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'Captain America' Co-Creator Joe Simon Is Dead

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 02.14.2012

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PHILADELPHIA — Joe Simon, who along with Jack Kirby co-created Captain America and was one of the comic book industry's most revered writers, ar...

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DC's Epic Dark Fantasy: Paul Cornell Talks 'Demon Knights'

Turnstyle | Posted 11.14.2011

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Joe Simon: Creator Of Captain America and a Living Legend

Bryan Young | Posted 09.28.2011

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With the release of the incredibly well-put together, amazing, thrilling Captain America movie, I think it's time to take a look at one of the unsung heroes of the character. Joe Simon created Captain America and he's a living legend.

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Jack Kirby And The Real Origin Of The X-Men

Fortean Times | David Moye | Posted 09.20.2011

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Jack Kirby, a pioneering American comic book artist, created or co-created such well-known super­heroes as Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The H...

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First Spider-Man Comic Sells For HUGE Money

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHILADELPHIA — A comic collector has been caught in Spider-Man's web, paying $1.1 million for a near-mint copy of "Amazing Fantasy" No. 15 that feat...

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The Pretty Good Hulk and The New Paradigm for Superhero Movies

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Incredible Hulk is forging a new paradigm for superhero movies that recalls the Silver Age of comics, where the characters can't be contained by the arbitary limits of a single movie.

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New Yorker Cartoon Rips Off Marvel Comic Book: Plagiarism Or "Tribute"?

New York Post | Dareh Gregorian | Posted 05.25.2011

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What is with The New Yorker's Cartoon Caption Contest? In a scene straight out "Seinfeld," the magazine is being accused of cartoon plagiarism. The ...

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