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- Jerry Siegel (I) (1914–1996)
- Writer | Additional Crew | Art Department
Jerry Siegel (I) (1914–1996)
Writer | Additional Crew | Art Department
Jerry Siegel was born in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1931, he met and befriended his future partner, Joe Shuster, when the latter moved from his birthplace in Canada. Siegel and Shuster were both avid science...
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Known for
Superman (1978),
Man of Steel (2013),
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987),
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Details
Oct
17,
1914 (died Jan
28,
1996)
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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman - Rage of Atlantis (2018)
(Video) - Writer (created by: Superman) |
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LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super-villain High (2018)
Writer (based on the characters created by) (credit only) |
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$300MM
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$94MM
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$229MM
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$658MM
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Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain (2017)
(Video) - Writer (based on the characters created by) (credit only) |
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DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games (2017)
(Video) - Writer (based on the characters created by) (credit only) |
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$80MM
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$53MM
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$176MM
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$312MM
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Lego DC Comics Superheroes: Justice League - Gotham City Breakout (2016)
(Video) - Writer (character created by: Superman) |
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$250MM
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$166MM
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$330MM
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$874MM
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Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Cosmic Clash (2016)
(Video) - Writer (based on the characters created by) (credit only), Writer (character created by: Superman) |
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Lego DC Super Heroes: Justice League - Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
(Video) - Writer (character created by: Superman) |
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Justice League: Battle for Metropolis 4D (2015)
(Short) - Writer (characters created by: Kal-El/Superman, Lex Luthor) |
$50K
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Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League (2015)
(Video) - Writer (character created by: Superman) |
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$3.5MM
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$225MM
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$117MM
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$291MM
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$668MM
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Lego Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite (2013)
(Video) - Writer (character created by: Superman) |
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$270MM
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$70MM
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$5.7MM
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$23MM
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$17MM
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$5.7MM
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$16MM
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$16MM
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$39MM
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$13MM
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$54MM
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$14MM
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$108MM
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$275K
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Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
Writer (characters: Clark Jerome Kent/Superman, Lois Lane, Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor, Perry White & Jimmy Olsen) (uncredited) |
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Billion Dollar Limited (1942)
(Short) - Writer (comic strip created by: Superman) (as Jerome Siegel) |
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The Mechanical Monsters (1941)
(Short) - Writer (comic strip created by: Superman) (as Jerome Siegel) |
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$50K
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| Past Television (46 titles) | Episodes |
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Young Justice (2010–2022)
(TV Series) - Writer (Superman created by) (25 episodes, 2010), Writer (Superboy created by) (23 episodes, 2019), Writer (Superman and related characters created by) (3 episodes, 2022)
Rescue and Search (May
12,
2022)
Season 4,
Episode 22
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Writer
(Superboy created by),
Writer
(Superman created by)
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Peacemaker (2022)
(TV Series) - Writer (Superman created by) (1 episode, 2022), Special Thanks (1 episode, 2022) |
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126
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1
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DC Super Hero Girls (2019–2021)
(TV Series) - Writer (Supergirl based on characters created by) (30 episodes, 2019), Writer (Superman Created by) (1 episode, 2019) |
30
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DC Super Hero Girls: Super Shorts (2019–2020)
(TV Series) - Writer (Supergirl created by) (12 episodes, 2019), Writer (Supergirl based on characters created by) (10 episodes, 2019) |
22
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Krypton (2018–2019)
(TV Series) - Writer (based on characters created by) (20 episodes, 2018)
The Alpha and the Omega (Aug
14,
2019)
Season 2,
Episode 10
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Writer
(based on characters created by)
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Justice League Action (2016–2018)
(TV Series) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (33 episodes, 2016) |
33
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Justice League Action Shorts (2017)
(TV Series) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (2 episodes, 2017) |
2
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DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High (2016)
(TV Short) - Writer (based on the characters created by) |
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Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles (2015)
(TV Series) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (1 episode, 2015) |
1
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DC Super Friends (2015)
(TV Series) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (4 episodes, 2015)
The World's Finest Supervillain Hideout (May
4,
2015)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Writer
(character created by: Superman)
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4
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2
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Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered (2014)
(TV Short) - Creator (Superman), Writer (character created by: Superman) |
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1
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011)
(TV Series) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (2 episodes, 2011), Writer (creator: Superman) (1 episode, 2011) |
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Smallville (2001–2011)
(TV Series) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (177 episodes, 2001), Writer (created by: Superman) (40 episodes, 2001), Writer (characters: Clark Jerome Kent, Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor, Lois Lane, Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent & Jor-El) (1 episode, 2006) |
217
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Superman: Red Son (2009)
(TV Series) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (1 episode, 2009)
News of Superman/Lex Luthor (Jul
2009)
Season 1,
Episode 1
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Writer
(character created by: Superman)
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1
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Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006)
(TV Series) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (39 episodes, 2004) |
39
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Justice League (2001–2004)
(TV Series) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (50 episodes, 2001), Writer (Superman created by) (1 episode, 2004), Writer (creator: Superman) (1 episode, 2004) |
52
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De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros (2001)
(TV Movie) - Self (archive footage), Art Work |
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Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
(TV Series) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (51 episodes, 1996), Writer (Superman created by) (3 episodes, 1997) |
54
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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Superman" created by) (87 episodes, 1993) |
87
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1
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The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979)
(TV Series) - Writer (character Superman) (8 episodes, 1979) |
8
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It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! (1975)
(TV Movie) - Writer (character created by: Superman) (uncredited) |
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The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967)
(TV Series) - Production Staff (1 episode, 1967)
Green Lantern: Sirena, Empress of Evil (Sep
29,
1967)
Season 1,
Episode 15
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Production Staff (uncredited)
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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
(Video) - Self - Writer; Co-Creator of Superman (archive sound) (archive footage) |
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