Captain America’s Co-creator Joe Simon dies

Joe Simon, the co-creator of star-spangled comic book hero Captain America, has died at 98, his family has announced. Simon, a writer, editor and artist, passed away late Wednesday in New York after a short illness.

Simon and artist Jack Kirby, who ran a studio, developed the character in the early 1940s and worked outside the box to develop a distinct design.

"Together, the team created Captain America as well as long list of characters, including The Newsboy Legion and The Boy Commandos," a statement Thursday from Simon’s family said.

The movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" was released this year. Chris Evans, in the title role, went up against villain Red Skull, played by Hugo Weaving.

Kirby and Simon created Captain America for Timely Comics, Marvel’s predecessor. The comic was a huge hit during World War II.

With Captain America came some of Kirby’s comic book innovations, Mark Evanier, author of the book "Kirby: King of Comics," told CNN in 2008.

Simon served a few stints at DC Comics.

The writer’s passing came a week after the death of cartoonist Jerry Robinson, who worked on the earliest Batman comics and claimed credit for creating the super-villain The Joker. Robinson was 89.

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