In 1985, as part of the celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary, DC Comics published FIFTY WHO MADE DC GREAT.
Behind a Curt Swan/Murphy Anderson cover of Clark Kent holding the DC Bullet, the book, which was published in typical comic book format. featured profiles of 50 individuals, groups or items that “pioneered new territory and who, by doing so, have shaped (DC Comics’) past or our future.” The book also featured a handful of comments from prominent individuals such as Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker, writer Ray Bradbury, Jim Henson, Stan Lee, and many more, reflecting on their own history with DC Comics, and how they, and comics in general, have influenced their lives.
The centerpiece of the book, however, was the profiles of “50 who made DC great.” Among these profiles were Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
It’s great to see DC give a nod to Jerry’s then-current writing work, which would ultimately be some of his final published stories, despite the still-shaky legal situation between Siegel and Shuster and DC Comics.
The artwork in both profiles comes from second page of SUPERMAN #1, which was, of course, written by Siegel and illustrated by Shuster.
