Joe Shuster
Joseph Shuster (/ˈʃuːstər/ SHOO-stər; July 10, 1914 – July 30, 1992), was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1 (cover-dated June 1938).
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| Born | Joseph Shuster July 10, 1914 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | July 30, 1992 (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | Canadian American |
| Area(s) | Penciller, Artist |
| Pseudonym(s) | Reuths |
Notable works | Superman, Action Comics #1 |
| Awards | Inkpot Award (1975) Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 1992 Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, 1993 Joe Shuster Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame, 2005 |
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Shuster was involved in a number of legal battles over ownership of the Superman character. His comic book career after Superman was relatively unsuccessful, and by the mid-1970s, Shuster had left the field completely due to partial blindness.
He and Siegel were inducted into both the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993. In 2005, the Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association instituted the Joe Shuster Awards, named to honor the Canada-born artist.