Jerry Siegel

Quotes

• “The Reign of the Superman”
• “Superman! Champion of the oppressed. The physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need.”
• “Clark Kent grew not only out of my private life, but also out of Joe Shuster's. As a high school student, I thought that someday I might become a reporter, and I had crushes on several attractive girls who either didn't know I existed or didn't care I existed.”
• “Initially, we were turned down by almost every comics publisher in the country.”

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Key facts

Born

Jerome Siegel , ( 1914-10-17 ) October 17, 1914, Cleveland , Ohio, U.S.

Died

January 28, 1996 (1996-01-28) (aged 81), Los Angeles , California, U.S.

Area

Writer

Pseudonym s

Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, Leger

Notable works

Superman , Action Comics #1

Awards

Inkpot Award (1975) , Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame , 1992, Jack Kirby Hall of Fame , 1993, The Bill Finger Award For Excellence in Comic Book Writing , 2005

Spouses

Bella Siegel ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1948 ) ​ Joanne Siegel ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

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Jerry Siegel (1976) retouched.jpg

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