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Boys of Steel: Creators of Superman

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Boys of Steel: Creators of Superman

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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.

Author Biography:

MARC TYLER NOBLEMAN grew up thinking he'd become a superhero because his last name already sounded like one. Instead he turned into a writer and cartoonist and a comic book maven. In researching "Boys of Steel, " he dug up details about the creators of Superman that have not been in a book before.
Release date Australia
June 11th, 2013
Brand
Audience
  • Children / Juvenile
Contributor
  • Illustrated by Ross MacDonald
Edition
Bound for Schools & Libraries ed.
Illustrations
Illustrations, unspecified
Imprint
Turtleback Books
Interest Age
From 7 to 10 years
Pages
40
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Dimensions
216x274x10
ISBN-13
9780606319317
Product ID
21421032

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