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, as you can see in my early drawings.
I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women. - Joe Shuster
I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women.
- Joe Shuster
I came from Canada when I was about 10 years old, and our family settled in Cleveland, Ohio. - Joe Shuster
I came from Canada when I was about 10 years old, and our family settled in Cleveland, Ohio.
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 … - Joe Shuster
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 …
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… - Joe Shuster
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…
Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the… - Joe Shuster
Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the…
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… - Joe Shuster
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…
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,… - Joe Shuster
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,…
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… - Joe Shuster
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…
Clark Kent, I suppose, had a little bit of Harold Lloyd in him. - Joe Shuster
Clark Kent, I suppose, had a little bit of Harold Lloyd in him.
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