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Superman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero superman as its main protagonist. With jerry siegel, a neighbor in cleveland, shuster created the comic book character superman. The tragic tale of supermans jewish creators jewish. Joe shuster 1939 superman sketch, in ray cuthberts shuster, joe comic art gallery room joe shuster 1939 superman sketch comic art see more. Its a tossup as to which is more disturbing, joe s fetish art or the true story behind it. Joe shusters legal battles are wellknown, but its important to think of shuster as. The tragic tale of supermans jewish creators, told in graphic novel. Daily planet caped wonder stuns city superman poster pdnshirt. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles.

Superman, the popular comic book superhero, was created by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster in 1933 while both attended glenville high school. July 10, 1914 july 30, 1992 was a canadianamerican comic book artist best known for cocreating the dc comics character superman. Superman sparked the creation of an entire industry based around the exploits of masked avengers and caped vigilantes, and he remains one of the worlds most recognizable pop culture icons. In 1938, superman took flight from the drawing board of a teenage boy named joe shuster into the pages of action comics. Jun 19, 2018 the book was never about superman alone, but really a story about the american comic book history itself. Geeks, gangsters and the birth of the comic book basic books. Joe shuster 1914 1992 canadianamerican comic book artist best known for cocreating the dc comics character superman, with writer jerry siegel, first published in action comics no.

Their creation became known worldwide, inspired numerous imitation superheroes, and brought fortune to many, but siegel and shuster enjoyed none of that fortune between 194975. The book includes rare early artwork and stories from their days in high school. Superman s real comic origin told in the joe shuster story a new graphic novel finally puts superman s comic cocreator in the spotlight, in the joe shuster story, the artist behind superman. Jerry siegel, joe shuster and superman jamie coville. His most famous creation was superman, which he created in collaboration with his friend joe shuster. Most comic and superman fans instantly know who they are. Joseph joe shuster was born on july 10th, 1914 in toronto, ontario, canada. Joe shuster and jerry siegel at work on superman in their studio in 1942. July 10, 1914 july 30, 1992 was a canadianamerican comic book artist best known for cocreating the dc comics character superman, with writer jerry siegel, in action. In 1933, along with writer jerry siegel, joe shuster created the superman comic book character.

The tragic tale of supermans jewish creators, told in. Joseph shuster was a canadianamerican comic book artist best known for cocreating the dc comics character superman, with writer jerry siegel, in action. It contains some great interviews with the creators of superman, jerry siegel and joe shuster. Along with his lifelong friend, jerry siegel, joe cocreated what is arguably the most famous popculture icon of all time superman. Joe shuster was an american artist and one of the creators of the superman comic book character. We have the worlds largest selection of superman comic books and graphic novels. Siegel contacted them and they seemed eager to add superman to their line, so joe shuster drew up an entire superman story, including two cover sketches. The incredible true story of joe shusters nights of. At the age of nine, his family moved to cleveland, ohio where he would later meet jerome siegel. Jerry siegel and joe shuster are the spiritual fathers of superman 1938, the most famous superhero comic on earth, along with bob kanes batman and stan lee and steve ditkos spiderman.

Shuster was involved in a number of legal battles over ownership of the superman character. The artist behind superman voloj, julian, campi, thomas on. Inducted into the will eisner comic book hall of fame in 1992 and. Douglas curtis swan was born in minneapolis to leontine j. Jan 23, 2018 comic book stories will include over a dozen by siegel, shuster, grant morrison, len wein, wolfman, joe kelly, otto binder, and more.

Its a portrait of the artists as nebbishes, clark kents who conjured their. These files will help new and old readers understand whats happening to the man of steel. In the original version superman s mildmannered alter ego, clark kent, worked for the daily star, which was patterned after the toronto star. Joseph shuster was born on july 10, 1914, in toronto, canada. Leo nowak and john sikela concentrated on the comic book stories, often in an assembly line fashion in which shuster would rough out the artwork, one of the two would pencil it in, and another. It puts superman s creation into the wider context of the american comic book history.

They brushed off their old superman story and quickly made a comic book around it. Jerry siegel and joe shuster are the spiritual fathers of superman 1938. In june the original comic book series action comics was introduced with jerry siegel and joe shuster biggest creation, superman. Joe shuster 19141992 was a canadianborn, americanraised comic book artist. Apr 05, 2008 the injustice of superman jeet heer in 1933 two teenage boys came up with a billondollar idea for a comic book superhero and have been fighting ever since for a share of the profits. Joe shuster comic artist the most popular comic art by.

This book is primarily a collection of fetish art by joe schuster cocreator of superman originally published under a pseudonym in the nights of horror comic book series. The character was created by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster, high school students living in cleveland, ohio, in 1933. A team of ghost artists that included john sikela and wayne boring over. Subject matter aside, shuster did some of the best work of his career in this gap between superman, the comic book and superman, the movie. Siegel was the franchises first scriptwriter, while shuster was its first artist. Joseph joe shuster july 10, 1914 july 30, 1992 was a canadianamerican comic book artist. After seven months, it became a syndicated newspaper comic strip. The joe shuster story written by julian voloj art by thomas campi published by super genius comics. Superman drawn by comic book artist doc shaner syfy wire. Shuster was involved in a number of legal battles concerning the ownership of the superman character, eventually gaining recognition for his part in its. Superman, american comic book character created for dc comics by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster. Remembering joe shuster, the first superhero artist.

Craig yoe is an indiana jones for pervnerd artifacts. Art by superman cocreator joe shuster art by superman cocreator joe shuster. A wellresearched primer on american comic book history, a beautifully painted tribute, and a powerful human story. The c word twofisted tales of truelife weird romance joe. Like others i do believe that these were all done by the same person, im just starting to think that person was joe shuster. Please browse through the title listings below or use the search bar at the top of this page to quickly find a specific title. Apr 01, 2009 no less startling is the art that shuster produced during this period. The artist behind superman, written by julian voloj and exquisitely illustrated by thomas campi. Dec 15, 2007 it contains some great interviews with the creators of superman, jerry siegel and joe shuster. After a few early stories in superman 58, boring concentrated on the newspaper strip and occasional covers. Stan lee is a writer, editor, and comic book creator, and the former president and chairman of marvel comics. The joe shuster story tells the story of the friendship between writer jerry siegel and illustrator joe shuster, and puts it into the wider context of the american comic book industry. As one of the most beloved and iconic mythical heroes in history, its a minor tragedy that the men who actually created superman and the idea of the billiondollar, modern comic book superhero along with him are often overlooked. But it was curt swan, a minnesota artist, who defined superman s look in comic books of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

Jun 03, 20 super boys is the culmination of 10 years research by brad ricca. The amazing adventures of jerry siegel and joe shuster the creators of superman st. Joe shuster the cocreator of superman, shuster s contribution should be obvious. Joe shuster superman specialty drawing, in wallace. Superman was created by two cleveland teenagers named joe shuster and jerry siegel. Shuster and siegels superman was launched in 1938, published by gaines. Outstanding oversized original pencil drawing of his creation, superman, drawn on a 16 x 10 tancolored sheet and signed joe shuster in black ink at bottom. May 14, 2018 unless you know the story of his creators joe shuster and jerry siegel, believe us. Because the lives of these two creators are so entwined, i have decided to do both their biographies in one swoop. That is where the story takes a strange turn one that leads to bondage. The fetish art of superman s cocreator joe shuster explores an unexamined period in the life of the artist and some of the salacious work he did to survive after losing control of his and jerry siegels celebrated character. Maybe im a sucker, but the strange thing is the more i look at this the more inclined i am to believe it.

The story of these two jewish comic book legends shuster the quiet, reserved artist, and siegel the earnest, competitive writer is dramatic and heartbreaking in its own right, and its now chronicled in a graphic novel titled the joe shuster story. Joseph shuster was a canadianamerican comic book artist best known for co creating the dc comics character superman, with writer jerry siegel, in action. Jerry siegel, joe shuster and superman the history of comic. Joe shuster himself would finish and ink the heads of superman and lois lane. He is best known for cocreating the dc comics character superman 1938.

If you are curious about the real story behind the scenes, of the inception of superman and the comic book industry, look no further. On may 15, 2018, almost 80 years to the day that writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster introduced superman in the pages of action comics first issue and transformed pop culture, super genius will publish the joe shuster story, the artist behind superman. Superman was created by writer jerry siegel and ar. The focus on joe shuster came more by coincidence, voloj. Joseph joe shuster was a canadianborn american comic book artist. Two young men from cleveland, writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster, created the character of superman in the 1930s. He was best known for cocreating the dc comics character superman, with writer jerry siegel, first published in. Jerry siegel american comicstrip writer britannica. Magritte comic book biography captures the artists surrealist spirit.

No less startling is the art that shuster produced during this period. Also, interviews with superman actors kirk alyn and christopher reeve. The most important of joe s prewar assistants were wayne boring, john sikela and leo nowak. Hes the child of jewish immigrants, and like so many of his peers, he faced discrimination on the job market.

Michael sangiacomo, a comic books critic and a reporter for. The awards are named after pioneering torontoborn artist joe shuster who, along with writer jerry siegel, created the iconic superpowered hero, superman. Joe shuster was born on july 10th, 1914 in toronto, canada. Joe shuster, cartoonist born 10 july 1914 in toronto, on. Superman comic books joe shuster joe shuster was born in toronto, canada on july 10, 1914. Paul cassidy leo nowak john sikela wayne boring don komisarow ed dobrotka paul cassiudy october 11, 1910 may 15, 2005 was the first ghost artist on the superman comic books. By 1942, artist wayne boring, who had previously been one of shuster s assistants, had become a major artist on superman. Supermans real comic origin told in the joe shuster story. They sold superman to detective comics, the future dc comics, in 1938. Joe shuster 19141992 is best known for creating the worlds first superhero, superman, in collaboration with writer jerry siegel when they first met in 1930, shuster and siegel were two shy, unpopular jewish teens from cleveland who shared an affection for sciencefiction pulp magazines.

Joe shuster, the artist creator of superman and the whole flippin comic book industry, did sadomasochistic art for a series of books titled nights of horror. October 17, 1914 january 28, 1996, who also used pseudonyms including joe carter and jerry ess, was an american comic book writer. A new company, humor publishing, had just released three albumsized comic books, detective dan, adventures of detective ace king, and bob scully, two fisted hick detective. The result is an excellent biography about the creators of superman, jerry siegel and joe shuster.

Joe shuster was born in toronto, canada on july 10, 1914. From the original artist and cocreator joe shuster all the way down to to modern legends like frank quitely, nearly all of the greatest artists to grace comic books have spent time with the last. Almost a decade later, brad ricca expanded the story with his indepth book, super boys. With superman s 80th anniversary of the first issue of action comics featuring clark kent aka superman being published, a good way to celebrate that is with remembering the talents of jerry siegel and joe shuster, two nice jewish boys who created superman, wrote, and drew him respectively. Told from shuster s perspective, beginning with a policeman who gives him a meal after finding him hungry on a park bench, homeless, this offers us a fascinating graphic novel about geeks and gangsters.

Joseph shuster july 10th, 1914 july 30th 1992 was a canadian comic strip artist for national periodical publications later known as dc comics. Oct 06, 2018 the tragic tale of supermans jewish creators, told in graphic novel form the joe shuster story by julian voloj and thomas campi portrays the children of eastern european immigrants and. In 2004, gerard jones told the story in men of tomorrow. The artist behind superman, by julian voloj, illustrated by thomas campi. The ten best superman comic book artists critical hit. Established in 2004, the joe shuster awards are canadas national award recognizing outstanding achievement in the creation of comic books, graphic novels and webcomics. Were there other jewish comic book artists and writers who dealt. For my initial entry, lets go back to where it all started. After falling out with nationaldc, shuster s search for work led him to briefly providing illustrations for nights of horror fetish pulps. Shuster was involved in a number of legal battles concerning the ownership of the superman character, eventually gaining recognition for his part in. Shortly after siegel and shuster died in the 1990s, a similar struggle for recognition of superman s creators took place in cleveland. Joe shusters life is put into the wider historical context, voloj said of the books many historical connections. The joe shuster story by julian voloj and thomas campi portrays the.

Apr 04, 2018 the character was created by writer jerry siegel and artist joe shuster, high school students living in cleveland, ohio, in 1933. Without either the benefit or the hindrance of editorial oversight, the original superman. Craig has graciously agreed to talk to comics bulletin about the book and the strange period in joe shuster s life. The first superman comic book cover drawn by joe shuster in 1934 for humor publishing inc. Joe shuster was born on july 10th, 1914 in toronto, ontario, canada. Thanks to rapidly failing eyesight, shuster s run as a superman artist was actually relatively short, but the artists he mentored to take over the reins from him would go on to help define superman as the greatest comic book character of all time. Jul 26, 2017 at age 16, both siegel and shuster were already accomplished comic artists, displaying many of the talents and themes that would resurface in superman.

Oct 03, 2018 an image from the cover of the joe shuster story. Through these, you can see the evolution of superman. The reason being because clark kent superman is a comic book superhero who posses a strong moral compass. Original comic art titled joe shuster superman specialty drawing, located in wallace s joe shuster comic art gallery 235599. An amalgam of clark gable, flash gordon, friedrich nietzsches ubermensch, and harold lloyd, among others, the worlds first superhero was born kalel on the planet krypton. Over the last decade comic book aficionados have argued and debated whether superman himself was also jewish, and whether he and subsequent superheroes were created in order to fulfill a hidden jewish desire to deliver a decisive victory over nazi germany. The book also contains an interesting essay detailing schusters work on superman through his work on nights of horror and the subsequent obscenity trial. Based on archival material and original sources, the artist behind superman. Together they laid the foundations for the characters entire mythos. Siegel and shuster were inducted into the comic book industrys will. That publishers legal problems coincided with the infamous senate hearings on the connection.