Premise: Jerome `` Jerry '' Siegel ( [ ˈsiːgəl ] October 17 , 1914 -- January 28 , 1996 ) , who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter , and Jerry Ess , was the American co-creator , along with Joe Shuster , of Superman , the first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable of the 20th century . Joseph `` Joe '' Shuster ( [ ˈʃuːstər ] July 10 , 1914 -- July 30 , 1992 ) was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman , with writer Jerry Siegel , in Action Comics # 1 ( cover-dated June 1938 ) . A superhero ( sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero ) is a type of heroic stock character who possesses supernatural or superhuman powers and who is dedicated to fighting crime , protecting the public , and usually battling supervillains . Superman . The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster , high school students living in Cleveland , Ohio , in 1933 .
Hypothesis: Superman is a comic book character.
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