Author Archives: Michael Bradley

Amazing Stories, August 1929

It isn’t a secret that both Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were readers and fans of science-fiction and adventure pulps. Years before comic books picked up the practice — or were even invented, for that matter — the publishers of … Continue reading

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Upcoming: Silver Age Superman reprints

DC released their latest round of solicitations earlier this week, which included not one but two volumes of material reprinting, among other things, Silver Age Superman stories written by Jerry Siegel. With “Man of Steel” due to hit theaters in … Continue reading

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Random Panel #3

A rare Joe Shuster-only offering here, as Jerry Siegel did not write this Superboy story. Instead, this third appearance of the Boy of Steel was written by Don Cameron. Ironically, the story from which this panel comes is the first … Continue reading

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Pop culture demi-gods

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster) should be enshrined in the popular imagination beside other creators of iconic, culture-changing characters like Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Rice Burroughs, or lionized as pop culture demi-gods, like Billie Holiday, Alfred Hitchcock or Cary … Continue reading

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Superman Fan Podcast, episode 246

Billy Hogan is back with episode 246 of his Superman Fan Podcast! While neither received cover billing in their respective issues, among the stories Billy looks at in this episode are two written by Jerry Siegel. First is the 13-page … Continue reading

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