![]() In the mid-1930s they created an invincible crime-fighter with superhuman powers, calling him " The Superman," but it took several years to develop the character and sell the idea. Their muscular gumshoe Slam Bradley debuted in Detective Comics #1 in 1937. Because they had complementary skills (Siegel wrote, Shuster drew), they formed a writer/artist team and pitched ideas to National Allied Publications, who published their first characters, musketeer swashbuckler Henri Duval and supernatural detective Doctor Occult. The two shy Jewish teens discovered much in common, including a fascination with comic strips and science fiction pulps. Jerome Siegel (1914-1996) and Joseph Shuster (1914-1992) were classmates at Cleveland's Glenville HS. ![]() In fact, his origins point to a more humble beginning in Cleveland. Superman is commonly perceived to be from the Planet Krypton. ![]()
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