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Artie Simek lettered a number of the Silver Age comic books published by Marvel Comics. Along with Sam Rosen, he was widely considered one of the best letterers in the business. Showcase #4 (September-October 1956), often thought the first appearance of the first Silver Age superhero, the Barry Allen Flash. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... Sam Rosen, often credited as S. Rosen, lettered many of the Silver Age comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

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The JACK F.A.Q. - Page 2 (2154 words)
	Jack himself once was quoted as saying it was Simek and he was wrong.
	Artie Simek was one of the best letterers in the business and he lettered #1...but there is no record of him ever doing anything in comics besides lettering.
	And whoever inked F.F. #1 also inked #2 (which was not lettered by Simek) as well as a few concurrent non-series stories in Marvel's anthology comics.

Broken Frontier \| The Portal for Quality Comics Coverage! (1882 words)
	The story behind this unique character begins with the name “Artie Rosen.” Rosen’s professional debut was in 1941 as the artist for Exciting Comics.
	Dated 1961, the developmental sketches were signed by Stan Lee and Artie Rosen.
	Artie Rosen (the name was an amalgamation of two Tales to Astonish letterers, Artie Simek and Sam Rosen).

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