Jerry Siegel

Warner Brothers Sues the Siegel Family’s Lawyer
Warner Brothers Sues the Siegel Family’s Lawyer
Warner Brothers Sues the Siegel Family’s Lawyer
Deadline is reporting a new development in the long-running legal battle between Warner Brothers, which owns DC Comics, and the families of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the co-creators of Superman. Warner Bros is now suing Marc Toberoff, the lawyer who represents both families, and who notably represented Siegel's heirs in a case that ultimately granted them a share of the Superman copyright... R
The Fight For Superman Continues
The Fight For Superman Continues
The Fight For Superman Continues
Ah, lawsuits. Creator's rights are nothing to balk at, but copyright law is pretty much every comic fan's Kryptonite when it comes to Superman. The cat's legal history is harder to follow than his Silver Age continuity and it doesn't look like it's getting simpler any time soon after a recent legal summit between DC Comics and Superman creator Jerry Siegel's heirs failed to find any common ground
Superman’s Origin Story Awarded To Co-Creator’s Estate
Superman’s Origin Story Awarded To Co-Creator’s Estate
Superman’s Origin Story Awarded To Co-Creator’s Estate
The family of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel has won another legal battle against the Man of Steel's would-be rights holders at Warner Bros. and DC Comics. A federal court ruled Wednesday that the Siegels have recaptured rights to elements of the Superman character, including Superman's origin story, which were deemed not to be made as "works-made-for-hire" under the Copyright Act... R
Link Ink — The Story of O, Ruling on Superman ‘Sweetheart Deals’
Link Ink — The Story of O, Ruling on Superman ‘Sweetheart Deals’
Link Ink — The Story of O, Ruling on Superman ‘Sweetheart Deals’
-- From bondage to blindfolds, comics get kinky in the classic "Story of O" by Pauline Reage, to be re-released this September by NBM. Warning: The preview pages are NSFW! -- Courts ruled that despite the complaints by heirs of Superman creator Jerry Siegel, there were no "sweetheart deals" when DC Comics licensed Superman to Warner Bros...