In 1930, Superman was created by Glenville high school friends, Jerry Siegel (Author) and Joe Shuster (Illustrator). The two met while writing for their school paper the Glenville torch here in Cleveland, Ohio. Siegel and Shuster had been developing the Superman story hoping to sell it as a syndicated newspaper comic-strip but had no luck. In March 1938, they sold all rights to Superman to the comic-book publisher Detective Comics, Inc., forerunner of DC, for $130. Jerry Siegel’s home on the eas