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Jerome "Jerry" Siegel , who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, and Jerry Ess, 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 into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993.

✵ 17. October 1914 – 28. January 1996
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Famous Jerry Siegel Quotes

“Superman! Champion of the oppressed. The physical marvel who had sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need.”

First introduction http://superman.ws/tales2/action1/?page=1 of "Superman" as "Clark Kent" in Action Comics #1 (June 1938)

“The Reign of the Superman”

Title of Siegel's first published story of a "Superman" — one who was villainous. He later realized a character with super-powers could make a great comic book hero. (1933)

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