![]() ![]() First, they asked for more money and then they sued DC. It’s worth a read, but here’s a brief summary.ĭetective Comics asserted it bought Superman, but the comic was an immediate hit and the pair immediately challenged the deal. ![]() I have received the above sum of money.”įan site Bleeding Cool has done an exhaustive history of the check. … The intent hereof is to give you exclusive right to use and acknowledge that you own said characters or story and the use thereof, exclusively. The check also included a signed agreement (the original has been lost but copies exist) that said, “In consideration of $130.00 agreed to be paid by you, I hereby sell and transfer such work and strip, all good will attached thereto and exclusive right to the use of the characters and story. The payment also set in motion nearly seventy years of ongoing legal battles about what Detective Comics actually bought. One could argue that without this check from DC Comics, there would be no Superman, no Batman, no Wonder Woman, no Spider-Man, no X-Men, and no such thing as the superhero. That $130 for the rights to Superman created the modern superhero and the billion-dollar comics industry. After four years of pitching the character, DC made it the cover feature of Action Comics no. ![]() Siegel and Schuster, teens living in Cleveland, created an early version of “Super-Man” in the early ’30s and the familiar version in 1934. ![]()
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