![]() Shuster, the son of a tailor with Dutch-Ukrainian roots, was born in Toronto, Canada. Siegel was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of a sign painter who immigrated from Russia. Jerome "Jerry" Siegel and Joe Shuster were both born in 1914 and are of Jewish descent. ![]() ![]() The duo was directly responsible for turning DC Comics into one of the major comics companies in the world, yet in later years had to fight in court to receive recognition, credit and royalties for their creation. An entire industry was built around comic books about humanitarian crusaders with superhuman powers, most of them taking elements from tropes pioneered by Siegel and Shuster. Superman not only became one of the most iconic comic characters of all time, he spawned an entirely new and quintessential American genre, superhero comics. Laying the foundations for Superman's entire mythos, they gave him an origin story, a home city – Metropolis – and introduced characters still used in 'Superman' comics today, including Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Jor-El, and Lex Luthor. ![]() Launched in Adventure Comics issue #1, Siegel was the feature's first scriptwriter and Shuster was the artist. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were the creators of Superman, the "Man of Steel" whose 1938 appearance marked the beginning of a long tradition of caped superheroes in American comics. Panels from the first story of 'Superman' (Action Comics #1, June 1938), with a later colorization. ![]()
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