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Boys of Steel

The Creators of Superman

The Creators of Superman

By Marc Tyler Nobleman
Illustrated by Ross Macdonald

By Marc Tyler Nobleman
Illustrated by Ross Macdonald

By Marc Tyler Nobleman
Illustrated by Ross Macdonald

By Marc Tyler Nobleman
Illustrated by Ross Macdonald

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    About Boys of Steel

    Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two high school misfits 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 his own original stories and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, the summer they graduated from high school, 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 the long struggle Jerry and Joe had with DC Comics when the boys realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130.

    About Boys of Steel

    Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two high school misfits 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 his own original stories and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, the summer they graduated from high school, 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 the long struggle Jerry and Joe had with DC Comics when the boys realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130.

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    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Dragonfly Books
    Jun 11, 2013 | 40 Pages | 8-1/2 x 11 | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780449810637

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Jun 11, 2013 | 40 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780449810644

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    Praise

    Starred Review, Booklist, June 1, 2008:
    “[T]his robust treatment does [Shuster and Siegel’s] story justice.”
    Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, June 1, 2008:
    "The battle for truth and justice is truly never-ending."
    Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, June 23, 2008:
    “Nobleman details this achievement with a zest amplified by MacDonald’s … punchy illustrations.”

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