Men of Steel: Siegel and Shuster and the Birth of the Superhero

Superman is one of the most popular icons in the world, and his creation has been written about extensively. Yet, amazingly, none of these accounts have told the full story — nor a completely accurate one. For the first time this book chronicles the secret history of Superman's invention and evolution from a New Deal/ Popular Front hero of the common man to the humanized American icon of the fifties and sixties. It also looks at the backstage story behind these tales, detailing Siegel's fie...