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- Simon is the hero of a series of short stories and novels by Richard L. Tierney, set in the Cthulhu Mythos.
- According to the book The Templar Revelation, Simon Magus (not Jesus Christ) was the true heir of John the Baptist.
- A character based on Simon Magus appears in Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco.
- Simon Magus appears in the 2001 Scott McBain novel The Coins of Judas.
- Simon Magus was a villain in an early issue of DC Comics' original Justice League of America comic book series.
- In his 1961 novel Stranger in a Strange Land, science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein refers to a character named "Professor" Simon Magus, a carnival grifter and mentalist who is described as a "likable scoundrel."
- Simon Magus is one of the central figures in Robin Cook's latest book "Intervention"
- In David Guterson's 2008 novel "The Other" John William Barry frequently signs his name as Simon Magus
- In Book of Magic, a sourcebook for the Mutants & Masterminds role-playing game, Simon Magus was one of the "Master Mages" (skilled mages tasked with protecting the Earth dimension from mystical threats), and forged The Pact, a binding spell that altered/strengthened the dimensional barriers so much that the gods and other entities from outside Earth's dimension could no longer enter without being called upon by mortal power and permission.
- The character of Simon Leclerc in Charles Williams's All Hallow's Eve is based on Simon Magus.
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