Jerry Siegel, American author and illustrator (died 1996)

Jerry Siegel

American comic book writer (1914–1996)

Jerome "Jerry" Siegel 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…