Joe Shuster Quotes

A collection of quotes by Joe Shuster.

Joe Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known as the co-creator of Superman. He was born on July 10, 1914, in Toronto, Canada. Shuster displayed an early passion for drawing, and his artistic skills flourished during his teenage years. In 1932, while attending high school, he met writer Jerry Siegel, and together they created the iconic superhero character Superman.

In 1938, Shuster and Siegel sold their creation to DC Comics, and Superman made his first appearance in Action Comics #1. Shuster's distinctive art style helped define the look of the character, and his illustrations of the Man of Steel became iconic, captivating readers worldwide.

During the 1940s, Shuster continued to work on Superman comics, but due to an ongoing legal battle with DC Comics over ownership and fair compensation, he faced financial struggles. In the subsequent years, he worked on various other comic book projects, but none achieved the same level of success as Superman.

In the 1970s, Shuster's contribution to the creation of Superman began receiving recognition, and DC Comics granted him a lifetime pension. However, Shuster remained dissatisfied with the compensation and continued his advocacy for the rights of comic book creators.

Joe Shuster passed away on July 30, 1992, in Los Angeles, California, leaving behind a lasting legacy as one of the pioneers of superhero comics and the co-creator of Superman.

Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes t

Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the other way around, as was done in most science fiction. That was the first time I can recall that it had ever been done.

Joe Shuster

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In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We vis

In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio show - that was before TV - and Superman movies. We even visualized Superman billboards. And it's all come true.

Joe Shuster

Imagination

In the beginning, we had a great deal of freedom, and Jerry

In the beginning, we had a great deal of freedom, and Jerry wrote completely out of his imagination - very, very freely. We even had no editorial supervision to speak of, because they were in such a rush to get the thing in before deadline. But later on we were restricted.

Joe Shuster

Imagination