Not only that, but when I first met Joe, to my intense delight, he showed me that he was a collector. He was collecting some of the early Tarzan pages by Hal Foster, and, later, early Flash Gordons; and I found that we were both absolutely interested in the same type of thing. Joe Shuster absolutelycollectcollector share on social
Before I ever put anything on paper, Jerry and I would talk back and forth. Joe Shuster backjerrypaper Change image and share on social
I had to produce a complete page - or two or three - in one day. I took a lot of pride in my work, and I hated to do a mediocre job. Evidently, some of the writers enjoyed my work best of all for that very reason. Joe Shuster completedayenjoy share on social
Jerry often says that Slam Bradley was really the forerunner of Superman, because we turned it out with no restrictions, complete freedom to do what we wanted; the only problem was that we had a deadline. Joe Shuster bradleycompletedeadline share on social
I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women. Joe Shuster glassmanneredmild Change image and share on social
Clark Kent, I suppose, had a little bit of Harold Lloyd in him. Joe Shuster biteclarkharold Change image and share on social
Jerry and I always felt that the character was enjoying himself. He was having fun: he wasn't taking himself seriously. It was always a lark for him, as you can see in my early drawings. Joe Shuster characterdrawingearly Change image and share on social
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 familiarfictionformula share on social
I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the character's name. We thought S was perfect. Joe Shuster characterinitiallyletter Change image and share on social
I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldn't handle the increasingly heavy art production burden alone. I needed, and got, assistance. Joe Shuster artassistancebegin Change image and share on social