The Glenville creators of Superman sold their rights 70 years ago for 130 bucks
Seventy years ago, in what might be described as the worst business transaction in history (at least among those not negotiated by the Cuyahoga County Commissioners), Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster, the Glenville natives who created the original Superman character, sold all rights to the superhero to Detective Comics for $130.
Approximately $3 billion later, their still curse them at family gatherings…
This article appears in Apr 2-8, 2008.