And I agreed the feeling of action as he was flying or jumping or leaping - a flowing cape would give it movement. It really helped, and it was very easy to draw. Joe Shuster actionagreecape Change image and share on social
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
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
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
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 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
Clark Kent, I suppose, had a little bit of Harold Lloyd in him. Joe Shuster biteclarkharold Change image and share on social
I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women. Joe Shuster glassmanneredmild Change image and share on social
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