3 Jerry Siegel Quotes on History

Jerry Siegel quotes on history

1. The Reign of the Superman

3. In the January, 1933 issue of 'SCIENCE FICTION' appeared a story I had written in 1932 entitled, 'The Reign of the Superman.' I used the pseudonym 'Herbert S. Fine' which combined the name of a cousin of mine together with my mother's maiden name. After the publication of 'Reign of the Superman', it occurred to me that a different version of Superman could be the basis of an extremely powerful and successful comic book. And so I originated, together with Joe Shuster, the comic book 'THE SUPERMAN', back in 1933.

5. 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.