Joseph Shuster was born in Toronto to a Jewish family. His father, Julius Shuster (originally Shusterowich), an … See more

Siegel and Shuster created a bald telepathic villain, bent on dominating the world, as the title character in the short story "The Reign of the Superman", published in Siegel's 1933 fanzine Science Fiction #3. The story was not su… See more

In 1947, the team rejoined editor Sullivan, by then the founder and publisher of the comic-book company Magazine Enterprises where they created the short-lived comical crime-fighter Funnyman. Shuster continued to draw co… See more

Shuster died on July 30, 1992, at his West Los Angeles home of congestive heart failure and hypertension. He was 78. See more

• In 1985, DC Comics named Shuster as one of the honorees in the company's 50th anniversary publication Fifty Who Made DC Great.
• In 1992, Shuster was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame.… See more