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.

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.

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.

Jul 24, 2013 · Erwin Schwartz knew of the Superman sketch his wife acquired before he married the former Leatrice White, but the 1939 drawing by Joe Shuster lay dormant in a briefcase for almost 70 years....

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.

Shuster drew the comic book's cover, which showed Superman holding a crook's car over his head, in much the same pose as his sketch from years earlier. The publishers paid Shuster and Siegel $130 for their first 13-page Superman story as well as the rights to the character.

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 was done on the back of some scrap wallpaper.

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.

Joe Shuster (1914-1992) is best known for creating the world’s 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 …

The late Joe Shuster was made the first member. A Canadian postage stamp was issued on October 2, 1995 commemorating Shuster’s Superman, and Shuster was remembered in a “Heritage Minute” on Canadian television.