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Joe Simon’s Hot Stuff
Zippy #1 (May 1941), art by Joe Simon When Joe Simon was young he tried his hand in a number of different types of art work; political cartoons, sport illustration, portraits, story illustration, and...
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Art of Romance, Chapter 18, Meskin Takes Over
(February 1952 – April 1952: Young Romance #42 – #44, Young Love #30 – #32) Number of Romance Titles 1947 – 1953 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in blue) There has not been much change in...
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DC’s New Book, The Sandman by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
Joe Simon gave me a copy of DC’s new book “The Sandman by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby”. Amazon lists the release date as August 18, but it may be in comic books stores sooner then that. Simon and Kirby...
View ArticleFighting American Does NOT Come to Dynamite
This year’s San Diego Comic Con was the place to introduce many new projects. However the most surprising event, at least for Joe Simon, was Nick Barrucci’s announcement that Fighting American would be...
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Little Shop of Horrors, Chapter 5, New Faces
(May – July 1952, Black Magic #12 – #14) As in Chapter 19 of The Art of Romance, Mort Meskin was the most productive artist for Black Magic drawing a total of 30 pages. Bill Draut was particularly...
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Some Lettering by Howard Ferguson
I must admit that I have not done enough carefully studies of the lettering done on Simon and Kirby productions. I always realized the importance of the lettering, both aesthetically and historically,...
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Belated Birthday to Joe Simon
Somehow I forgot to post Joe Simon’s 96th birthday yesterday. I did not forget his birthday as I visited him Saturday. But Joe downplays his birthdays and does not want to make a big deal about it. He...
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Early Lettering by Joe Simon
Like most comic book artists from the earliest period, Joe Simon lettered his own art. Actually Joe was doing lettering long before he began his career in comic books. While working as a newspaper...
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Simon and Kirby’s Black Owl
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby first began working as a team early in 1940 (on Blue Bolt #2 and Champion #9 both cover dated July 1940). In a few months they would form the core of Timely’s first comic art...
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Joe Simon and thee Newsboy Legion Archives
Amazon.com shows that Volume 1 of the Newsboy Legion will be released on March 9, 2010. If past experience is any guide, the book may actually appear in comic stores a week or two before that. This...
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Joe Simon’s Hot Stuff
Zippy #1 (May 1941), art by Joe Simon When Joe Simon was young he tried his hand in a number of different types of art work; political cartoons, sport illustration, portraits, story illustration, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Art of Romance, Chapter 18, Meskin Takes Over
(February 1952 – April 1952: Young Romance #42 – #44, Young Love #30 – #32) Number of Romance Titles 1947 – 1953 (the period covered in this chapter is shaded in blue) There has not been much change in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DC’s New Book, The Sandman by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby
Joe Simon gave me a copy of DC’s new book “The Sandman by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby”. Amazon lists the release date as August 18, but it may be in comic books stores sooner then that. Simon and Kirby...
View ArticleFighting American Does NOT Come to Dynamite
This year’s San Diego Comic Con was the place to introduce many new projects. However the most surprising event, at least for Joe Simon, was Nick Barrucci’s announcement that Fighting American would be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Little Shop of Horrors, Chapter 5, New Faces
(May – July 1952, Black Magic #12 – #14) As in Chapter 19 of The Art of Romance, Mort Meskin was the most productive artist for Black Magic drawing a total of 30 pages. Bill Draut was particularly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Some Lettering by Howard Ferguson
I must admit that I have not done enough carefully studies of the lettering done on Simon and Kirby productions. I always realized the importance of the lettering, both aesthetically and historically,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Belated Birthday to Joe Simon
Somehow I forgot to post Joe Simon’s 96th birthday yesterday. I did not forget his birthday as I visited him Saturday. But Joe downplays his birthdays and does not want to make a big deal about it. He...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Early Lettering by Joe Simon
Like most comic book artists from the earliest period, Joe Simon lettered his own art. Actually Joe was doing lettering long before he began his career in comic books. While working as a newspaper...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Simon and Kirby’s Black Owl
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby first began working as a team early in 1940 (on Blue Bolt #2 and Champion #9 both cover dated July 1940). In a few months they would form the core of Timely’s first comic art...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joe Simon and thee Newsboy Legion Archives
Amazon.com shows that Volume 1 of the Newsboy Legion will be released on March 9, 2010. If past experience is any guide, the book may actually appear in comic stores a week or two before that. This...
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