Joseph Shuster (/ ˈʃuːstər / SHOO-stər; July 10, 1914 – July 30, 1992) [3][4][5] was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1 (cover-dated June 1938). Shuster was involved in a number of legal battles over ownership of the Superman character.

Dec 22, 2024 · It was a young artist from Toronto who convinced the world a man could fly. Joe Shuster's cocreation, alongside writer Jerry Siegel, was one of the world's first comic book superheroe­s, sparking the rise of the comic book industry and multiblock­buster cinematic universes that leads to crowded theatres every summer over the past decade.

Joseph "Joe" Shuster (July 10, 1914 – July 30, 1992) was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman with his friend Jerry Siegel. Shuster was born in Toronto to a Jewish immigrant family, an …

Dec 19, 2024 · Toronto was the birthplace of Superman creator Joe Shuster, whose time working as a newsboy at the Toronto Daily Star inspired the superhero's journalist alter ego Clark Kent.

1 day ago · Superman was born in 1938 from the creative minds of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Debuting in Action Comics #1, Superman originated in the precursor to DC Comics, Detective Comics Inc. Superman quickly became the most iconic superhero in the world and a primary player in the DCU timeline, leading to decades of comics, movies, and television ...

Joe Shuster, the co-creator of Superman, died in Los Angeles July 30, 1992. In his last interview, Shuster tells Star reporter Henry Mietkiewicz about the Man of Steel’s links to Toronto. This story ran April 26, 1992.

Jun 17, 2024 · The Man-of-Steel comic book hero ‘Superman’ soared but Shuster and co-creator Jerry Siegel were left behind. Shuster struggled to make a living with vision disabilities. Creators of Superman at work: cartoonist Joe Shuster, seated, …

Joseph Shuster (July 10th, 1914 - July 30th 1992) was a Canadian comic strip artist for National Periodical Publications (later known as DC Comics). Along with his lifelong friend, Jerry Siegel, Joe co-created what is arguably the most famous pop-culture icon of all time - Superman.

SUPERMAN, 1978, by Joe Shuster Influenced by comic-strip greats such as Wash Tubbs' Roy Crane, Joe Shuster drew Superman through 1947, after which he left comic books to create the comic strip Funnyman, again with Siegel.

Jun 16, 2008 · Joe Shuster, cartoonist (born 10 July 1914 in Toronto, ON; died 30 July 1992 in Los Angeles, California). In 1933, along with writer Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster created the Superman comic book character.