After retiring from touring in 1966, the Beatles ditched their matching suits in hopes of escaping the constraints of Beatlemania and to explore the endless potential that studio recording could offer. "But think about it," Meltzer says, in a USA TODAY on-line article. 196970, from left to right): George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon. Interestingly enough, in all the interviews that Jerry Siegel has given, is none of them does he mention that his father was killed in an armed robbery. So what do you say? Are you ready to rip open that shirt, reveal that 'S' and become a hero?Īs an interesting note, Meltzer's The Book of Lies also touches on the 1932 murder of Jerry Siegel's father, Mitchell. When several Cleveland residents and comic book creators learned about the condition of the house, they founded the Siegel and Shuster Society, whose aim is to save the Supeman House. This is where we all can try and bring out the hero in us. It is truly sad when any home falls into disrepair, but especially if it's the home of someone who gave the world such an enduring character. The birthplace of Superman, not the Planet Krypton, but the house in which Jerry Siegel had lived, had fallen into disrepair. When author Brad Meltzer(who penned several Justice League of America graphic novels), whose latest work The Book of Lies, visited Ohio doing research, he saw something that was considered a shame. Which brings me to the purpose of this post. The regular guy who has the heart of a hero.
la Callots version of commedia, that help him find his alter ego. Of course when most of people think of Superman on the big screen, they probably think about Christopher Reeve from the Superman Movies.īut I believe that it is Clark Kent, Superman's alter-ego, that many can identify with. fairground performance, music, circus, opera, literature, pantomime, and dance.
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Superman has been portrayed on TV by such actors as George Reeves in the 1950's Adventures of Superman to Dean Cain in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Apparently, he's even a close friend of Jerry Seinfeld.
Not to mention all the different kinds of merchandising, from clothing, jewelry and other apparel to backpacks, coffee mugs, toys, video games and even mouse pads. This is evident by the number of shows, films, radio and television serials, comics, books and daily strips all based around The Man of Steel. Who would have ever imagined that when two teenagers named Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created a character by the name of Superman, seventy years ago, that he would become such a part of our cultural landscape? Superman is perhaps the most recognizable character not just in the United States but around the world as well.
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