num_pages: 40
description: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster two misfit teens in Depression-era Cleveland were more like Clark Kentmeek mild and myopicthan his secret identity Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure tales. Jerry wrote stories and Joe illustrated them. In 1934 they created a superhero who was everything they were not. It was four more years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new formatthe comic book. The author includes a provocative afterword about Jerry and Joes long struggle with DC Comics when they realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130!Marc Tyler Noblemans text captures the excitement of Jerry and Joes triumph and the energetic illustrations by Ross MacDonald the author-artist of Another Perfect Day are a perfect complement to the time the place and the two young visionaries.
language: English
title: Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman
publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers