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Superman may be viewed as cinematic damaged goods these days, but the same can't be said about his co-creator, Joe Shuster - His mob-funded bondage art past is about to become the subject of a major motion picture. More »
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Despite Warner's legal victory against the family of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel over the character's copyright, the legal future of Clark Kent seems even more complicated than ever - leading the court to appoint an expert to explain it all. More »
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It's not looking good for the Man of Steel. Just days after we revealed his racist past comes news of a book that unveils his sordid fetish life, as chronicled by his creator. NSFW pics. More »
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We may have come to know Superman as the Last Son of Krypton, but if Jerry Siegel's other choice for artist had agreed to work on the character, then his origin would have been more than a little bit different... and he would have become the Last Son of Earth. Under the jump, find out more about the Superman that we very nearly came to know and love. More »
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DC Comics' familiar red, yellow and blue-clad Superman may be 70 years old this year, but that doesn't mean that his creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster weren't thinking about their ubermensch before 1938. Thanks to the wonders of the Internet Archive, now everyone can read their little-seen, very different, earlier attempt at a character calling himself The Superman. More »
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