Simon Comics

10 hours ago, shadroch said:

The problem is there are six or eight houses that are identical. There is a photo of Jack and your Grandfather in front of his house, and they are pretty much unchanged since then. I'm not sure which book the photo is in, but it might be your fathers.

I think I know what uoure talking about. Joe lived in a few houses and I always get the timeline mixed up of when he lived where. I’ll see if my dad can remember, usually his memory of Joe and Jack are good but the house number he never really paid attention to

1 hour ago, shadroch said:

Welcome to the boards. 

I used to live in Mineola  and know your Grandfather and Jack Kirby lived on Brown Street, and from photos managed to narrow it down to about a half dozen houses, but would love to know exactly which houses they lived in. I was able to  find Mr Kirby's house when he moved around the corner to East Willston but couldn't square away the description of the house your Grandfather moved to. Is there any chance your father would know the Brown Street address?  I'd love to add photos of the house to my collection.

Unfortunately my dad doesn’t remember the exact address besides brown street. If you have Kirby’s exact address or some photos of the houses you think it might be, I can show it to him and see if he is able to recognize it.

I appreciate the welcome everyone! I’m not on here too much but always enjoy coming on here time to time! I might have to come on here more then 

On 8/6/2019 at 8:51 PM, comicjack said:

He was a great guy 

He was amazing and gets nowwhere enough credit.

Yes I am 100% sure

lol, I wasnt talking about you changing history, i was talking about people who are trying to say Jack Kirby "contributed' to the speed comics #21. Which isnt true, THe cover is by Joe Simon and Joe SImon ONLY

I am stating that the Speed Comic's cover is by Joe Simon ONLY. That is what I wrote. I am TIRED of "fans" that think they know the business and what went on changing things to there liking. Because they like kirby, everything kirby touched. Just like years ago, people LOVED stan lee and said he did evrything, wrote all the stories, no people no longer say that. I am also tired of people saying Joe Simon couldnt draw. Just like shown in the Adventure is my carrer, that statement in false. Even Stan lee said Joe taught jack alot about drawing and Joe drew as much as jack for those books!

This comic's cover is by Joe Simon. AND JOE SIMON ONLY. Jack was not involved. Simon and Kirby did alot of stuff together. However this is not one of them. This is by Joe Simon. Not by Jack. 

Whether its intentional or not, many fans and even "experts" (notice the quotations) are trying to give credit to people they favor. A big one is Jack Kirby. Just how back in the days everyone credited Stan lee with Everything. Now this is not the case. During the Simon and KIrby teaming, BOTH MEN PENCILED. It wasnt just JAck, however, jack did do the majority. BOTH MEN INKED. Howver Joe did the majority. Just because you are a Kirby fan dosent mean he did everything. 

If a piece of art was done by Simon and Kirby, most people will only credit Jack. Sometimes Joe if your lucky. And people will actually insit that they only see Jack Kirby in the art. But thats not the case. Its by Joe and Jack. However if a piece of art is by Joe SImon and Joe Simon alone, People will try to force on and say, well Jack did this and that hand looked like jack and whatever. Its just not the case. People are so willing just to give credit to people they like and not willing to give credit to people who actually should get credit. 

Another thing, Simon and kirby is SIMON AND KIRBY. not Kirby and Simon, not Jack and JOe not Jack Kirby. Its JOe SImon and Jack Kirby and its SImon and Kirby. Both men aggred that their names be in that order and thats how they always signed. STOP TRYING TO CHANGE HISTORY

On 3/20/2015 at 5:58 PM, shadroch said:

Why no love for Joe Simon?

Totally agree. he was a huge creative force behind timely. He had the orginal idea for Captain America and thats the Comic/Character that REALLY put Timely in the game with Fox, Dc, Archie and more.

Super under appreciated!