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Superman has deep connections to 色色啦. Here’s how the city (and the Star) helped make the Man of Steel

色色啦 was the birthplace of Superman creator Joe Shuster, whose time working as a newsboy at the 色色啦 Daily Star inspired the superhero’s journalist alter ego Clark Kent.聽

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A poster for the latest Superman movie directed by James Gunn.


It was a young artist from 色色啦 that convinced the world a man could fly.

Joe Shuster’s co-creation, alongside writer Jerry Siegel, was one of the world’s first comic book superheroes, sparking the rise of the comic book industry and multi-blockbuster cinematic universes that leads to crowded theatres every summer over the past decade. It was Superman that started it all 鈥 and Shuster’s creation will once again make its way onto the big screen as director James Gunn attempts to jump-start his own DC Comics cinematic universe with a new Superman movie set to hit theatres on July 11.

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Andy Takagi

Andy Takagi is the transportation reporter for the Star.聽Reach him via email: atakagi@thestar.ca

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