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Secret Identity
The Fetish Art of Superman's Co-creator Joe Shuster
By Yoe, Craig & Shuster, Joe & Lee, Stan
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-81099-634-2
- Publisher
- Abrams ComicArts
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 23, 2009
Verdict: This fascinating book unearths the seedy preoccupations of Superman's creator. While an important find for comics art history, the graphic content could offend some patrons. Recommended with caution. Background: When Yoe found rare copies of Nights of Horror, a sex rag banned by the Supreme Court for inspiring a 1954 murder spree by a neo-Nazi gang, experts confirmed that the unnamed artist behind the images of torture and rape was Superman's creator, Joe Schuster. Yoe speculates that Shuster's creation of Nights of Horror was motivated by a desire for financial security-he and writer/partner Jerry Siegel were left destitute after selling the rights to Superman for a measly $130-as well as revenge: the lusty characters clearly resemble Clark Kent and a (superendowed) Lois Lane. Regardless of the subject matter, Yoe and others regard the comics as among Shuster's finest work.-Mike Rogers, LJX/LJ Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. Copyright 2009 Media Source Inc. ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
