Contents 1 Personal History 2 Professional History 3 Work History 4 Images Attributed to Artie Simek 5 Notes 6 Trivia 7 See Also 8 Official Website 9 Links and References

Personal History

("Adorable") Artie Simek was a letterer for Atlas/Marvel during the Golden and Silver Ages. He was the father of Jean Simek Izzo ("second generation letterer"). Artie Simek passed away on February 20th, 1975. He was publicly mourned that month in Marvel's Bullpen Bulletins.

Professional History

Artie Simek lettered half the comics in the Silver Age. (The other half was done by Sam Rosen.) (figuratively speaking) He designed the logos for Fantastic Four etc.

Work History

• Comics where "Artie Simek" created the Cover
• Comics that "Artie Simek" Colored
• Comics that "Artie Simek" Lettered
• Subjects created by "Artie Simek"

Images Attributed to Artie Simek

• Cover artist images created under the name: "Artie Simek"
• Letterer images created under the name: "Artie Simek"

Notes

• The letters page of Fantastic Four #281 credits Art Simek as providing the inks for Fantastic Four #1. Jack Kirby also said that Artie Simek had inked that issue. Several comic historians doubt the plausibility of this statement, as Kirby had a notoriously bad memory, and Simek did not letter that issue (the letterer was Sam Rosen).

• Sometimes, perhaps mistakenly, credited as "Arty" Simek.

Trivia

Artie Simek would get the lousiest credits in each issue. For example in Journey Into Mystery #121 the credits read: "Another towering triumph for Stan Lee, Writer [...] Another day, another dollar, for Artie Simek, letterer." In Tales of Suspense #58, the credits read "Lettering of Breath-taking Adequacy by: Art Simek". Another time, his name was largest in the credits, with the explanation that "this was cheaper than giving him a raise."

See Also

• Gallery of Artie Simek's pictures
• Quotations by Artie Simek
• Artie Simek in the news

Official Website

• None.
  

Links and References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artie_Simek