Joe Simon

About

Joseph Henry Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. With his partner, artist Jack Kirby, he co-created Captain America, one of comics' most enduring superheroes, and the team worked extensively on such features at DC Comics as the 1940s Sandman and Sandy the Golden Boy and co-created the Newsboy Legion, the Boy Commandos, and Manhunter. Simon and Kirby creations for other comic publishers include Boys' Ranch, Fighting American, and the Fly. In the late 1940s, the duo created the field of romance comics and were among the earliest pioneers of horror comics. Simon, who went on to work in advertising and...

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Avengers: DoomsdayMovie • 2026Avengers: EndgameMovie • 2019Avengers: Infinity WarMovie • 2018The AvengersMovie • 2012What If...?Series • 2021HawkeyeSeries • 2021Avengers: Age of UltronMovie • 2015Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessMovie • 2022Spider-Man: HomecomingMovie • 2017Captain America: Civil WarMovie • 2016X-Men '97Series • 2024Thunderbolts*Movie • 2025Spider-Man: Far From HomeMovie • 2019The Falcon and the Winter SoldierSeries • 2021Captain America: Brave New WorldMovie • 2025Captain MarvelMovie • 2019Ms. MarvelSeries • 2022Marvel ZombiesSeries • 2025Captain America: The Winter SoldierMovie • 2014Captain America: The First AvengerMovie • 2011Avengers: Secret WarsMovie • 2027LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission DemolitionMovie • 2024LEGO Marvel Avengers: Code RedMovie • 2023Marvel One-Shot: Agent CarterMovie • 2013