Occupation: Artist Birth: July 10, 1914 Death: July 30, 1992
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 ….
Jerry picked up the technique of visualizing the story as a movie scenario; and whenever he gave me a script, I would see it as a screenplay. That wa….
I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the character's name. We thought S was perfect..
In this drawing we just let our imagination run wild. We visualized Superman toys, games, and a radio show - that was before TV - and Superman movies….
Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the….
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 page….
I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women..
Clark Kent, I suppose, had a little bit of Harold Lloyd in him..
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 ….
I came from Canada when I was about 10 years old, and our family settled in Cleveland, Ohio..
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,….
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….
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 sup….
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 ….
I started young but at every turn, listening provided a foundation for my leadership. I can say categorically that all the really excellent leaders I….
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,….