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- Jerome Siegel (/ ˈsiːɡəl / SEE-gəl; October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) was an American comic book writer. He is the co-creator of Superman, in collaboration with his friend Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics. They also created Doctor Occult, who was later featured in The Books of Magic.
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Jerome Siegel (/ ˈ s iː ɡ əl / SEE-gəl; October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) [4] was an American comic book writer. He is the co-creator of Superman, in collaboration with his friend Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics. They also created Doctor Occult, who was later featured in The Books of Magic.
SIEGEL, JEROME (October 17, 1914 - January 28, 1996), was a comic book writer who co-created Superman alongside JOSEPH SHUSTER. Siegel, the youngest of six children, was born in Cleveland, Ohio.
Jerry Siegel is without question one of the most important figures in comic history. His contribution, in the form of a myth who flies, is probably the greatest contribution by any single individual in the history of the comics. He passed away January 28, 1996 in Los Angeles.
- Early Life
- Creating Superman
- Career and Legal Troubles
Siegel was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to a Jewish immigrant family. His parents arrived in New York in 1900, having fled anti-Semitism in their native Lithuania. His father was born Mikhel Iankel Segalovich and his mother was born Sora Meita Khaikels, but they changed their names to Michael and Sarah Siegel after moving to America. Jerry was the last...
In 1933, Siegel and Shuster created a short story titled "The Reign of the Superman" in which the title character, a bald telepathic villain, was bent on dominating the world. The story was not successful, and the character was not used again. Later, they reused the name The Superman for a new character, a superpowered hero who stood up for the opp...
In 1946, near the end of their 10-year contract to produce Superman stories, Siegel and Shuster sued DC to have their contract annulled and regain the rights to Superman. The following year, the New York State Supreme Court ruled the publisher had validly purchased the rights to Superman when it bought the first Superman story, saying the duo had "...
Aug 6, 2024 · He was a man of steel in one guise, but in the other a short-sighted reporter, a crippled newsboy, an epicene playboy flirting with a teen-age male companion.
Feb 1, 1996 · Jerome Siegel, cartoon writer: born Cleveland, Ohio 17 October 1914; married (one son, one daughter); died Los Angeles 30 January 1996.
Nov 1, 2003 · JEROME M. SIEGEL is a professor of psychiatry and a member of the Brain Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center. He is also chief of neurobiology...
