Superman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring Hero #1

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  Comics Bulletin - Zack Davisson

  May 22, 2012

  I don't think he intended it, but Tye forced me to reconsider some long-held truths about who made Superman. Liebowitz in particular, who lived to be 100 years old and guided Superman from that first issue to the Christopher Reeve film in the late '70s and up until he retired in 1991, had far more to do with building the Superman we all know and love than probably anyone else. Yet he is always portrayed as the villain of the story, and Siegel and Shuster the poor victims. The story is obviously more complicated than that, as real life is no comic book and real people are not supermen. Read Full Review