Nov 26, 2019 · What we're looking at today is some of Joe Shuster's early sketches of the Superman that debuted in Action Comics. But these are from 1936, a full two years before the character's public debut.

This incredible early Superman character study from the creator of Superman Joe Shuster was found in a newly purchased home behind a false wall. Someone knew way back when how important and potentially significant this art may be.

In early sketches, Joe depicted Superman in a sleeveless leotard worn by wrestlers and strongmen of the era. Jerry and Joe correctly envisioned Superman becoming a marketing phenomena.

When Superman first appeared, Superman's alter ego Clark Kent worked for the Daily Star newspaper, named by Shuster after the Toronto Daily Star, his old employer in Toronto.

One summer night in 1934, Siegel came up with almost all of the Superman legend as we know it, wrote weeks of comic strips by morning, and had Shuster drawing it all the next day - including the creation of Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Superman's distinctive red, yellow, and blue costume.

An amazing piece of spontaneous work by a pioneer in the comic-book industry, true to Shuster's initial conception of Superman as a barrel-chested carnival strongman. Not to mention, one of the finest Shuster Superman sketches we have seen.

Some time in this period, the idea of putting Superman into an acrobat costume featuring a cape and leotards came into existence. This early picture of Clark Kent looking askance at the Man of Steel dates from 1934-5 and was part of the package sent around to …

Jul 24, 2013 · Erwin Schwartz with his original sketch of Superman drawn by co-creator Joe Shuster. Erwin Schwartz knew of the Superman sketch his wife acquired before he married the former Leatrice White,...

Jerry Siegel turned their first comic book character from a villain into a crime-fighter in 1934, with Joe Shuster creating the handsome, brave, leading muscle man in blue tights and with a red, fluttering cape.

Two of Shuster's early illustrations of The Superman survive. One, a detailed ink drawing, shows a handsome flying figure about to pounce on a crook committing armed robbery. The other, a pencil sketch, shows a very muscular figure holding a crook in the air with both hands.