Jerry Siegel
(October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996)
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel was a very early fan who corresponded with Carl Swanson in 1931–32 on an unsuccessful plan to set up a weird/sf prozine to be called Galaxy. In 1932, while in high school, he published (with Joe Schuster) a mimeographed fanzine named Science Fiction.
He attended the First Worldcon in 1939. At Chicon, the next year, he participated in the masquerade as Clark Kent in normal clothes.
In the next few years, he and Joe Shuster made it big with Superman, the first of the great comic book superheroes, who premiered in 1938 and became one of the most recognizable characters of the 20th century. Siegel also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter and Jerry Ess.
He was inducted (with Shuster posthumously) into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992, and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993.
In 2014, Loncon 3 presented a Special Committee Award to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in recognition of the first published appearance of Superman.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1992 — Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame
- 1993 — Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993.
- 2014 — Loncon 3 Special Committee Award
- 2020 — 1945 Best Graphic Story or Comic Retro Hugo
| Person | 1914—1996 |
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