TheManyVoices, 1 month ago 🧵 / According to famous #ComicBook industry icon #JuliusSchwartz , #Superman creator #JerrySiegel used to correspond in 1930 with Walter Dennis, a Chicago newspaper #reporter and #scifi fan. Siegel had co-creator #JoeShuster use Dennis' likeness to create Superman'a alter ego #ClarkKent in #ActionComics. The name Clark came from actor #ClarkGable and Kent came from actor #KentTaylor. #SupermanDay #DCcomics #DCU #DCEU #ActionComics1 #ActionComics #ComicBookArt #ComicBooks #SupermanComics
🧵 / According to famous #ComicBook industry icon #JuliusSchwartz , #Superman creator #JerrySiegel used to correspond in 1930 with Walter Dennis, a Chicago newspaper #reporter and #scifi fan. Siegel had co-creator #JoeShuster use Dennis' likeness to create Superman'a alter ego #ClarkKent in #ActionComics.
The name Clark came from actor #ClarkGable and Kent came from actor #KentTaylor.
#SupermanDay #DCcomics #DCU #DCEU #ActionComics1 #ActionComics #ComicBookArt #ComicBooks #SupermanComics