About the Book
Cosmic rays, exotic villainess, alternate dimensions, monsters & mayhem! In the early days of comic books' golden age, the heroic superhero, Blue Bolt, battles the beautiful seductive villainess, the Green Sorceress, and her strange army, in the sci-fi subterranean land of Deltos! These amazing first ten comic book stories of Blue Bolt comics, created by Captain America co-creator, Joe Simon, features the first team-up of the legendary Joe Simon and Jack Kirby--the legendary creative team who would bring comics into maturity! Full color. Includes a Preface.
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Joe Simon 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, such as Captain America, and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. With artist Jack Kirby, Simon 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 comics 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 a decade. He briefly returned to DC Comics in the 1970s. Simon was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1999 and, recognized for his achievements, won many comic book industry awards. Blockbuster movies were made with his characters. Jack Kirby was an American comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators with Joe Simon. With Joe Simon, Kirby 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 comics 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. Kirby became a major factor in the later success of Marvel Comics. Kirby was recognized for his achievements and won many comic book industry awards. Blockbuster movies were made with his characters. Joe Simon 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, such as Captain America, and served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. With artist Jack Kirby, Simon 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 comics 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 a decade. He briefly returned to DC Comics in the 1970s. Simon was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1999 and, recognized for his achievements, won many comic book industry awards. Blockbuster movies were made with his characters.
