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12-15-2011, 09:25 AM #1Senior Member
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RIP Joe Simon :(
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12-15-2011, 09:28 AM #2*choke*
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Well, crap. So soon after Jerry Robinson.
The creator of Brother Power the Geek is no longer with us. (You all know I mean that very, very fondly.)
RIP, Mr. Simon.I tend to split superhero comics fans into "People who like Krypto" and "People who don't like Krypto."
Basically, if you miss the wonder of a dog flying around in a little Superman cape, you're in the wrong hobby.
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12-15-2011, 09:50 AM #32x Postmania Champion
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I'd like to think he is working on something new with Jack Kirby right now.
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12-15-2011, 09:53 AM #4Frugal fanboy
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Another titan felled. Crap. Rest in peace, Mr. Simon, and thanks for everything.
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12-15-2011, 09:54 AM #5Elder Member
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Good grief. Has comics lost so many important people (Robinson and Simon - major GA creators) so close together like this?
RIP Mr. Simon.
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12-15-2011, 09:59 AM #6Modus omnibus in rebus
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I just bought and read the Alter Ego issue that featured him, and just like that he's gone... It's like losing a beloved uncle. Rest in peace, Mr. Simon.
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12-15-2011, 10:03 AM #7Idaho Spuds
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R. I. P. I highly recommend his book "The Comic Book Makers."
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12-15-2011, 10:06 AM #8Senior Member
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This brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.
Originally Posted by gryhpon
And thank you especially for Boys' Ranch, Mr. Simon. Rest well.
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12-15-2011, 10:31 AM #9Boycott Marvel.
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... and another link to the GA is gone.Boycott Marvel. Make Mine Kirby.
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12-15-2011, 12:46 PM #10Senior Member
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well, he mustve been a ripe old age at least
in fact id already kind of assumed he'd gone already. silly me.Last edited by CromagnonMan; 12-15-2011 at 01:45 PM.
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12-15-2011, 01:27 PM #11*choke*
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Very much so -- 98. Originally Posted by CromagnonMan
I tend to split superhero comics fans into "People who like Krypto" and "People who don't like Krypto."
Basically, if you miss the wonder of a dog flying around in a little Superman cape, you're in the wrong hobby.
-- Reptisaurus!
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12-15-2011, 01:53 PM #12Senior Member
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thats a ripe old age indeed
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12-15-2011, 02:00 PM #13*choke*
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It is indeed. Offhand, I can't think of any pro who lived longer. Creig Flessel made it to 96. Jack Burnley was 95.
Last edited by dan bailey; 12-15-2011 at 02:03 PM.
I tend to split superhero comics fans into "People who like Krypto" and "People who don't like Krypto."
Basically, if you miss the wonder of a dog flying around in a little Superman cape, you're in the wrong hobby.
-- Reptisaurus!
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12-15-2011, 06:14 PM #14world of yesterday
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The last leaving link to the crack that layed Hitler low, the holder of the pen that give us Captain America... gone but never forgotten. Inadequate tribute to rich accomplishment, but thank you Joe for everything. You are missed.
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12-15-2011, 11:58 PM #15Exiled to Earth F
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How many Golden Age creators are left with us now (outside of Stan Lee)?
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