COMIC ARTIST

Joe Simon

1913 - 2011

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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 comics publishers include Boys' Ranch, Fighting American and the Fly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Simon is the 25th most popular comic artist (up from 131st in 2019), the 1,857th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,252nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Joe Simon ranks 25 out of 226Before him are Jean-Jacques Sempé, Bob Kane, Tsugumi Ohba, André Franquin, Go Nagai, and Leiji Matsumoto. After him are Georges Wolinski, Steve Ditko, Kentaro Miura, Milo Manara, Quino, and Alan Moore.

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Among people born in 1913, Joe Simon ranks 70Before him are Luz Long, Stewart Granger, Stanley Kramer, Mark Robson, Vinicius de Moraes, and Gert Fröbe. After him are Gerda Christian, Lloyd Bridges, Benjamin Bloom, Edward Gierek, Robert Adler, and Boris Pahor. Among people deceased in 2011, Joe Simon ranks 69Before him are Lucian Freud, Har Gobind Khorana, Salmaan Taseer, Cliff Robertson, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg, and Bubba Smith. After him are Michael Gough, Michael Cacoyannis, Pete Postlethwaite, Johannes Heesters, Ferenc Mádl, and Richard Hamilton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Simon ranks 1,857 out of 20,380Before him are Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Harry Stack Sullivan (1892), Tecumseh (1768), Viola Davis (1965), George Benson (1943), and Susanna Hoffs (1959). After him are Peter Dinklage (1969), John Mearsheimer (1947), Bill Weld (1945), Carson McCullers (1917), J. Michael Bishop (1936), and John Forsythe (1918).

Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Joe Simon ranks 9Before him are Frank Miller (1957), Joseph Barbera (1911), Carl Barks (1901), Jack Kirby (1917), Matt Groening (1954), and Bob Kane (1915). After him are Steve Ditko (1927), John Romita Sr. (1930), Don Rosa (1951), Will Eisner (1917), Bill Finger (1914), and Winsor McCay (1867).