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  1. Please stop republishing issues of Private Strong, The Fly, and any other titles, issues, and/or characters that are still under copyright. Thank you
  2. To say that Joe Simon never had a hit without Jack Kirby is plain wrong. The problem is nobody studies Joe Simon and his career and assumes that he didn’t have anything else. Can’t know about someone’s achievements if nobody studies them. Sick magazine was a huge hit back then, being Mad Magazines biggest competitor, created by Joe and drawing the talented of Joe himself, Bob Powell, Jack Davis, Angelo Torres among others. Joe unlike Jack,’left comic books and created a hit outside of the stuff they were familiar with. someone else mentioned that Jack was the junior partner in the golden age. During Simon and Kirby, Joe was the bigger name in comics. He hired Jack to work for him on Blue Bolt. Joe was the more dominant figure during this time. And they worked so well together, splitting everything 50/50 and lasting almost two decades together. Soemthing Jack would never experience again with another collaborator. they both needed each other, apart, Jack never sold better than when he was with Joe. And without Jack, doing comics just wasn’t the same for Joe. Joe lost a lot of the passion following mainlines split. They were never as sucessful apart compared to together. But to say Jack didn’t need Joe, well that’s just not true. Even Jack’s son said Jack owed a lot to Joe.
  3. These haven’t been reprinted anywhere or digitized because they’re under copyright still by the Simon and Kirby estates.
  4. I was off the boards for a while, Wish someone wouldve messaged me. I appreciate you tagging me, hopefully the book hasnt sold.
  5. agreed. The Cover just screams classic Simon and Kirby. I think it was Syd Shores inking, the Cap face looks altered not as how Joe and Jack drew. The clowns, well Simon and Kirby had a thing for those. When I was growing up in Joe's aparment, I took a look at all the covers. THIS cover jumped out at me. Not because of Cap or bucky but I was fascinated with the wheel of death, the Ringmaster pointing at it and everything about it. Since becoming older, Ive grown to like some of the other Cap covers better, but I still love the Ringmaster/wheel of death area. Truly amazing
  6. I gotta say, it’s great seeing so many people remember and love the artwork that My grandfather and Jack did. It’s truly amazing seeing the passion and appreciation still around so many years later
  7. Joe thought each work was unique to itself. While they reused their ideas over, it always became something new. Joe loved Bullseye as well as Boys ranch. I own this original art that use to hang on Joe’s wall.
  8. Speaking of Simon and Kirby’s cap 1-10: but Joe and Jack did FANTASTIC work in the 50’s and really showed their maturing as artists but also the continuation of their studio.
  9. Never posted this here but I was fortunate to buy back my grandfather’s recreation of cap 7. One of my favorite covers and a classic one as well!
  10. Appreciate the kind words. What did you and Joe discuss? He was in San Diego once I believe, in 1998 to accept the Inkpot award. When he passed (i had no control over anything) And his awards was thrown out by his daughter. A good friend saved them and generously reunited me with them. Glad to still have them, Im intrested to hear of any stories he might have shared or if it was just simple small talk.
  11. yes, my mistake. I have since updated it. Thanks!
  12. Science comics 5- Joe Simon cover. not my favorite fox cover by Joe but still nice nonetheless.