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Joe Simon

Joe Simon

Writer, also actor · Died December 14, 2011, aged 98 · Rochester, New York, USA

Joseph Henry Simon (born Hymie Simon; October 11, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Simon created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s–1940s Golden Age of Comic Books and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. 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 and Kirby creations for other comic publishers include Boys' Ranch, Fighting American, and the Fly. In the late 1940s, the duo created the field of romance comics and were among the earliest pioneers of horror comics. Simon, who went on to work in advertising and commercial art, also founded the satirical magazine Sick in 1960, remaining with it for over a decade. He briefly published with DC Comics in the 1970s. Simon was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Johnston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 11, 1913
Died
December 14, 2011 (aged 98)
From
Rochester, New York, USA
Works as
Writer, also actor
Titles
35 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Joe Simon's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Self
25%
Bonds
21%
Survival
7%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Society
2%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 7 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
16
Tense
13
Hopeful
8
Melancholic
5
Joyful
3
Other
17

How their films linger

Fun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joe Simon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 35 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (27).

Subscription and free streaming for Joe Simon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 35 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 29 of them dated from 1944 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

$2.9B worldwide

Highest rated

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing29 of 31: 27 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew4 of 31: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1940s1 · crew1970s2 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s13 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Joe Simon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 25; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 35 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 35 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · writer

Captain America (1990)

85th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 50/100 and the plot and story 44/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Joe Simon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles42–86 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles8–26 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles32–55 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles5–37 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles36–76 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Joe Simon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joe Simon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Kirby shares the most, 23.

Directors

Writers

  • Jack Kirby23 titles · 22 as writer    See newest 12 of 23 shared titles with Jack Kirby
  • Stan Lee15 titles · 7 as writer    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Stan Lee
  • Larry Lieber7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Larry Lieber
  • Christopher Markus5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Christopher Markus

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Kevin Feige13 titles · 12 as producer    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Kevin Feige
  • Louis D'Esposito12 titles · 11 as producer    See all 12 shared titles with Louis D'Esposito
  • Mitchell Bell10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with Mitchell Bell
  • Victoria Alonso8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Victoria Alonso

Mixed roles