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Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman / JERRY SIEGEL AND Joe Shuster, two misfit teens 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 stories, and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, 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 Jerry and Joe’s long struggle with DC Comics when they realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130! Marc Tyler Nobleman’s text captures the excitement of Jerry and Joe’s triumph, and the energetic illustrations by Ross MacDonald, the author-artist of Another Perfect Day, are a perfect complement to the time, the place, and the two young visionaries Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman is a picture book written by Marc Tyler Nobleman and illustrated by Ross MacDonald. It is the first picture book biography of Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and is the first ever stand-alone biography of the pair.

GMD	Children
Corporate Author	Siegal,Jerry--Biography. / Shuster,Joe--Biography.
Classification	YB-SIE-J
Publisher	New York, N.Y., Alfred A. Knopf, 2008
Subject	Siegal, Jerry--Biography.Shuster, Joe--Biography.Shuster, Joe, 1914-1992--Biography--Juvenile literature.Siegal, Jerry, 1914-1996--Biography--Juvenile literature.Superman (fictitious character)--Juvenile literature.Cartoonists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.Superman (comic strip)--Juvenile literature.
Topic	Biography
Description	n.p.
ISBN	9780375838026
URL	https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8518845?q=9780375838026&c=book&sort=holdings+desc&_=1588131872060&versionId=9838358https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2927295-boys-of-steel