Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman
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JERRY SIEGEL AND Joe Shuster, two misfit
teens in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent—meek,
mild, and myopic—than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys
escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine
adventure tales. Jerry wrote stories, and Joe illustrated them. In
1934, they created a superhero who was everything they were not. It
was four more years before they convinced a publisher to take a
chance on their Man of Steel in a new format—the comic book. The
author includes a provocative afterword about Jerry and Joe’s long
struggle with DC Comics when they realized they had made a mistake
in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130!
Marc Tyler
Nobleman’s text captures the excitement of Jerry and Joe’s triumph,
and the energetic illustrations by Ross MacDonald, the author-artist
of Another Perfect Day, are a perfect complement to the time,
the place, and the two young visionaries.
