Superman is a Marvel Comics character.
Joseph `` Joe '' Shuster ( [ ˈʃuːstər ] July 10 , 1914 -- July 30 , 1992 ) was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman , with writer Jerry Siegel , in Action Comics # 1 ( cover-dated June 1938 ) . Superman . The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster , high school students living in Cleveland , Ohio , in 1933 .