![]() ![]() The second share of the settlement, the money my lawyer turned over to me, was not included in Kirby's payment.” (7) Eventually, he was paid the sum that I received as my share. He told me he had not collected his money. Almost three years later, I ran into Kirby. My attorney, in turn, passed his payment on to me. He writes: “Part of the payment was made to me, part to my attorney - a much larger share than his legal fees would constitute. The case was eventually settled out of court, and arrangements made to pay Simon the agreed sum. In return, Marvel promised to pay Kirby the same amount they would pay Joe Simon on settlement of the case.” “Kirby signed a document surrendering to Marvel Comics all rights to Captain America in perpetuity. “It was agreed that Kirby would side with Marvel in contesting my claim,” Simon writes. In 1969, Joe Simon launched a bid to reclaim Captain America's copyright 28 years after the character's debut. ![]()
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