Comments on: Joe Simon R.I.P.

Joe Simon R.I.P.

marxchivist — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:18:59 -0800

Joe Simon , who along with Jack Kirby created Captain America, died today at the age of 98.

In addition to Captain American, the duo created The Fighting American, Stuntman, and Boy's Ranch. And if that wasn't enough, the first romance comic. Simon also served as the first editor for Timely (later Marvel) Comics. And from a previous post, here's a picture of Captain American punching Hitler.

By: scaryblackdeath

scaryblackdeath — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:20:18 -0800

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:23:45 -0800

May he punch Hitler forever in heaven.

By: ZeusHumms

ZeusHumms — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:24:58 -0800

By: scaryblackdeath

scaryblackdeath — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:29:13 -0800

This makes me very sad. Comics were a bigger factor in teaching me to read than anything school ever did for me. Cap has always been my favorite; fictional though he may be, he has always meant more to me than any religious figure or celebrity or world leader. Thank you, Joe. Thank you so much.

By: marxchivist

marxchivist — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:32:49 -0800

I can't link directly to it, but if you click on "Exclusive Story" here, you can read a complete Fighting American yarn. Not many of these Golden Age guys left, it hasn't been a good week. Here's a recent interview with Simon.

By: Gelatin

Gelatin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:38:29 -0800

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:39:44 -0800

Not many of these Golden Age guys left, it hasn't been a good week. This is why we are having our silver age greats like Jim Steranko lovingly preserved while they are still around.

By: Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish

Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:40:42 -0800

Simon recently did the first convention of his life. This makes me wonder what went into that decision.

By: BitterOldPunk

BitterOldPunk — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:48:47 -0800

. Thanks, Joe. I remember heated middle-school arguments about why it was important that Cap carry a shield, rather than a gun. I'm pretty sure that my defense of Cap's shield was a formative moment in the development of my rudimentary understanding of geopolitics.

By: Nat "King" Cole Porter Wagoner

Nat "King" Cole Porter Wagoner — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:11:32 -0800

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:33:47 -0800

★

By: immlass

immlass — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:39:48 -0800

By: Scoo

Scoo — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:44:15 -0800

By: Renoroc

Renoroc — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:00:13 -0800

By: Meatafoecure

Meatafoecure — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:07:30 -0800

If we could hear stars collapse we'd know we've just lost one. and on a second note FUCK YOU Hitler and your bitchass hairstyle

By: John Kenneth Fisher

John Kenneth Fisher — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:07:37 -0800

By: Oh OK HA HA

Oh OK HA HA — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:26:34 -0800

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:31:55 -0800

. I've only come to enjoy Captain America more and more over the years, despite all the recent reworking and whatnot. The man has principles.

By: FirstMateKate

FirstMateKate — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:06:23 -0800

Me: Joe Simon died today, apparently. Sister: Who? Me: One of the creators of Captain America. Sister: That's probably best- he hasn't been able to celebrate Christmas for almost 6 years now. The Room: What? Sister: "To kids, from 1 to 92." That's really all I have to offer on this subject, I'm not really that in to comic books.

By: KingEdRa

KingEdRa — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:21:02 -0800

By: ahimsakid

ahimsakid — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:50:13 -0800

By: rahnefan

rahnefan — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:38:59 -0800

By: SmileyChewtrain

SmileyChewtrain — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:33:30 -0800

By: 26.2

26.2 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:13:43 -0800

By: May Kasahara

May Kasahara — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:17:36 -0800

By: MartinWisse

MartinWisse — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:36:59 -0800

Darn. Just. Darn.

By: Halloween Jack

Halloween Jack — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:16:25 -0800

Simon is best known for Cap and his other Golden Age work, of course, but some attention should be paid to his singularly bizarre late sixties-early seventies DC work, creating titles such as Prez (teenage president), Brother Power the Geek (hippie Pinocchio), and the Green Team (a group of preteen millionaire boys who went around solving problems by literally throwing money at them--they even had special jumpsuits with pockets stuffed with cash). If I hadn't seen the actual comics myself, I'd assume that they were fake-retro books, but they were real. .

By: stinkycheese

stinkycheese — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:31:12 -0800

"Schnell! He is attacking der fuhrer, AIM FOR HIS SHIELD!!"

By: stinkycheese

stinkycheese — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:41:37 -0800

More on Prez and The Geek. Thanks so much for this post. I was a Marvel kid so I'd never heard of these characters.