Joe Simon (b. 1913)

Biography:

Joe Simon 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 Marvel (then better known as Timely).

With his partner, artist Jack Kirby (b. 1917), he co-created Captain America (English), one of comics' most enduring superheroes, and the team worked extensively on such features at DC as the 1940s Sandman (English), and co-created the The Newsboy Legion (English), The Boy Commandos (English), and Manhunter (English). Simon and Kirby creations for other comics publishers include Boys' Ranch (English), Fighting American (English) and The Fly (English). 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 (Prize, 1960 series), remaining with it for over a decade. He briefly returned to DC in the 1970s.

Notes:

To be confirmed against the Who's Who entry.

The World Encyclopedia of Comics gives Simon's birth year as 1915.

Jon Henri is a pen name usually used with Jack Kirby.

Name:

  • Joe Simon
  • Type: Common Alternative Name
    Given name: Joe Family name: Simon

Other Names:

  1. Chester Gould Type: Ghost Name
  2. Jon Henery Type: Pen Name
  3. Jon Henri Type: Pen Name
  4. Floyd Kelly Type: House Name
  5. Hymie Simon Type: Name at Birth
    Given name: Hymie Family name: Simon
  6. Joseph Henry Simon Type: Changed Name
    Given name: Joseph Henry Family name: Simon
  7. Gregory Sykes Type: Pen Name
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Signatures:

  1. Chester Gould [generic]
  2. Edwin Wald [generic]
  3. Glaven [generic]
  4. Gregory Sykes [generic]
  5. Joe Simon [generic]
  6. JOE SIMON [stacked, all caps]
  7. JON HENRI
  8. JS [generic]
  9. Kirby [generic]
  10. Simon [generic]
  11. SIMON
  12. Simon and Kirby [generic]
  13. Simon and Kirby [stacked]

Awards:

  1. 1998: Inkpot Award - [no name]
  2. 1999: Eisner Award - Hall of Fame - Voter's Choices
  3. 2013: Inkwell Awards - The Sinnott Hall of Fame Award

Relations:

  1. Employee of - Funnies, Inc. (b. 1939)
    Notes: Unconfirmed, but may have written, penciled and inked circa 1939.
  2. Ghosted for - Chester Gould (b. 1900)
  3. User of - Jon Henri
    Notes: With Jack Kirby.
  4. User of - Floyd Kelly
  5. Owner - Simon and Kirby Studio (b. 1941)
    Notes: Did writing, pencils and inks 1940 to 1943 and 1946 to 1954.
  6. Parent of - Jim Simon
  7. Ghosted by - Steve Brodie
  8. Ghosted by - Don C. Cameron (b. 1905)
  9. Ghosted by - Arturo Cazeneuve (b. 1919)
  10. Ghosted by - John Daly
  11. Relative - Jack Oleck (b. 1914)
    Notes: Brothers-in-law.
  12. Spouse - Harriet Simon

Schools:

  1. Syracuse University ? to ?

Art Influences:

Influences by Joe Simon (b. 1913) were stated by:
  1. Ronn Foss (b. 1939)
  2. Jack Kirby (b. 1917)
  3. William F. Nolan (b. 1928)
  4. Roy Thomas (b. 1940)
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