Siegel, Jerry, 1914-1996
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- Superman Kal, c1995:t.p (Jerry Siegel)
- LC COHM, 06-23-95(Siegel, Jerry, 1914- ; author of Superman archives)
- N.Y. times, 1/31/1996(Jerry Siegel, Superman's creator; d. Jan. 28 in Los Angeles at age 81; grew up in Cleveland)
- Action comics, no. 1 (June 1938), c1998:p. 1 (Jerome Siegel)
- IMDb WWW site, viewed Sept. 2, 2014:name web page (Jerry Siegel; born: Jerome Siegel, October 17, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, died January 28, 1996 in Los Angeles, California; writer)
- Wikipedia WWW site, viewed Sept. 2, 2014:article web page (Jerome "Jerry" Siegel (October 17, 1914-January 28, 1996 who also used the pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S. Fine; American co-author of Superman, along with Joe Shuster; born in Cleveland, Ohio; Siegel's later work would appear in Marvel Comics, where under the pseudonym "Joe Carter" he scripted the "Human Torch" feature)
- OCLC, viewed Sept. 2, 2014(access point : Fine, Herbert S. ; usage : Herbert S. Fine)
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel ( SEE-gəl; October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) was an American comic book writer. He was the co-creator of Superman, in collaboration with his friend Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics. They also created Doctor Occult, who was later featured in The Books of Magic. Siegel and Shuster were inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993. With Bernard Baily, Siegel also co-created the long-running DC character The Spectre. Siegel created ten of the earliest members of the Legion of Super-Heroes, one of DC's most popular team books, which is set in the 30th Century. Siegel also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter and Jerry Ess.
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