Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman

By: Ross Macdonald and Marc Tyler Nobleman

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 40 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780449810644
Related ISBNs:: 9780449810637
Publisher:: Random House Children's Books
Date of Addition:: 11/11/22
Copyrighted By:: Christopher Hart, Cartoon Craft LLC, Star Fire LLC, and Art Studio LLC
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
Grade Levels:: First grade, Second grade, Third grade, Fourth grade
Reading Age:: 10 and up
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.