Comic captains Simon and Kirby

For our final column, an exquisite showcase of two gentlemen who rank as veritable grand masters in the comics medium. Together, writer Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby had an effervescent and riveting magic that extended far beyond their iconic creation of Captain America in 1940. Although synonymous with superheroes, theirs was a partnership which thrived in an array of genres, as this majestic anthology (hand-picked by Simon) highlights. Having forged the first Romance comics and the earliest forays into Horror, as well as exuberant efforts in Westerns and Detective tales, they stand as a testament to comics' curiously magnetising power.