Joe Shuster
Comic Book Penciler
1914 – 1992
Who was Joe Shuster?
Joseph "Joe" Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist. He was best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, first published in Action Comics No. 1.
Shuster was involved in a number of legal battles concerning the ownership of the Superman character, eventually gaining recognition for his part in its creation. His comic book career after Superman was relatively unsuccessful, and by the mid-1970s Shuster had left the field completely due to partial blindness.
He and Siegel were inducted into both the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993. In 2005, the Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association instituted the Joe Shuster Awards, named to honor the Canada-born artist.
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- Born
- Jul 10, 1914
Toronto - Also known as
- Joseph Shuster
- Joseph "Joe" Shuster
- Parents
- Siblings
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Canada
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Glenville High School
- Lived in
- Toronto
- Cleveland
- Died
- Jul 30, 1992
Los Angeles
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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