Boys of Steel

The Creators of Superman

Kids, Comics, Graphic Novels & Manga, Biography, History, People and Places, Non-Fiction, Art
Cover of the book Boys of Steel by Marc Tyler Nobleman, Random House Children's Books
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Author: Marc Tyler Nobleman ISBN: 9780449810644
Publisher: Random House Children's Books Publication: June 11, 2013
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers Language: English
Author: Marc Tyler Nobleman
ISBN: 9780449810644
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication: June 11, 2013
Imprint: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Language: English

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two high school misfits 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 his own original stories and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, the summer they graduated from high school, 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 the long struggle Jerry and Joe had with DC Comics when the boys realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130.

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Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two high school misfits 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 his own original stories and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, the summer they graduated from high school, 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 the long struggle Jerry and Joe had with DC Comics when the boys realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130.

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