http://evpl.org/community/search/SearchResults.aspx?a=1&o=DateDescending&tag=books,nonfiction,Superman&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'books', 'nonfiction', and 'Superman'en-USCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)http://evpl.org/community/blogs/kids/archive/2008/08/30/a-world-without-superman.aspxSat, 30 Aug 2008 15:16:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:336mrsweasley@evpl<p>If you have ever worn a cape or attempted to fly, as I have, you will want to check out <em><a href="http://evans.evpl.org/search/Yboys%20of%20steel&amp;SORT=D/Yboys%20of%20steel&amp;SORT=D&amp;SUBKEY=boys%20of%20steel/1%2C18%2C18%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=Yboys%20of%20steel&amp;SORT=D&amp;1%2C1%2C">Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman</a>. </em>Superman seems to have always existed, but he was created in 1934 by writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster, who were barely out of high school at the time. Superman almost didn&#39;t get off the ground, as one publisher after another turned down the idea. In 1938, Superman took off and the world was never the same.</p> <p>Retro&nbsp;comic-style art by Ross McDonald vibrantly illustrates Marc Tyler Nobleman&#39;s story of two very ordinary boys who gave us a superstar. </p> <p><img width="100" src="http://contentcafe2.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=III21&amp;Password=BT0005&amp;Return=T&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=0375938028" height="130" alt="" /></p> <p>Other Super links:</p> <p><a href="http://www.metropolischamber.com/">Metropolis, home of Superman</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.supermanhomepage.com/comics.php">Superman Homepage</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/">DC Comics</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>