The Real Captain America dies...
http://www.newsarama.com/comics/joe-sim ... 11215.html
RIP, Joe Simon, 1913-2011
The creator of Captain America (Jack Kirby was brought on after the character had already been designed and many of the basics -- including Bucky -- had been plotted out) passed away this Wednesday (December 14th). Joe Simon was 98.
In recent years, Simon was still attending local comic cons in New York City and telling stories of his work with Jack Kirby during the Golden Age of comics. Best known for the Captain America series at Marvel (they only did the first 10 issues and left after Martin Goodman, owner and publisher, stiffed them on royalties owed), Simon and Kirby practically created and perfected multitudes of genres and characters across the spread of what was perhaps a more diverse American comic book industry at the time.
Simon also authored two autobiographies detailing his early life and creations.
Even though Simon no longer owned Captain America, he was more than happy to talk about his creation and comment on him when he felt it was appropriate. He still felt the character was relevant and important to the American cultural and political scenes and was very proud of his creation.
Simon lived to see and appreciate the recent Captain America live-action film as well as a recent collection of Simon and Kirby comics. He was appreciated as both an elder statesmen, historian, and long-surviving foundational member of the American comic book industry and classic superhero creator in general.
He's gonna be missed, guys. I feel somewhat glad, though, that (from what I've seen) he didn't die bitter. This year was a good time for him and I think he enjoyed the Cap film...