Monthly Archives: July 2013

Random Panel #38

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster burst onto the burgeoning comics scene with two strips in the sixth issue of NEW FUN: Henri Duval and Doctor Occult. The former lasted a mere five installments, but Siegel and Shuster gave the character … Continue reading

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Help repair Cleveland’s ‘Superman’ fence

The Cleveland Plain dealer reports that the Siegel and Shuster Society has launched a campaign to repair the fence that surrounds the property which once contained a house Joe Shuster called home, following damages done to the fence in early … Continue reading

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Happy birthday, Joe

Today would have been Joe Shuster’s 99th birthday. Happy birthday, Joe. And thanks for the entertainment. Be sure to read some Shuster-drawn comics today in Joe’s memory.

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Incoming: Superman: The Silver Age Newspaper Dailies, Vol. 1: 1959-1961

Hitting shelves this week is SUPERMAN: THE SILVER AGE NEWSPAPER DAILIES, Vol. 1: 1959-1961. Among the book’s contents are several Jerry Siegel-written stories, none of which have ever been reprinted. For a run-down of Siegel’s contributions to the book’s contents, … Continue reading

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Random Panel #37

When Jerry Siegel returned to writing Superman in 1959, his first published story detailed how Clark Kent came to work at the Daily Planet.

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