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Jerry Siegel
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17, 1914 - January 28, 1996), who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S. Fine, was the American co-creator, along with Joe Shuster, of Superman, the first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable of the 20th... show more



Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17, 1914 - January 28, 1996), who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S. Fine, was the American co-creator, along with Joe Shuster, of Superman, the first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable of the 20th century.He was inducted (with Shuster posthumously) into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993.Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Alan Light [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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Birth date: October 17, 1914
Died: January 28, 1996
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A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 6 years ago
As the issues move deeper into the 1960s the Legion of Super-Heroes begin acting on some of the seeds planted in earlier issues. The Time Trapper in particular is a villain that was foreshadowed years before he actually makes an appearance in an issue collected here. Legion stories take up most of...
A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 6 years ago
Collected here are "Action Comics" #306-317, plus a "Superman" annual and a "Jimmy Olsen" This is 1963 and the silly roots of the 'Legion' are very much in evidence, but I think that sillyness and the emphasis on plot more than action (semi-often fights are not even depicted in one panel, the resu...
A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 6 years ago
My neighbor growing up, his dad collected the DC Archives, hardbound editions collecting gold and silver age comic books. They were of phenomenal quality, and introduced me to the deeper history of Superman, Batman and The Flash, among others. A blast from the past! I loved those books, I was allo...
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous
Uncertain, Fugitive, Half-fabulous rated it 12 years ago
This was honestly one of the weirdest things I have ever read in my life.
Rich's Gulag
Rich's Gulag rated it 12 years ago
It's hard to go wrong with 500-pages of early Silver Age comics for $9.99. Showcase Presents Superman features the Man of Steel in some of his earliest silver age adventures, beginning with Action Comics #241 and Superman #122, and feature the introduction of many Superman Family staples: Supergirl,...
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