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Joe Shuster

Penciller on 417 issues · inker on 170 issues · cover artist on 60 issues

Joe Shuster is credited as penciller on 417 issues, inker on 170 issues, cover artist on 60 issues, letterer on 21 issues and others in grailworth's catalog, 102 issues of them across 17 series we value. That includes 2 key issues, such as Action Comics #1 (1938) and Detective Comics #27 (1937). Characters first seen in issues they wrote or drew include Superman, Clark Kent, Zatara and Lois Lane.

Key issues

Characters they introduced

Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Superman (Clark Kent / Kal-El / Kal-L)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Clark Kent (Superman / Superboy)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Zatara (DC magician)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Lois Lane (girlfriend/wife of Superman)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Butch Matson (Superman thug)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance (unnamed) of George Taylor1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Bea Carroll (first Superman villain)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Alex Greer (DC character)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Senator Barrows (DC character)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Chuck Dawson (cowboy)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Tong (Zatara's assistant)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Tigress (Zatara's enemy)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Scoop Scanlon (DC, Five Star Reporter)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Rusty James (Scoop Scanlon's partner)1938Cover of Action Comics #1 (1938) Action Comics #1 (1938)First appearance of Tex Thomson (Mr. America; Americommando)1938Cover of Detective Comics #27 (1937) Detective Comics #27 (1937)First appearance of Batman (Bruce Wayne)1939Cover of Detective Comics #27 (1937) Detective Comics #27 (1937)First appearance of Commissioner James Gordon (from Batman)1939Cover of Detective Comics #1 (1937) Detective Comics #1 (1937)First appearance of Slam Bradley (DC, detective)1937Cover of Detective Comics #1 (1937) Detective Comics #1 (1937)First appearance of Speed Saunders (Cyril Saunders)1937Cover of Detective Comics #1 (1937) Detective Comics #1 (1937)First appearance of Shorty Morgan (Slam Bradley's sidekick)1937Cover of Detective Comics #1 (1937) Detective Comics #1 (1937)First appearance of Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise (from Detective Comics)1937Cover of Detective Comics #1 (1937) Detective Comics #1 (1937)First appearance of Bart Regan1937Cover of Detective Comics #1 (1937) Detective Comics #1 (1937)First appearance of Buck Marshall (from Detective Comics)1937Cover of Detective Comics #1 (1937) Detective Comics #1 (1937)First appearance of Bruce Nelson (from Detective Comics)1937

Every issue

Action Comics (1938) 22 issues

Adventure Comics (1938) 8 issues

Atomic Comics (1946) 1 issue

Detective Comics (1937) 16 issues

Federal Men Comics (1945) 1 issue

Funnyman (1948) 3 issues

More Fun Comics (1936) 15 issues

New Adventure Comics (1937) 4 issues

New Comics (1935) 3 issues

Racket Squad in Action (1952) 1 issue

Secret Origins (1973) 1 issue

Space Adventures (1952) 1 issue

Superboy (1949) 1 issue

Superman (1939) 21 issues

Superman #1 [Masterpiece Edition] (1999) 1 issue

Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (1972) 1 issue

World's Finest Comics (1941) 2 issues

Credits from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.