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Joe Shuster was just a kid when he did the first drawings and actually graphically created Superman. Working on this book gave me the opportunity to study his work and I couldn’t help picturing this kid in the ’30s, those beautiful curvy cars, the suits with large pants, suspenders, wooden nib pens, big pieces of paper, no internet, no DVD ...
Jan 1, 2023 · This time around, we're headed to December 1947 for the debut of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's followup to Superman, Funnyman #1. In 1938, National Allied Publications had three ongoing series, a humor comic (More Fun Comics), an adventure comic (Adventure Comics) and a crime comic (Detective Comics) and wanted to do another new adventure ...
- Brian Cronin
- Senior Writer
Superman's first artist was his co-creator, Joe Shuster, who cranked out pages at a fast clip to keep up with incredible demand even as his poor eyesight grew steadily worse.
Jun 12, 2018 · It was after the film rights were sold in a multi-million dollar deal that DC Comics agreed to pay Siegel and Shuster 20,000 dollars a year for life - and add their names in the credits of all ...
Dec 1, 2017 · Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were both born to Jewish immigrants, the Siegel’s from Lithuania and Shuster’s from the Netherlands and Ukraine. In 1931 the two became fast friends at Cleveland’s Glenville High School and ended up creating comics together. At the age of 16, both Siegel and Shuster were already accomplished comic artists.
Feb 22, 2023 · Jerry himself served as the model for Superman and his future wife, Joanne, was the model for Lois Lane when Joe Shuster first drew them in 1935 at the Siegel home in Glenville. Siegel and Shuster’s big break came in 1938 when they sold their first Superman comic to Action Comics for $130 for 13 pages.
Aug 3, 1992 · Aug. 3, 1992 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Joe Shuster, who changed the dimension of comic books 54 years ago when he helped create the invincible Superman, yet had to watch through failing eyes ...
