Jerry Siegel

Federal Judge Affirms DC’s Ownership Of Superboy, Multimillion Dollar Payout to Siegel Heirs
Federal Judge Affirms DC’s Ownership Of Superboy, Multimillion Dollar Payout to Siegel Heirs
Federal Judge Affirms DC’s Ownership Of Superboy, Multimillion Dollar Payout to Siegel Heirs
Just a day after DC Comics unveiled its new credit acknowledging that Superman appears in the pages of its comics "by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family," federal Judge Otis Wright III ruled that a 2001 settlement agreement between Superman co-creator Siegel's family and DC parent company Warner Bros...
Parting Thought: The $130 Check That Bought Superman
Parting Thought: The $130 Check That Bought Superman
Parting Thought: The $130 Check That Bought Superman
This is the check that Detective Comics, Inc. co-owner Jack Liebowitz wrote young comic book creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938 in exchange for the exclusive rights to a comic book superhero they'd recently created called Superman...
DC Comics’ New Superman Credit: “By Special Arrangement With The Jerry Siegel Family”
DC Comics’ New Superman Credit: “By Special Arrangement With The Jerry Siegel Family”
DC Comics’ New Superman Credit: “By Special Arrangement With The Jerry Siegel Family”
Out this week is Justice League #19, an issue that officially debuts new members of the team while beginning to lay the groundwork for DC Comics' upcoming Trinity War storyline. As such, it's a significant issue in the series, but more significant is the noticeable change in the credits, one likely pertaining to the ongoing legal battle over the rights to Superman...
Warner Bros. Wins Decisive Victory in Superman Copyright Case
Warner Bros. Wins Decisive Victory in Superman Copyright Case
Warner Bros. Wins Decisive Victory in Superman Copyright Case
From The Hollywood Reporter comes news that a court of appeals has made a decision that will likely empower DC Comics and its parent company Warner Bros. to retain control of the Superman franchise without legal challenge from the heirs of original creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster...
Bizarro Back Issues: The Existential Dread Of Halloween On Bizarro World (1962)
Bizarro Back Issues: The Existential Dread Of Halloween On Bizarro World (1962)
Bizarro Back Issues: The Existential Dread Of Halloween On Bizarro World (1962)
When I started soliciting questions for my Halloween-themed Ask Chris columns, one of the questions I got pretty often was about whether there was a comic book character that I found to be genuinely frightening. There are certainly a few, like the Invunche from Swamp Thing that are built from such disturbing, horrifying imagery that they stick with you long after you put down the book, but there'

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