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class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Jerry Siegel</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%B3%DB%8C%DA%AF%D9%84" title="جری سیگل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جری سیگل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%9C%EB%A6%AC_%EC%8B%9C%EA%B1%B8" title="제리 시걸 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="제리 시걸" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%A8%D7%99_%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%92%D7%9C" title="ג'רי סיגל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג'רי סיגל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%BEerijs_S%C4%ABgels" title="Džerijs Sīgels – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Džerijs Sīgels" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB" title="ジェリー・シーゲル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジェリー・シーゲル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8" title="Сигел, Джерри – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Сигел, Джерри" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel" title="Jerry Siegel – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Jerry Siegel" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D1%96_%D0%A1%D1%96%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB" title="Джеррі Сігел – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Джеррі Сігел" data-language-autonym="Українська" 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Jerry_Siegel_in_Uniform_ca1943_cropped.jpg/220px-Jerry_Siegel_in_Uniform_ca1943_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="295" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Jerry_Siegel_in_Uniform_ca1943_cropped.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="298" data-file-height="400" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Siegel during his service in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">U.S. Army</a>, c. 1944</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">Jerome Siegel<br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1914-10-17</span>)</span>October 17, 1914<br /><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">January 28, 1996<span style="display:none">(1996-01-28)</span> (aged 81)<br /><span class="deathplace">Los Angeles, California, U.S.</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Area(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data role">Writer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Pseudonym(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Joe Carter,<sup id="cite_ref-bob_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bob-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jerry Ess,<sup id="cite_ref-bob_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bob-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leger<sup id="cite_ref-Time_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Time-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Notable works</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Superman_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Superman (comics)">Superman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Action_Comics_1" title="Action Comics 1"><i>Action Comics</i> #1</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Inkpot_Award" title="Inkpot Award">Inkpot Award</a> (1975)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Eisner_Award_winners#The_Will_Eisner_Award_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of Eisner Award winners">Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame</a>, 1992<br /><a href="/wiki/List_of_Harvey_Award_winners#The_Jack_Kirby_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of Harvey Award winners">Jack Kirby Hall of Fame</a>, 1993<br /><a href="/wiki/Bill_Finger_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Finger Award">The Bill Finger Award For Excellence in Comic Book Writing</a>, 2005</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Spouse(s)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Bella Siegel</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1939; <abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr> 1948)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Joanne_Siegel" title="Joanne Siegel">Joanne Siegel</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1948)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Signature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Signature_of_Jerry_Siegel.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Signature of Jerry Siegel" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Signature_of_Jerry_Siegel.png/150px-Signature_of_Jerry_Siegel.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Signature_of_Jerry_Siegel.png/225px-Signature_of_Jerry_Siegel.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Signature_of_Jerry_Siegel.png/300px-Signature_of_Jerry_Siegel.png 2x" data-file-width="467" data-file-height="209" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Jerome Siegel</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="/ɡ/: 'g' in 'guy'">ɡ</span><span title="/əl/: 'le' in 'bottle'">əl</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">SEE</span>-gəl</i></a>; October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996)<sup id="cite_ref-SundayClassics_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SundayClassics-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was an American <a href="/wiki/Comic_book_writer" class="mw-redirect" title="Comic book writer">comic book writer</a>. He is the co-creator of <a href="/wiki/Superman" title="Superman">Superman</a>, in collaboration with his friend <a href="/wiki/Joe_Shuster" title="Joe Shuster">Joe Shuster</a>, published by <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a>. They also created <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Occult" title="Doctor Occult">Doctor Occult</a>, who was later featured in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Books_of_Magic" title="The Books of Magic">The Books of Magic</a></i>. Siegel and Shuster were inducted into the comic book industry's <a href="/wiki/Will_Eisner_Comic_Book_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame">Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame</a> in 1992 and the <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kirby_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack Kirby Hall of Fame">Jack Kirby Hall of Fame</a> in 1993. With <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Baily" title="Bernard Baily">Bernard Baily</a>, Siegel also co-created the long-running DC character <a href="/wiki/Spectre_(DC_Comics_character)" title="Spectre (DC Comics character)">The Spectre</a>. Siegel created ten of the earliest members of the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes" title="Legion of Super-Heroes">Legion of Super-Heroes</a>, one of DC's most popular team books, which is set in the 30th Century. Siegel also used pseudonyms including <b>Joe Carter</b> and <b>Jerry Ess</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-bob_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bob-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-evanier_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-evanier-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_life">Early life</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Siegel was born on October 17, 1914, in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, the son of <a href="/wiki/Litvaks" title="Litvaks">Lithuanian Jewish</a> immigrants who arrived in New York in 1900, having fled antisemitism in their native <a href="/wiki/Lithuania" title="Lithuania">Lithuania</a>, then part of the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Empire" title="Russian Empire">Russian Empire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ricca2014_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ricca2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 the US. Jerry was the last of six children (Isabel, Leo, Minerva, Roslyn, and Harry). His father was a tailor and owned a clothing store. On June 2, 1932, Michael was assaulted in his store by a shoplifter and suffered a fatal heart attack, while Sarah died of a heart attack on August 17, 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-Ricca2014_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ricca2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Siegel's family moved to the Jewish neighborhood of Glenville in 1928. He attended <a href="/wiki/Glenville_High_School" title="Glenville High School">Glenville High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a>. At about age 16, while at Glenville, he befriended <a href="/wiki/Joe_Shuster" title="Joe Shuster">Joe Shuster</a>. Siegel described his friendship with the similarly shy and bespectacled Shuster: "When Joe and I first met, it was like the right chemicals coming together."<sup id="cite_ref-SundayClassics_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SundayClassics-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They shared a love of science fiction, adventure fiction, and movies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Siegel graduated from high school in June 1934.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_work_for_DC_Comics_(1935–1943)"><span id="Early_work_for_DC_Comics_.281935.E2.80.931943.29"></span>Early work for DC Comics (1935–1943)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early work for DC Comics (1935–1943)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Unable to afford college,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he worked various delivery jobs, all the while courting publishers. In the summer of 1935, still living in Cleveland, he and Shuster began selling comic-book stories to <a href="/wiki/National_Allied_Publications" class="mw-redirect" title="National Allied Publications">National Allied Publications</a>, the primary precursor of <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a>, in New York.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Siegel and Shuster had been developing the Superman story and character since 1933, hoping to sell it as a syndicated newspaper comic-strip. But after years of fruitless soliciting to the syndicates, Siegel and Shuster agreed to publish Superman in a comic book. In March 1938, they sold all rights to Superman to the comic-book publisher Detective Comics, Inc., another forerunner of DC, for $130 ($2,814 when adjusted for inflation).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Siegel and Shuster later regretted their decision to sell Superman after he became an astonishing success. DC Comics now owned the character and reaped the royalties. Nevertheless, DC Comics retained Siegel and Shuster as the principal writer and artist for the Superman comics, and they were well-paid because they were popular with the readers. For instance, in 1942 they together earned $63,776.46 (equivalent to $1,200,000 in 2023).<sup id="cite_ref-Dropbox_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dropbox-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Siegel bought a house in <a href="/wiki/University_Heights,_Ohio" title="University Heights, Ohio">University Heights</a> and a car.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Siegel was conscripted into the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> on June 28, 1943. His service number was 35067731.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was trained at Fort George G. Meade, where he was trained as an "Airplane Engine Mechanic, a Film Editor, Motion Picture Cutter, Public Relations Man or Playwright (Motion Picture Writer) or Reporter". He was posted in Honolulu, where he was assigned a writing job at the military newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/Stars_and_Stripes_(newspaper)" title="Stars and Stripes (newspaper)">Stars and Stripes</a></i>. He focused mainly on comedy columns. Siegel was discharged on January 21, 1946, at the rank of Technician 4th Grade.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postwar_career_(1946–1959)"><span id="Postwar_career_.281946.E2.80.931959.29"></span>Postwar career (1946–1959)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Postwar career (1946–1959)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During his military service in <a href="/wiki/Hawaii" title="Hawaii">Hawaii</a>, Siegel learned from his friend Shuster that DC Comics had published a story featuring a child version of Superman called "Superboy", which was based on a story that Siegel had submitted to DC Comics, but which DC Comics had not bought. Because DC Comics never bought the copyright to Superboy from Siegel, Siegel sued DC Comics for the rights. A second claim they had was that DC had cheated them out of royalties from the Superman radio show and the merchandise. Siegel and Shuster simultaneously sued for the rights to Superman as well. At the conclusion of the trial, Siegel and Shuster agreed to relinquish the copyrights of both Superman and Superboy in exchange for a settlement of just over $94,000 (equivalent to $1,200,000 in 2023). Siegel's 1948 divorce papers suggest he was left with $29,000 after paying his court fees but prior to settling his divorce.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the war, Siegel moved to New York.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1937 and 1947 (i.e., during the span of their contract), Siegel and Shuster had together earned more than $400,000 (roughly equivalent to $7,500,000 in 2023) while working at DC Comics.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dropbox_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dropbox-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After leaving DC Comics in late 1947, Siegel and Shuster created the comedic superhero <a href="/wiki/Funnyman_(comics)" title="Funnyman (comics)">Funnyman</a>, which proved unsuccessful. This was their last collaboration. Siegel then took freelance writing jobs. Some of them include the newspaper strip <i>Tallulah</i>, <i>Lars of Mars</i>, and <i>G.I. Joe</i>. The publisher <a href="/wiki/Ziff-Davis" class="mw-redirect" title="Ziff-Davis">Ziff-Davis</a> hired him as a comic-book editor in 1951, but <a href="/wiki/Ziff_Davis#Fiction,_hobbyist_and_bridal_magazines" title="Ziff Davis">its comics division</a> closed after less than a year in business.<sup id="cite_ref-Ricca2014_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ricca2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Siegel never found steady work, and fell upon hard times. By 1959, he and his family were living in a one-bedroom apartment in <a href="/wiki/Great_Neck,_New_York" title="Great Neck, New York">Great Neck, Long Island</a>, and struggling to pay their bills.<sup id="cite_ref-harvp|Tye|2012_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harvp|Tye|2012-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_DC_and_lawsuits_(1959–1975)"><span id="Return_to_DC_and_lawsuits_.281959.E2.80.931975.29"></span>Return to DC and lawsuits (1959–1975)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Return to DC and lawsuits (1959–1975)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Siegel returned to DC Comics in 1959 at the prompting of his second wife.<sup id="cite_ref-Ricca2014_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ricca2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although he did write some Superman stories, he no longer had any creative control, but instead answered to the direction of his editor. During this time, he wrote extensively about the team the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes" title="Legion of Super-Heroes">Legion of Super-Heroes</a>, adding many enduring characters to its cast. Siegel's contributions during this time are difficult to determine because DC Comics did not generally give creator bylines. His last work for DC was the lead story in <i><a href="/wiki/Adventure_Comics" title="Adventure Comics">Adventure Comics</a></i> #341 (February 1966).<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DC Comics ceased giving him work in 1966, when the company learned Siegel and Shuster were planning a second lawsuit to reclaim the copyright to Superman.<sup id="cite_ref-harvp|Tye|2012_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harvp|Tye|2012-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He lost that lawsuit.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Siegel again fell into hard financial times after this second dismissal, as he was unable to find regular writing work. For a period of seven years, he worked as a typist in the mailroom for the Los Angeles Public Utilities Commission, later telling an employee newsletter "[w]ith all the troubles and prolonged litigation I have had over, I just wanted to hide out."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1975, upon hearing that <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros." title="Warner Bros.">Warner Bros.</a> was producing a Superman film, Siegel alerted the press to his condition. In response, Warner Bros, agreed to give Siegel and Shuster a lifetime stipend of $20,000 a year (later increased to $30,000) in exchange for not contesting ownership of the copyright to Superman.<sup id="cite_ref-Ricca2014_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ricca2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amalgamated_Press">Amalgamated Press</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Amalgamated Press"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After leaving DC Comics, Siegel wrote <i><a href="/wiki/The_Spider_(British_comics)" title="The Spider (British comics)">The Spider</a></i> for the British comic <i><a href="/wiki/Lion_(comics)" title="Lion (comics)">Lion</a></i>, published by <a href="/wiki/Fleetway_Publications" title="Fleetway Publications">Fleetway Publications</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His episodes were published from January 1966 to February 1969. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Writing_career">Writing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Writing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="School_years">School years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: School years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Siegel wrote for his school's weekly newspaper, <i>The Glenville Torch</i>. One of his known works for that newspaper was <i>Goober the Mighty</i>, a parody of Tarzan. Joseph Shuster provided illustrations for some of Siegel's Goober stories. This was their first known collaboration as writer and artist.<sup id="cite_ref-Ricca2014_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ricca2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Siegel also self-published a fanzine called <i>Science Fiction: The Advance Guard of Future Civilization</i>. In the third issue of this fanzine, he published a short story titled "<a href="/wiki/The_Reign_of_the_Superman" title="The Reign of the Superman">The Reign of the Superman</a>" under the pseudonym "Herbert S. Fine". The story is about a vagrant named Bill Dunn who gains vast psychic powers after taking an experimental drug. Dunn then calls himself "the Superman" and proceeds to use his powers maliciously.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1933, Siegel and Shuster began making amateur comic strips together. They self-published their work in a fanzine titled <i>Popular Comics</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDaniels199825_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDaniels199825-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DC_Comics">DC Comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: DC Comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Siegel and Shuster began working for DC Comics (then known as <a href="/wiki/National_Allied_Publications" class="mw-redirect" title="National Allied Publications">National Allied Publications</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1935. Siegel's writing career there was interrupted in June 1943 when he was conscripted into the Army, though he continued to receive credit for stories written by ghostwriters.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After his discharge, he sued DC Comics for the rights to Superman and Superboy, and was consequently given no more freelance work from the publisher.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1959, he returned to DC as a writer, and was dropped again in 1967 when he again attempted to take back the copyright to Superman.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his first tenure at DC Comics (1935–1943), Siegel created the following characters: </p> <ul><li>Henri Duval, a French swashbuckler, first appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/New_Fun_Comics" class="mw-redirect" title="New Fun Comics">New Fun Comics</a></i> #6 (October 1935), lasted only a few issues.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doctor_Occult" title="Doctor Occult">Doctor Occult</a>, paranormal investigator, ran from <i>New Fun Comics</i> #6 (October 1935) to #32 (June 1938).</li> <li><i>Radio Squad</i>, police serial, ran from 1936 to 1943 in <i>New Fun Comics.</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slam_Bradley" title="Slam Bradley">Slam Bradley</a>, a fist-fighting vigilante, first appeared in <i>Detective Comics</i> #1 (March 1937)</li> <li><i>Spy</i>, serial starring the globe-trotting investigator Bart Regan and his female sidekick Sally Norris, ran from <i><a href="/wiki/Detective_Comics" title="Detective Comics">Detective Comics</a></i> #1 (March 1937) and ended in issue #83 (January 1944).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superman" title="Superman">Superman</a>, a costumed vigilante with superhuman strength, first appeared in <a href="/wiki/Action_Comics_1" title="Action Comics 1"><i>Action Comics</i> #1</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cover-date" class="mw-redirect" title="Cover-date">cover-dated</a> June 1938). Co-created with artist Joe Shuster.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superboy" title="Superboy">Superboy</a>, a child version of Superman, first appeared in <i>More Fun Comics</i> #101 (without Siegel's consent).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presence_(DC_Comics)" title="Presence (DC Comics)">The Presence</a>, a fictional representation of the <a href="/wiki/Abrahamic_God" class="mw-redirect" title="Abrahamic God">Abrahamic God</a>, first appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/More_Fun_Comics" title="More Fun Comics">More Fun Comics</a></i> #52.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectre_(DC_Comics_character)" title="Spectre (DC Comics character)">The Spectre</a>, a ghostly avenger, first appeared in <i>More Fun Comics</i> #52 (February 1940).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star-Spangled_Kid" title="Star-Spangled Kid">Star-Spangled Kid</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pat_Dugan" title="Pat Dugan">Stripesy</a>, masked heroes, first appeared in <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Spangled_Comics" title="Star Spangled Comics">Star Spangled Comics</a></i> #1 (October 1941); co-created with artist <a href="/wiki/Hal_Sherman" title="Hal Sherman">Hal Sherman</a>.</li></ul> <p>During his second tenure at DC Comics (1959–1966), Siegel created several characters relating to the Legion of Super-Heroes, including members <a href="/wiki/Bouncing_Boy" title="Bouncing Boy">Bouncing Boy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brainiac_5" title="Brainiac 5">Brainiac 5</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luornu_Durgo" title="Luornu Durgo">Triplicate Girl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Invisible_Kid" title="Invisible Kid">Invisible Kid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matter-Eater_Lad" title="Matter-Eater Lad">Matter-Eater Lad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phantom_Girl" title="Phantom Girl">Phantom Girl</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Reep_Daggle" title="Reep Daggle">Chameleon Boy</a>; and enemies Cosmic King, Lightning Lord, and Saturn Queen, who are part of the <a href="/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Villains" title="Legion of Super-Villains">Legion of Super-Villains</a>. </p><p>During his second tenure as writer at DC Comics, Siegel did not receive any byline for his stories, which was the normal policy of DC Comics at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDaniels199871_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDaniels199871-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Funnyman">Funnyman</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Funnyman"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Siegel and Shuster conceived <a href="/wiki/Funnyman_(comics)" title="Funnyman (comics)">Funnyman</a>, a clownish superhero, while they were still working for DC Comics. They anticipated a decline in the popularity of conventional superheroes, and thought a comedy hybrid character would have sustainable appeal. Unlike other characters they created, Siegel and Shuster were determined to retain the copyright to Funnyman. This was unacceptable to DC Comics, so they instead made a deal with <a href="/wiki/Magazine_Enterprises" title="Magazine Enterprises">Magazine Enterprises</a>, a comic-book publishing company owned by <a href="/wiki/Vin_Sullivan" title="Vin Sullivan">Vin Sullivan</a>. The series <i>Funnyman</i> lasted six issues, and a subsequent newspaper strip also was unsuccessful.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the last collaboration of Siegel and Shuster. By this time, Shuster's vision had deteriorated to the point he could not work.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marvel_Comics">Marvel Comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Marvel Comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Siegel first worked for Marvel in 1963, under the pseudonym "Joe Carter". With Stan Lee, he co-created the villain <a href="/wiki/Plantman" title="Plantman">Plantman</a> (<i>Strange Tales</i> #113). He also scripted the "<a href="/wiki/Human_Torch_(android)" title="Human Torch (android)">Human Torch</a>" feature in <i><a href="/wiki/Strange_Tales" title="Strange Tales">Strange Tales</a></i> #112–113 (Sept.–Oct. 1963), introducing the teenaged Torch's high school girlfriend, Doris Evans; and, under his own name, a backup feature starring the <a href="/wiki/X-Men" title="X-Men">X-Men</a> member <a href="/wiki/Archangel_(comics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Archangel (comics)">Angel</a>, which ran in <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Tales_(comics)" title="Marvel Tales (comics)">Marvel Tales</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Ka-Zar_(Kevin_Plunder)" title="Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)">Ka-Zar</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to then-Marvel editor-in-chief <a href="/wiki/Stan_Lee" title="Stan Lee">Stan Lee</a>, Siegel "was down on his luck" and in ill health at the time, so he gave him a job at Marvel as a proofreader, during which time Siegel wrote the Angel story.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Archie_Comics">Archie Comics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Archie Comics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Siegel worked for Archie Comics in 1966, on series including <i>The Fly</i>, <i>The Mighty Crusaders</i>, <i>The Web</i>, and <i>Steel Sterling</i>, all starring characters revived from the 1940s. Archie canceled its superhero line later that year, and Siegel was let go.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEScivally200713_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEScivally200713-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fleetway_Publications">Fleetway Publications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Fleetway Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Siegel became the main writer on <a href="/wiki/The_Spider_(British_comics)" title="The Spider (British comics)">The Spider</a> a British <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic book</a> <a href="/wiki/Supervillain" title="Supervillain">supervillain</a>/<a href="/wiki/Superhero" title="Superhero">superhero</a> that appeared in anthology book <i><a href="/wiki/Lion_(comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lion (comic)">Lion</a> </i> between 26 June 1965 and 26 April 1969<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was reprinted in <i><a href="/wiki/Vulcan_(Fleetway)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulcan (Fleetway)">Vulcan</a></i>. Siegel took over the writing of the character with his third adventure, and would write the bulk of his adventures. His first work on the character was published in the 8 January 1966 issue, the start of the serial "The Spider v Doctor Mysterioso".<sup id="cite_ref-King_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-King-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also created and wrote <a href="/wiki/Gadgetman_and_Gimmick-Kid" title="Gadgetman and Gimmick-Kid">Gadgetman and Gimmick-Kid</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_magazines">Military magazines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Military magazines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Super_Sam_strip.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Super_Sam_strip.jpg/220px-Super_Sam_strip.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Super_Sam_strip.jpg/330px-Super_Sam_strip.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Super_Sam_strip.jpg/440px-Super_Sam_strip.jpg 2x" data-file-width="899" data-file-height="757" /></a><figcaption>First strip of <i>Super Sam</i>, featuring an unauthorized appearance of Superman.</figcaption></figure> <p>When Siegel served in the Army (1943–1946), he was posted in Honolulu, Hawaii and wrote for <i><a href="/wiki/Stars_and_Stripes_(newspaper)" title="Stars and Stripes (newspaper)">Stars and Stripes</a></i>, <i>Midpacifican</i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Yank,_the_Army_Weekly" title="Yank, the Army Weekly">Yank, the Army Weekly</a></i>, all military publications written by soldiers. In <i>Stars and Stripes</i>, he had a small humor column titled "Take a Break wit T/5 Jerry Siegel". In <i>Midpacifican</i>, he wrote the comic strip <i>Super Sam</i>, in which an Army private gains superpowers after receiving a blood transfusion from Superman. This was not authorized by DC Comics.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Miscellaneous"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1956, Siegel created two superheroes for <a href="/wiki/Charlton_Comics" title="Charlton Comics">Charlton Comics</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mr._Muscles" title="Mr. Muscles">Mr. Muscles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nature_Boy_(comics)" title="Nature Boy (comics)">Nature Boy</a>. The series <i>Mr. Muscles</i> ran two issues, and <i>Nature Boy</i> three.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1968, he worked for <a href="/wiki/Western_Publishing" title="Western Publishing">Western Publishing</a>, for which he wrote (along with <a href="/wiki/Carl_Barks" title="Carl Barks">Carl Barks</a>) stories in the <i><a href="/wiki/Junior_Woodchucks" title="Junior Woodchucks">Junior Woodchucks</a></i> comic book. </p><p>He subsequently worked for the Italian comic <i><a href="/wiki/Topolino" title="Topolino">Topolino</a></i> published by <a href="/wiki/Mondadori_Editore" class="mw-redirect" title="Mondadori Editore">Mondadori Editore</a> (the Italian <a href="/wiki/Disney_comics" title="Disney comics">Disney comics</a> licensee) from 1972 to 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was listed in the mastheads of the period as a scriptwriter ("soggettista e sceneggiatore"). </p><p>In the 1980s, he worked with <a href="/wiki/Val_Mayerik" title="Val Mayerik">Val Mayerik</a> on the feature "The Starling", which appeared in the comic book <i><a href="/wiki/Destroyer_Duck" title="Destroyer Duck">Destroyer Duck</a></i>. A projected series, <i>The Starling</i>, about a woman struggling to raise her half-alien, shapeshifting son after his deadbeat alien father abandoned them, went unfinished due to Siegel's death in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-Ricca2014_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ricca2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in the 1980s, Siegel wrote for the comics publisher <a href="/wiki/Aardvark-Vanaheim" title="Aardvark-Vanaheim">Aardvark-Vanaheim</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Siegel remained somewhat active in <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction_fandom" title="Science fiction fandom">science fiction fandom</a> after starting work for DC. He attended <a href="/wiki/Chicon_(Worldcon)" title="Chicon (Worldcon)">Chicon</a>, the 1940 <a href="/wiki/2nd_World_Science_Fiction_Convention" title="2nd World Science Fiction Convention">2nd World Science Fiction Convention</a>, and appeared in the convention's <a href="/wiki/Masquerade_ball" title="Masquerade ball">masquerade</a> as <a href="/wiki/Clark_Kent" class="mw-redirect" title="Clark Kent">Clark Kent</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Siegel married Bella Lifshitz on June 10, 1939. She was a Jewish woman from his neighborhood of Glenville. With Bella, he had a son named Michael (January 27, 1944 – January 17, 2006).<sup id="cite_ref-Ricca2014_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ricca2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple divorced in 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDaniels199873_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDaniels199873-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 1948, Siegel married <a href="/wiki/Joanne_Siegel" title="Joanne Siegel">Joanne Carter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ricca2014_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ricca2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She and Siegel first met in January 1935, when she worked with his colleague <a href="/wiki/Joe_Shuster" title="Joe Shuster">Joe Shuster</a> as the model for <a href="/wiki/Lois_Lane" title="Lois Lane">Lois Lane</a>. They reacquainted at a costume ball in New York on April 1, 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 1, 1951, Joanne gave birth to their daughter, Laura.<sup id="cite_ref-Ricca2014_6-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ricca2014-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple settled on <a href="/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island">Long Island</a>, before moving to <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> in 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Siegel and Joanne remained married until his death in 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Siegel died on January 28, 1996, of a <a href="/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">heart attack</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had been suffering from cardiac disease for years, and had a <a href="/wiki/Bypass_operation" class="mw-redirect" title="Bypass operation">bypass operation</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Inkpot_Award" title="Inkpot Award">Inkpot Award</a>, 1975<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Eisner_Award_winners#The_Will_Eisner_Award_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of Eisner Award winners">Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame</a>, 1992</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Harvey_Award_winners#The_Jack_Kirby_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of Harvey Award winners">Jack Kirby Hall of Fame</a>, 1993</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Finger_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Finger Award">The Bill Finger Award For Excellence in Comic Book Writing</a>, 2005 (posthumous)<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Kimberly Avenue in Cleveland was renamed "Jerry Siegel Lane" in 2009<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Boys_of_Steel" title="Boys of Steel">Boys of Steel</a></i>, a picture book biography of Siegel and Shuster by <a href="/wiki/Marc_Tyler_Nobleman" title="Marc Tyler Nobleman">Marc Tyler Nobleman</a> and Ross MacDonald</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copyright_lawsuits_by_Superman%27s_creators" title="Copyright lawsuits by Superman's creators">Copyright lawsuits by Superman's creators</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">National Allied Publications was founded in 1935 by <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Wheeler-Nicholson" title="Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson">Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson</a>. Due to financial difficulties, Wheeler-Nicholson formed a corporation with <a href="/wiki/Harry_Donenfeld" title="Harry Donenfeld">Harry Donenfeld</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Liebowitz" title="Jack Liebowitz">Jack Liebowitz</a> called Detective Comics, Inc. It was under the DC label that <a href="/wiki/Action_Comics_1" title="Action Comics 1"><i>Action Comics</i> #1</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cover-date" class="mw-redirect" title="Cover-date">cover-dated</a> June 1938) was published. In 1937, Wheeler-Nicholson sold his stake in National Allied Publications to Donenfeld and Liebowitz as part of a bankruptcy settlement. On September 30, 1946, these two companies merged to become National Comics Publications. In 1961, the company become known as National Periodical Publications. In 1967 National Periodical Publications was purchased by <a href="/wiki/Kinney_National_Company" title="Kinney National Company">Kinney National Company</a>, which later purchased <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros.-Seven_Arts" title="Warner Bros.-Seven Arts">Warner Bros.-Seven Arts</a> and became <a href="/wiki/Warner_Communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Communications">Warner Communications</a>. In 1977, National Periodical Publications changed its name to DC Comics, which had been its nickname since 1940.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 35em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-bob-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-bob_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bob_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-bob_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRozakis2001" class="citation web cs1"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Rozakis" title="Bob Rozakis">Rozakis, Bob</a> (April 9, 2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110523094133/http://www.comicsbulletin.com/bobro/viewnews.cgi?newsid986799600,28756,">"Secret Identities"</a>. 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Officially the initials stood for "Detective Comics," after a circular logo appearing on its covers. Officially the initials stood for "Detective Comics"..."<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span></q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Superman%3A+The+Complete+History&rft.edition=1st&rft.pub=Titan+Books&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=1-85286-988-7&rft.aulast=Daniels&rft.aufirst=Les&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJerry+Siegel" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGoldberg2012" class="citation news cs1">Goldberg, Barbara (April 16, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-usa-superman/check-that-bought-superman-rights-for-130-sells-for-160000-idUSBRE83G02F20120417">"Check that bought Superman rights for $130 sells for $160,000"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Reuters" title="Reuters">Reuters</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 12,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Reuters&rft.atitle=Check+that+bought+Superman+rights+for+%24130+sells+for+%24160%2C000&rft.date=2012-04-16&rft.aulast=Goldberg&rft.aufirst=Barbara&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fentertainment-us-usa-superman%2Fcheck-that-bought-superman-rights-for-130-sells-for-160000-idUSBRE83G02F20120417&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJerry+Siegel" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Dropbox-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Dropbox_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Dropbox_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Exhibit Q (Docket 353-3) in <i>Laura Siegel Larson v Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., DC Comics, Case no. 13-56243</i> (scans available from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/sk076sjuybozjlm/Siegel%20%26%20Shuster%20earnings%201937-1947.pdf?dl=0">Dropbox</a> and <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/382772026/Siegel-Shuster-Earnings-1937-1947">Scribd</a>). Originally submitted as an exhibit in <i>Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster vs. National Comics Publications Inc. et al. (New York Supreme Court 1947)</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=9&cat=all&tf=F&q=Jerome+siegel&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=5433626&rlst=2780152,3228156,3321597,3470602,4750341,5433626,8097983,8392604,3055405">aad.archives.gov</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/330425365/">Jerome Siegel Military-Service Record</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged March 2023">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRicca2014">Ricca (2014)</a>:"The document mentions that though Jerry got $29,000 in settlement from the Westchester case"<br />See <i>Bella Siegel vs Jerome Siegel, Divorce no. 592351, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas</i> (Archived at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.scribd.com/document/337146431/Bella-Lifshitz-Jerry-Siegel-Divorce-Papers">Scribd</a>).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFTye2012">Tye (2012)</a>: "Once the lawyers and broker took their shares, Joe and Jerry each walked away with $29,000"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NYT-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBruce_Weber2011" class="citation news cs1">Bruce Weber (February 15, 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/arts/16siegel.html">"Joanne Siegel, the Model for Lois Lane, Dies at 93"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Joanne+Siegel%2C+the+Model+for+Lois+Lane%2C+Dies+at+93&rft.date=2011-02-15&rft.au=Bruce+Weber&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F02%2F16%2Farts%2F16siegel.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJerry+Siegel" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFSergi2015">Sergi (2015)</a>: "By 1947, the creators had earned over $400,000 in total compensation from all sources for the strip, which would equal $5 million today when adjusted for inflation."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFTye2012">Tye (2012)</a>: "In the ten years from 1938, when the first Action was published, to the filing of the suit in 1947, Jerry and Joe were paid [...] a total of $401,194.85. That was a king's ransom—more than $5 million in today's terms"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-harvp|Tye|2012-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-harvp|Tye|2012_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-harvp|Tye|2012_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFTye2012">Tye (2012)</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dcuguide.com/w/Adventure_Comics_341">"ADVENTURE COMICS #341"</a>. <i>The Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 12,</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Man+of+Rust+Belt+Steel&rft.pub=CoolCleveland.com&rft.date=2012-12&rft.aulast=Gibbs&rft.aufirst=Hollie&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcoolcleveland.com%2F2012%2F12%2Fthe-man-of-rust-belt-steel&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJerry+Siegel" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Works_cited">Works cited</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Siegel&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Works cited"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin refbegin-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 35em"> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGordonAndrae2010" class="citation book cs1">Gordon, Mel; Andrae, Thomas (2010). <i>Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman: The First Jewish Superhero from the Creators of Superman</i>. <a href="/wiki/Feral_House" title="Feral House">Feral House</a>. p. 240. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-932595-78-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-932595-78-9"><bdi>978-1-932595-78-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Siegel+and+Shuster%27s+Funnyman%3A+The+First+Jewish+Superhero+from+the+Creators+of+Superman&rft.pages=240&rft.pub=Feral+House&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-1-932595-78-9&rft.aulast=Gordon&rft.aufirst=Mel&rft.au=Andrae%2C+Thomas&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJerry+Siegel" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRicca2014" class="citation book cs1">Ricca, Brad (2014). <i>Super Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster – the Creators of Superman</i>. St. Martin's Griffin. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1250049681" title="Special:BookSources/978-1250049681"><bdi>978-1250049681</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Super+Boys%3A+The+Amazing+Adventures+of+Jerry+Siegel+and+Joe+Shuster+%E2%80%93+the+Creators+of+Superman&rft.pub=St.+Martin%27s+Griffin&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-1250049681&rft.aulast=Ricca&rft.aufirst=Brad&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJerry+Siegel" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSergi2015" class="citation book cs1">Sergi, Joe (2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=k42oBgAAQBAJ"><i>The Law for Comic Book Creators: Essential Concepts and Applications</i></a>. 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title="Superman and Lois Lane">Superman and Lois Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superman_logo" title="Superman logo">Symbol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superboy_(Kal-El)" title="Superboy (Kal-El)">Superboy (Kal-El)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Superman_comics" title="List of Superman comics">Ongoing publications</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Action_Comics" title="Action Comics">Action Comics</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Power_Girl_(comic_book)" title="Power Girl (comic book)">Power Girl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman/Batman" title="Superman/Batman">Batman/Superman: World's Finest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(comic_book)" title="Superman (comic book)">Superman</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Superman_(franchise)" title="Superman (franchise)">In other media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Superman_in_film" title="Superman in film">In film</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alternative_versions_of_Superman" title="Alternative versions of Superman">Alternative versions of Superman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolis,_Illinois" title="Metropolis, Illinois">Metropolis, Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Superman_(gene)" title="Superman (gene)">Superman (gene)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joanne_Siegel" title="Joanne Siegel">Joanne Siegel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" 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(2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Schwartz_(comics)" title="Alvin Schwartz (comics)">Alvin Schwartz</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gardner_Fox" title="Gardner Fox">Gardner Fox</a>* (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/George_Gladir" title="George Gladir">George Gladir</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Archie_Goodwin_(comics)" title="Archie Goodwin (comics)">Archie Goodwin</a>* (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Lieber" title="Larry Lieber">Larry Lieber</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Broome_(writer)" title="John Broome (writer)">John Broome</a>* (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Jacobs" title="Frank Jacobs">Frank Jacobs</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Otto_Binder" title="Otto Binder">Otto Binder</a>* (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Friedrich" title="Gary Friedrich">Gary Friedrich</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Haney" title="Bob Haney">Bob Haney</a>* (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Del Connell (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Doyle_(writer)" title="Frank Doyle (writer)">Frank Doyle</a>* (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Skeates" title="Steve Skeates">Steve Skeates</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Gerber" title="Steve Gerber">Steve Gerber</a>* (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Don_Rosa" title="Don Rosa">Don Rosa</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Kanigher" title="Robert Kanigher">Robert Kanigher</a>* (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mantlo" title="Bill Mantlo">Bill Mantlo</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Mendelsohn" title="Jack Mendelsohn">Jack Mendelsohn</a> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Don_McGregor" title="Don McGregor">Don McGregor</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Stanley_(cartoonist)" title="John Stanley (cartoonist)">John Stanley</a>* (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Elliot_S._Maggin" title="Elliot S. Maggin">Elliot S! Maggin</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Richard_E._Hughes" title="Richard E. Hughes">Richard E. Hughes</a>* (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/William_Messner-Loebs" title="William Messner-Loebs">William Messner-Loebs</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kirby" title="Jack Kirby">Jack Kirby</a>* (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joye_Hummel" title="Joye Hummel">Joye Murchison Kelly</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Woolfolk" title="Dorothy Woolfolk">Dorothy Roubicek Woolfolk</a>* (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Friedrich" title="Mike Friedrich">Mike Friedrich</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/E._Nelson_Bridwell" title="E. Nelson Bridwell">E. Nelson Bridwell</a>* (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Hubbell" title="Virginia Hubbell">Virginia Hubbell Bloch</a>* (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nicola_Cuti" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicola Cuti">Nicola Cuti</a>* (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Leo_Dorfman" title="Leo Dorfman">Leo Dorfman</a>* (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gaylord_DuBois" title="Gaylord DuBois">Gaylord DuBois</a>* (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Gill" title="Joe Gill">Joe Gill</a>* (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/France_Herron" title="France Herron">France Edward Herron</a>* (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bernstein_(comics)" title="Robert Bernstein (comics)">Robert Bernstein</a>* (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Toni_Blum" title="Toni Blum">Toni Blum</a>* (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vic_Lockman" title="Vic Lockman">Vic Lockman</a>* (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Morales" title="Robert Morales">Robert Morales</a>* (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paul_S._Newman" title="Paul S. Newman">Paul S. Newman</a>* (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Bob White* (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Bolling" title="Bob Bolling">Bob Bolling</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Don_Rico" title="Don Rico">Don Rico</a>* (2022)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background: #EEDD82;"><div>* Awarded posthumously<br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Inkpot_Award_(1970s)" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Inkpot_Award_1970s" title="Template:Inkpot Award 1970s"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Inkpot_Award_1970s" title="Template talk:Inkpot Award 1970s"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Inkpot_Award_1970s" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Inkpot Award 1970s"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Inkpot_Award_(1970s)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Inkpot_Award" title="Inkpot Award">Inkpot Award</a> (1970s)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1974</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Forrest_J._Ackerman" class="mw-redirect" title="Forrest J. Ackerman">Forrest J. Ackerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Bradbury" title="Ray Bradbury">Ray Bradbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Alyn" title="Kirk Alyn">Kirk Alyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Caniff" title="Milton Caniff">Milton Caniff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Capra" title="Frank Capra">Frank Capra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Clampett" title="Bob Clampett">Bob Clampett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Foray" title="June Foray">June Foray</a></li> <li>Eric Hoffman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Jones" title="Chuck Jones">Chuck Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kirby" title="Jack Kirby">Jack Kirby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stan_Lee" title="Stan Lee">Stan Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_R._Lund&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William R. Lund (page does not exist)">William R. "Bill" Lund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Manning" title="Russ Manning">Russ Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Myers" title="Russell Myers">Russell Myers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz" title="Charles M. Schulz">Charles M. Schulz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Seuling" title="Phil Seuling">Phil Seuling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Thomas" title="Roy Thomas">Roy Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bjo_Trimble" title="Bjo Trimble">Bjo Trimble</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1975</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barry_Alfonso&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barry Alfonso (page does not exist)">Barry Alfonso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Anderson_(cartoonist)" title="Brad Anderson (cartoonist)">Brad Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bloch" title="Robert Bloch">Robert Bloch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaughn_Bod%C3%A9" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaughn Bodé">Vaughn Bodé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Rice_Burroughs" title="Edgar Rice Burroughs">Edgar Rice Burroughs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daws_Butler" title="Daws Butler">Daws Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Richard_Butner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Richard Butner (page does not exist)">Richard Butner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shel_Dorf" title="Shel Dorf">Shel Dorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Eisner" title="Will Eisner">Will Eisner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Evanier" title="Mark Evanier">Mark Evanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gil_Kane" title="Gil Kane">Gil Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Light_(comics)" title="Alan Light (comics)">Alan Light</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Moores" title="Dick Moores">Dick Moores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Pal" title="George Pal">George Pal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rod_Serling" title="Rod Serling">Rod Serling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Shuster" title="Joe Shuster">Joe Shuster</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Jerry Siegel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Windsor-Smith" title="Barry Windsor-Smith">Barry Windsor-Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Starlin" title="Jim Starlin">Jim Starlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Steranko" title="Jim Steranko">Jim Steranko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theodore_Sturgeon" title="Theodore Sturgeon">Theodore Sturgeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Vincent" title="Larry Vincent">Larry Vincent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1976</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neal_Adams" title="Neal Adams">Neal Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergio_Aragon%C3%A9s" title="Sergio Aragonés">Sergio Aragonés</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Blanc" title="Mel Blanc">Mel Blanc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Brunner" title="Frank Brunner">Frank Brunner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Griffin" title="Rick Griffin">Rick Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hart" title="Johnny Hart">Johnny Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Clayton_Johnson" title="George Clayton Johnson">George Clayton Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vicky_Kelso&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vicky Kelso (page does not exist)">Vicky Kelso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mel_Lazarus" class="mw-redirect" title="Mel Lazarus">Mel Lazarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheldon_Mayer" title="Sheldon Mayer">Sheldon Mayer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Messick" title="Dale Messick">Dale Messick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Ni%C3%B1o" title="Alex Niño">Alex Niño</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Rico" title="Don Rico">Don Rico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Thompson_(Comics_Buyer%27s_Guide)" class="mw-redirect" title="Don Thompson (Comics Buyer's Guide)">Don Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Thompson" title="Maggie Thompson">Maggie Thompson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1977</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Alcala" title="Alfredo Alcala">Alfredo Alcala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Barks" title="Carl Barks">Carl Barks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._C._Beck" title="C. C. Beck">C. C. Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Chaykin" title="Howard Chaykin">Howard Chaykin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lester_Dent" title="Lester Dent">Lester Dent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Estrada" title="Jackie Estrada">Jackie Estrada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Foster" title="Hal Foster">Hal Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_B._Gibson" title="Walter B. Gibson">Walter "The Shadow" Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Harmon" title="Jim Harmon">Jim Harmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Heinlein" title="Robert A. Heinlein">Robert A. 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