Co-Creator of 'Captain America' Joe Simon dies At 98

[ via Huffington Post ] 16 Dec

Joe Simon, who along with Jack Kirby co-created Captain America and was one of the comic book industry's most revered writers, artists and editors, has died at age 98.

Among Simon's creations was a partnership with Kirby, a comic book artist and illustrator. The duo worked hand-in-glove for years and from their fertile imaginations sprang a trove of characters, heroes, villains and misfits for several comic book companies in their Golden Age of the 1940s, including Timely, the forerunner of today's Marvel Comics; National Periodicals, the forerunner of DC; and Fawcett, among others.

Ed Brubaker, whose recent runs writing Captain America for Marvel have been heaped with critical acclaim, called Simon a "pioneer in comics, a mover-and-shaker and probably far ahead of his time."

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Superman comic for $2.16 Million

BBC Entertainment and Arts 1 Dec

There are no bounds for hobbyists, specially the collectors. They would buy their interest for any price - ANY PRICE !!

Originally sold for 10 cents (Photo AP)

A copy of the first issue of Action Comics, featuring Superman's debut, has become the world's most expensive comic, fetching $2.16m (£1.4m). It was auctioned online for a starting bid of just $1, with a reserve price of $900,000.

Do you know what was the original price when first sold? 10 cents......

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