Biography
Joseph Henry "Joe" Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 β December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930sβ1940s 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 comics 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 commercial art, also founded the satirical magazine Sick in 1960, remaining with it for a decade. He briefly returned to DC Comics in the 1970s.
Simon was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Filmography
all 34
Movies 27
Writer 11
TV Shows 7
self 5
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
Stan Lee (2023)
Ms. Marvel (2022)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Hawkeye (2021)
What If...? (2021)
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (2019)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Captain Marvel (2019)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Kirby at War: La Guerre De Kirby (2017)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight! (2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United (2014)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Marvel's Avengers (2013)
The Avengers (2012)
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man (2012)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
The Legends Behind the Comic Books (2008)
Ultimate Avengers 2 (2006)
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)
Captain America (1990)
Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979)
Captain America (1979)
Three Giant Men (1973)
The Marvel Super Heroes (1966)
Captain America Battles the Red Skull (1964)
Captain America vs. The Mutant (1964)
Captain America (1944)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1913-10-11
Deathday2011-12-14 (98 years old)
Birth PlaceRochester, New York, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsThe Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame, Will Eisner Hall of Fame, Inkpot Award
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