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Canadian CreatorofSupermanJoe
Shuster(1914-1992)

• By Brendan 8-41

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Introduction

• Joe Shuster is a Famous Canadian because he
  created the greatest superhero in comic history,
  Superman
• Born on July 10th, 1914 in Toronto, Canada
• Moved to Cleveland, Ohio when nine, with his
  family
• Started his new and exciting life in Cleveland.

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Early Life and Education

• He went to Glenville High in Cleveland.
• Studied art at the John Huntington Polythechnical
  Institution
• And at the Cleveland School of Art
• He started a magazine with his friend Jerry
  Siegel
• It was called Science-Fiction.
• The magazine only lasted through 6 issues
• Later on him and Jerry had an idea to create
  another superhero called The Superman.

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Early Career Bad Times

• They both went to a publisher right away when
  they had the sketches done of Superman.
• Even though the sketches were good the publisher
  rejected them coldly.
• Joe went home heart broken
• He tore up and burned all his work on Superman
  except for the cover.
• After that he worked on lots of jobs
• Like delivering groceries, and carrying boxes
  from one place to another.

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The New Superman

• The team regrouped with an idea that could save
  their career.
• The had made a new and improved Superman.
• They even added a story line to his past
• They were coming back.

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Career

• Joe worked as an artist for DC comics and other
  companies like Action Comics.
• He got 130.00 in cash for making 13 page comics
  of Superman.
• The comics sold up to 200 000 to 500 000 a week.

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Accomplishments

• He got into the comic book making business
• Never gave up after the rejection made from the
  first publisher they met.
• Made the greatest comic superhero in history.

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Why Important as a Canadian

• Joe is important as a Canadian because he gave
  talent to Canada.
• And shows everyone to never give up on your
  childhood dreams because it could come true.

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Conclusion

• I chose Joe Shuster because I thought that he
  would be an excellent person to work on.
• He was a great artist.
• Drew Superman through 1947 for a close of 100,000
  dollars.
• His career cut short because of eye failure.
• He passed away of a heart failure on July 30,
  1992, just after his 78th birthday.

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Bibliograghy

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• http//www.comic-art.com/bios-1/shuster1.htm
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• http//theages.superman.ws/creators/shusterBio.php
  
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  reators.htm
• AuthorBob Hughes
• http//supermanartists.comics.org/superart/JOE_SHU
  STER.htm
• AuthorMETA NAME
• http//www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?P
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