Joseph H. Simon (born October 11, 1913Per Simon in telephone conversation with historian Mark Evanier, as reported in [LINK: http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2007_07_19.html] "News from Me" (column of July 19, 2007): "Semi-Old Joes", by Mark Evanier. Other sources have cited 1915.) is an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher who created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s-1940s Golden Age of Comic Books, and who served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. His infrequently used pen names were Gregory Sykes and Jon Henery. With his partner, artist Jack Kirby, he co-created Captain America, one of comics' most enduring superheroes, and the team worked extensively on such features at DC Comics as the 1940s Sandman and Sandy the Golden Boy, and co-created the Newsboy Legion, the Boy Commandos, and Manhunter. Simon & Kirby cr