I drew a picture on the back of a calendar in pencil. In those days they used to give out free calendars, I had no art paper, so I took whatever else I could. Joe Shuster artbackcalendar 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
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
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
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
In the beginning, we had a great deal of freedom, and Jerry wrote completely out of his imagination - very, very freely. We even had no editorial supervision to speak of, because they were in such a rush to get the thing in before deadline. But later on we were restricted. Joe Shuster begincompletelydeadline 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
