Jerry Siegel's 'Reign Of Superman'

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THE TRUE STORY OF SUPERMAN Sometimes, things just don’t work out right. (2) That's how the creators of Superman felt for a long time. (3) Superman’s first home wasn’t the planet Krypton, but Cleveland. (4) There, in 1933. Superman was born. (5) Jerry Siegel’s story, "Reign of Superman, accompanied by Joe Shuster's illustrations, appeared in the boy’s own magazine, Science Fiction. (6) Later, the teenagers continued to develop their idea. (7) Superman would come to Earth from a distant planet to defend freedom and justice for ordinary people. (8) He would conceal his identity by living as an ordinary person himself. (9) Siegel and Shuster hoped their character’s strength and morality would boost people’s spirits during the Great Depression.

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