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
Before I ever put anything on paper, Jerry and I would talk back and forth. Joe Shuster backjerrypaper Change image and share on social
Those early sketches looked too cartoony; I really wanted to do detailed drawings - I was taking anatomy classes - but unfortunately I wasn't able to do it because of the time element. Joe Shuster anatomycartoonyclass Change image and share on social
He was mostly leaping tall buildings in the beginning. There were cases where he would leap off a tall building or swoop down, and at that point he would look like he was flying, I suppose. It was just natural to draw him like that. Joe Shuster beginbuildbuilding share on social
I came from Canada when I was about 10 years old, and our family settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Joe Shuster canadaclevelandfamily 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
I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women. Joe Shuster glassmanneredmild 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
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 billboarddrawgame 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
