R.I.P. Joe Simon, Co-Creator of Captain America and Golden Age Comics Master
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Coin,
Posted on: 2011-12-15 14:30 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
I'm still mad that he wasn't in Captain America while Stan Lee was for some reason.
Another sad loss, always been a big fan of the Guardian and the Newsboy Legion 
Lot of big names going recently.
We built this city on Rock and Roll!
Captain America is my all-time favorite hero.
My thoughts are with his family. Thanks for the legacy you have left us, Joe, you will be missed.
I wonder if he got to see his creation on the big screen, and if he did, what he thought of it...
"I play characters. I have to have a very strong visual appearance, backstory, name, etc. to get involved with a character, otherwise I simply won't play it very long. I'm not an RPer by any stretch of the imagination, but character concept is very important for me."- Back Alley Brawler
I couldn't agree more.
The man did some excellent work, helped create one of my favorite superheroes, and had one hell of run. He'll be missed, but he's earned his peace.
R.I.P. Joe Simon.
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Well put. R.I.P. Joe Simon
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Originally Posted by Veritech
The man did some excellent work, helped create one of my favorite superheroes, and had one hell of run. He'll be missed, but he's earned his peace.
R.I.P. Joe Simon. |
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Stan is the public face of Marvel. As to why Joe wasn't in Captain America, it is possible that:|
Originally Posted by That_Ninja
I'm still mad that he wasn't in Captain America while Stan Lee was for some reason.
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1. He wasn't asked, which would be kind of cold blooded imo.
2. His health prevented him from being on camera.
There is special thanks to Joe, Jack and others in the credits of the movie.
I hope Joe got to see Cap on screen this past year...he'll be sorely missed. And I think the number of Golden Age creators are surely measured on one hands' worth now.
Godspeed, Mr. Simon.
S.
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The Associate Press reports:
By MATT MOORE, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Joe Simon, who along with Jack Kirby co-created Captain America and was one of the comic book industry's most revered writers, artists and editors, has died at age 98.
Simon's family relayed word of his death Thursday, posting a short statement on Facebook and telling The Associated Press through a spokesman that Simon died Wednesday night in New York City after a brief illness. {...}
Among Simon's creations was a partnership with Kirby, a comic book artist and illustrator. The duo worked hand-in-glove for years and from their fertile imaginations sprang a trove of characters, heroes, villains and misfits for several comic book companies in their Golden Age of the 1940s, including Timely, the forerunner of today's Marvel Comics; National Periodicals, the forerunner of DC; and Fawcett, among others.
The characters the two created included the Newsboy Legion, the Boy Commandos and scores more, such as Blue Bolt.{...}
For Timely, the duo created Captain America, debuting on the cover of "Captain America Comics" No. 1 with the champion of liberty throwing a solid right-hook at Adolf Hitler in December 1940, a year before the United States entered World War II.
"Jack and I read the newspapers and knew what was going on over in Europe. And there he was Adolf Hitler, with his ridiculous moustache, high-pitched ranting and goose-stepping followers. He was the perfect bad guy, much better than anything we could have made up, so what we needed was to create his ultimate counterpart," Simon told the AP.
"Cap is one of the great comic book icons, and as dangerous as the world is today more than it was in the 1940s we need him around more than ever to act as our moral compass," Simon said.
Ed Brubaker, whose recent runs writing Captain America for Marvel have been heaped with critical acclaim, called Simon a "pioneer in comics, a mover-and-shaker and probably far ahead of his time."
He said in an email that he even revamped a Simon-created character for his first assignment at DC.
"I personally owe my career in a few ways to Joe Simon my first DC gig was a revamp of his 'Prez,' the teenage president, and I've spent almost eight years writing Captain America for Marvel," Brubaker said. "It's a sad day."
Farewell and thanks, Mr. Simon.