Jerry would then have trouble sleeping one summer night in 1934. During the rejection periods, Joe had to work part time jobs doing deliveries for a grocery store, selling ice-cream bars on the streets, and carrying heavy boxes. The only original artwork left was the cover, it was saved by Jerry Siegel. Joe was extremely heart broken over this and tore up and burned all of his Superman artwork, vowing not do Superman again until he had the time to re-worked the character properly. Once a Chicago publisher was interested in the character but didn't follow through. They created a few different comic strip formats of Superman (even a cartoon version). Joe and Jerry first tried to sell the Superman in 1933. Those other characters were Doc Savage (sometimes advertised as Superman Doc Savage), Hercules, and Samson. This along with other fictional characters would inspire a new Superman. This book had a character that had super strength, was able to leap 40 feet, and could let bullets bounce off his chest. Jerry would later read a book called Gladiator written by Philip Wylie. Fine (a mix of cousins name with his mothers maiden name) and wrote a story titled 'Reign of the Superman', in it was a villain with super powers. In the third issue, Siegel used the pseudonym Herbert S. This fanzine also had stories from future celebrity writers Forrest J. They published Science Fiction with a mimeograph at their high school. Joe Shuster was the Art editor, while Jerry was an editor too. The two would produce another sci-fi fanzine called Science Fiction. It was shortly after the two met, they began working together. They would also have a love of movies, regardless if they were A or B class. They would enjoy such strips as Little Nemo, Tarzan, Flash Gordon, Secret Agent X-9, John Carter of Mars, and The Shadow. Both of them would go to the same Glenville High School, and they both had the same love of science fiction stories, either as novels or comic strips. He would meet and befriend Jerry Siegel around 1931. Joe Shusters family would move to Cleveland, Ohio when he was 9. Today Cosmic Stories is recognized as the very first sci-fi fanzine.

Stories for his type written rejected stories. In 1929 Jerry would create a fanzine called Cosmic If they would publish them, he'd publish them. The stories were rejected, but Jerry did not give up. Jerry would write and submit some stories to Amazing Stories and Science Wonder Stories. Jerry grew up loving science fiction, he always knew he wanted to be a science fiction writer. 4 months later Jerry Siegel was born in Cleveland, Ohio as Jerome Siegel on October 17th, 1914. Joe Shuster was born on July 10th, 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Siegel, Shuster and Superman - The History of Comic Books Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster and Supermanīecause the lives of these two creators are so entwined, I have decided to do both their biographies in one swoop.

Jerry siegel and artist joe shuster