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JERRY SIEGEL AND Joe Shuster, two misfit teens in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent - meek, mild, and myopic - than 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 format - the comic book. The author includes a provocative afterword about Jerry and Joe's 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 Nobleman's text captures the excitement of Jerry and Joe's 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.
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Award-winning author of books for all ages, including one that changed history and inspired an unprecedented documentary.Nonfiction:* "Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman" (inspired the Hulu feature documentary "Batman & Bill," the first film based on a nonfiction picture book) * "Thirty Minutes Over Oregon: A Japanese Pilot's World War II Story" (Orbis Pictus Honor) * "Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman" (made front page of "USA Today") * "Fairy Spell: How Two Girls Convinced the World That Fairies Are Real"Fiction:* "The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra" (picture book comedy about the Latino myth) * "Brave Like My Brother" (WWII novel told in letters) I've had the privilege of being invited to speak at schools and conferences in more than half the 50 states and a dozen countries from Thailand to Tanzania. My blog Noblemania shares adventures in publishing (from research victories to promotional gambles) .
