From: [o--b--t] at [ix.netcom.com] (Michael R. Grabois)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.info
Subject: OBIT: Jerry Siegel, Superman co-creator and LSH writer
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 96 00:51:17 GMT

I'm sure you've heard by now that Jerry Siegel died Monday morning
(just hours apart from artist Burne Hogarth).

Jerry's contributions to the comics world as a whole don't have to be
mentioned; he and Joe Shuster were responsible for starting this whole
business when they created Superman as teenagers.

From a Legion standpoint, Jerry wrote many of the LSH's early
adventures, along with Edmund Hamilton and Otto Binder. Jerry is
responsible for such early stories as:
"Prisoner of the Super-Heroes" (ADV 267, 2nd LSH appearance)
"The Three Super Heroes" (ACT 267)
"Supergirl's Three Super-Girlfriends" (ACT 276)
"The Legion of Super-Villains" (SMAN 147)
"The Boy With Ultra-Powers" (SBOY 98)

According to the Legion Index, he also wrote ADV 293, 300-305, 320,
323, 326, 328-331, 333, 338, 340; ACT 289; SBOY 117; JO 72, 76.

Among the Legion characters Jerry created:
Chameleon Boy, Invisible Kid, Colossal Boy (ACT 267)
Triplicate Girl, Phantom Girl, Brainiac 5, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy,
	Bouncing Boy (ACT 276)
The Legion of Super-Villains (Cosmic King, Lighting Lord, Saturn
	Queen) (SMAN 147)
The Adult Legion (SMAN 147)
The Legion of Super-Pets (ADV 293)
Ultra Boy (SBOY 98)
Matter-Eater Lad (ADV 301)
Mon-el leaving the Phantom Zone (ADV 305)
return of Dev-em (ADV 320)
Spider-Girl, Double Header (ADV 323)
Command Kid (ADV 328)
the Bizarro Legion (ADV 329)
Dynamo Boy, Eyeful Ethel, the Mess (ADV 330)
Glorith (ADV 338)
Computo, death of one of Triplicate Girl's bodies (ADV 340)

Jerry's last Legion story was the first part of the Computo 2-parter.

He leaves a huge legacy and even bigger shoes to fill.

Jerry will be buried on Shanghalla with full honors.



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