Joe Shuster (1914-1992)

• created Superman with American Jerome Siegel
• spent early years in Toronto (the model for Metropolis)
• father Julius was an immigrant from Rotterdam, and had a tailor shop in the garment district
• moved to Cleveland at age 10
• was a newspaper boy for the Toronto Star
• when the Superman comic strip first appear Clark Kent worked for the Daily Star, this was later changed to the Daily Planet when the strip received wider distribution through syndication
• Shuster and Siegel sold their rights for a pittance to DC Comics in 1940
• in the 1978 Superman movie starring Christopher Reeves, Canadian Glenn Ford played Clark Kent's father, and Canadian Margot Kidder played Lois Lane
• in the 1970's Shuster and Siegel started receiving a pension from DC Comics
• cousin of comedian Frank Shuster
• final interview
• died in Los Angeles on July 30, 1992

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