Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman

Written by Marc Tyler Nobleman

Illustrated by Ross MacDonald

Although he never felt like he fit in at school, Jerry Siegel knew exactly where he did belong. He belonged at home reading comic books or writing more adventures of superheroes and science fiction stories. His imagination was always wandering off to faraway galaxies or dangerous situations that only a superhero could survive. One day, Jerry met Joe Shuster and realized he had finally found someone just like him! Joe read lots of comic books and made up lots of action stories of his own too. Unlike Jerry, Joe told his stories through pictures. He drew all the time. One day the two boys created a superhero unlike any they had read about before. A publishing company bought their idea and that's how the world was introduced to Superman.

Readers learned that two shy boys worked together to create a superhero that could conquer anything. If you could be a superhero, what would your super power be? Why? How would you use that super power to help the world?