first 500) · 96 series

Young Romance (1947) · 60
#1 [1]#2 [2]#3 [3]#4 [4]#4#5 (5)#6 (6)#1 (7)#7#2 (8)#4 (10)#5 (11)#6 (12)#1 (13)#2 (14)#3 (15)#6 (18)#7 (19)#8 (20)#9 (21)#11 (23)#12 (24)#2 (26)#3 (27)#5 (29)#6 (30)#7 (31)#8 (32)#9 (33)#10 (34)#11 (35)#1 (37)#2 (38)#4 (40)#5 (41)#6 (42)#8 (44)#9 (45)#10 (46)#5 (53)#8 (56)#10 (58)#1 (61)#3 (63)#4 (64)#3 (75)#5 (77)#7 (79)#2 (80)#5 (83)#6 (84)#1 (85)#2 (86)#3 (87)#4 (88)#5 (89)#6 (90)#1 (91)#3 [93]#4 [94]
Dick Tracy (1950) · 41
#26#27#30#34#37#39#42#45#46#48#49#50#52#53#55#56#57#58#1#4#59#60#62#64#65#68#70#71#72#73#74#89#90#91#92#118#119#121#125#126#127
Black Magic (1950) · 34
#1 [1]#1#2 [2]#3 [3]#4 [4]#5 [5]#6 [6]#1 [7]#2 [8]#3 [9]#4 [10]#5 [11]#6 [12]#7 (13)#8 (14)#9 (15)#10 (16)#11 (17)#12 (18)#1 (19)#2 (20)#3 (21)#4 (22)#5 (23)#6 (24)#1 (25)#2 (26)#3 (27)#4 (28)#5 (29)#6 (30)#1 (31)#2 (32)#3 (33)
Justice Traps the Guilty (1947) · 25
#1 [1]#2 (2)#3 (3)#3#4 (4)#4#5 (5)#5#6 (6)#6#1 (7)#2 (8)#3 (9)#4 (10)#5 (11)#9#6 (18)#1 (19)#3 (21)#4 (22)#5 (23)#6 (24)#10 (28)#12 (30)#19
Star Spangled Comics (1941) · 24
#7#8#10#11#12#13#14#15#16#17#18#19#20#21#22#23#24#25#26#27#28#31#38#43
Young Love (1949) · 24
#1 [1]#2 [2]#6 [6]#6 [12]#7 [13]#9 (15)#10 (16)#11 (17)#12 [18]#1 (19)#2 (20)#3 (21)#4 (22)#7 (25)#9 (39)#10 (40)#11 (41)#1 (43)#4 (46)#8 (50)#3 (69)#5 (71)#6 (72)#1 (73)
Adventure Comics (1938) · 21
#73#74#75#76#77#78#79#80#81#82#83#84#85#86#87#88#90#91#92#93#96
Headline Comics (1943) · 18
#11 (23)#12 (24)#1 (25)#2 (26)#3 (27)#4 (28)#5 (29)#6 (30)#1 (31)#2 (32)#31#4 (34)#34#5 (35)#3 (33)#4 (40)#2 (44)#3 (45)
Young Brides (1952) · 16
#3 [3]#6 [6]#1 [7]#2 [8]#4 [10]#5 [11]#6 [12]#1 (19)#2 (20)#3 (21)#5 (23)#7 (25)#2 (26)#4 (28)#5 (29)#6 (30)
Boy Commandos (1942) · 14
#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#12#13#14#29#30
Blue Bolt (1940) · 11
#1 [1]#2 [2]#3 [3]#4 [4]#6 [6]#7 [7]#8 [8]#9 [9]#105#106#3
Boys' Ranch (1950) · 10
#1#2#2#[nn]#3#4#5#6#2#3
Black Magic Comics (1952) · 9
#1#2#7#8#9#10#4#5#6
Black Cat Comics (1946) · 8
#1#2#8#13#59#60#61#62
Fighting American (1954) · 8
#1 [1]#2 [2]#3 [3]#4 [4]#5 (5)#6 (6)#1 (7)#3
Hi-School Romance (1949) · 8
#56#57#58#62#63#70#71#73
Captain America Comics (1941) · 7
#1#2#3#4#8#9#10
Speed Comics (1941) · 7
#17#18#19#20#21#22#23
Champ Comics (1940) · 6
#17#18#19#21#22#23
True Bride-to-Be Romances (1956) · 6
#17#18#20#21#22#27
First Romance Magazine (1949) · 5
#41#47#48#50#51
First Love Illustrated (1949) · 5
#69#70#77#80#87
Daring Mystery Comics (1940) · 4
#2#6#7#8
Real Clue Crime Stories (1947) · 4
#4 [16]#5 [17]#6 [18]#7 [19]
My Date Comics (1947) · 4
#1#2#3#4
Charlie Chan (1948) · 4
#2#4#1#6
The Strange World of Your Dreams (1952) · 4
#1#2#3#4
Alarming Tales (1957) · 4
#1#2#3#4
Fantastic Comics (1939) · 3
#6#7#8
Mystery Men Comics (1939) · 3
#10#11#12
Science Comics (1940) · 3
#4#5#6
Wonderworld Comics (1939) · 3
#13#14#15
Champion Comics (1939) · 3
#8#9#10
U. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] (1941) · 3
#1#2#3
Green Hornet Comics (1942) · 3
#7 (7)#8#9
Detective Comics (1937) · 3
#65#69#76
Stuntman (1946) · 3
#1#2#3
Prize Comics Western (1948) · 3
#2 (75)#4 (83)#1
Western Tales (1955) · 3
#1#2#32
Warfront (1951) · 3
#28#29#31
True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (1949) · 3
#41#42#44
Harvey Hits (1957) · 3
#1#6#12
Silver Streak Comics (1939) · 2
#2#3
Blue Beetle (1940) · 2
#2#3
Weird Comics (1940) · 2
#3#4
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) · 2
#12#13
Pocket Comics (1941) · 2
#1#3
World's Finest Comics (1941) · 2
#6#10
Boy Commandos Comics [ashcan] (1942) · 2
#1#[nn]
Real West Romances (1949) · 2
#4#5
Joe Palooka Comics (1945) · 2
#69#76
In Love (1954) · 2
#3#5
Thrills of Tomorrow (1954) · 2
#19#20
Win a Prize Comics (1955) · 2
#1#2
Witches Western Tales (1955) · 2
#29#30
Keen Detective Funnies (1938) · 1
#1
Red Raven Comics (1940) · 1
#1
The Human Torch (1940) · 1
#2
Shadow Comics (1940) · 1
#7 [7]
Target Comics (1940) · 1
#10 [10]
Zippy (1941) · 1
#1
All-Winners Comics (1941) · 1
#2
Big 3 (1940) · 1
#6
Mystic Comics (1940) · 1
#7
The Green Mask (1940) · 1
#9
War Victory Comics (1942) · 1
#1
Commandos [ashcan] (1942) · 1
#1
Supergirl [ashcan] (1944) · 1
#[nn]
Movie Cartoons [ashcan] (1944) · 1
#[nn]
Adventure Is My Career (1945) · 1
#[nn]
Boy Explorers Comics (1946) · 1
#1
All-New Comics (1943) · 1
#13
Treasure Comics (1945) · 1
#10
Prize Comics (1940) · 1
#3 (63)
Airboy Comics (1945) · 1
#4 [39]
Clue Comics (1943) · 1
#3 [15]
48 Famous Americans (1947) · 1
#[nn]
Western Fighters (1948) · 1
#1
Manhunt (1951) · 1
#2
True Amazing Accounts of Black Magic (1952) · 1
#1
Harvey Comics Hits (1951) · 1
#56
The Masked G-Man (1952) · 1
#2
Witches Tales (1951) · 1
#15
Captain 3-D (1953) · 1
#1
Captain 3D (1954) · 1
#1
Bullseye (1955) · 1
#6
I Love You (1955) · 1
#7
Police Trap (1955) · 1
#6
Showcase (1956) · 1
#6
Joe Palooka (1955) · 1
#101
House of Mystery (1951) · 1
#69
Dick Tracy the Case of the Purloined Sirloin (1958) · 1
#[nn]
Great Western (1958) · 1
#2
Personal Love (1957) · 1
#3
Robin Hood (1958) · 1
#2
Race for the Moon (1958) · 1
#1

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