Artie Simek

Artie Simek
circa 1964

ARTIE SIMEK

 01 January 1916 – 20 February 1975

Avengers Lettering #2, 4, 7, 9, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21 …

An Artie Simek Classic

Avengers #67 Aug 1969

Despite a lack of lettering credits Artie Simek is remembered as working for Timely in the 1940s by artist Joe Giela. Simek’s earliest credited work dates from Dec 1957 when he lettered a Batman / Superman feature for DC in Worlds Finest #91 and in the same month a story in Batman #112. When the Marvel Comics revolution occurred in the early 1960s he, along with Sam Rosen, became widely regarded as two of the best in the field. Between the two they lettered almost every early 60s Marvel title. Simek lettered Fantastic Four #1 and Amazing Fantasy #15. Simek lettered 37 of the first 100 Avengers issues commencing with #2.

Giant Size Defenders #5 from 1975 features Simek’s last work before he passed away.