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Upcoming: ‘Boys of Steel’ paperback edition

Author Marc Tyler Nobleman has announced via Facebook that his book on Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster and the creation of Superman, “Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman,” will be re-released next year in a “Superman’s 75th anniversary” paperback edition. … Continue reading

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The Shuster Sports Arena

As part of the celebration of the legacy of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the site will, from time to time, showcase tributes, Easter Eggs and homages paid to one or both of them in stories. First up is this … 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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Random Panel #2

Panels without dialogue and narration were exceedingly rare in the Golden Age, which was a time of super-condensed, exposition-heavy stories. Jerry Siegel, however, while not using them in every story, seemed to make more use of them than other writers … Continue reading

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