Superman by larry tye6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() He is not Jack Kennedy or Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio, Batman or Jerry Seinfeld, although all of them were inspired by him. Here are a few of the opening lines taken from the book’s Preface: “The most enduring American hero of the last century is someone who lived half his life in disguise and the other half as the world’s most recognizable man. With equal deftness, Tye also examines the ways in which these two men differed and the cultural forces that shaped their sensibilities. ![]() Tye finds the bonds they had in common as immigrants from Eastern Europe, as adolescents and Depression-era nerds. In the hands of New York Times bestselling author Larry Tye, Siegel and Shuster’s story is nearly as thrilling as the icon they created. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A scholarly work examining the two men who created the “Man of Tomorrow”, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, their own life stories and cultural backgrounds and how these factors influenced the mythos behind the character who became the first and foremost superhero of them all. Or “ The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero“Ģ012, Random House, 409 pages, with photos, appendix, notes, bibliography and index, US $27.00 Cover art for the ‘Superman’ comic book, 1930s. ![]()
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