Special Guest Blogger: Jerry Siegel

As one of the creators with Joe Shuster of one of the World's most iconic superheroes, we turned into chumps in a single bound when we sold him for the paltry sum of $130, which we then had to split between ourselves.
Superman had long languished in my imagination and when i met illustrator Joe who equally shared my vivid imagination and he gave dimension to vision in my head.
Only problem was, no one else cared. For six years Superman was rejected by a succession of publishers until finally Vin Sullivan, editor of National Allied Publications (precursor of DC Comics), agreed to put him on the June 1938 cover of National’s Action Comics #1. Superman had at last taken flight but without either of its creators along to enjoy the ride.
Just before our superhero hit the stands, we  signed away all rights to our creation, with their names spelled wrong on the accompanying $130 check, and agreed to continuous life as employees of the publisher for ten years.
It was a colossal kryptonite making decision which resulted in decades wrangling in court to reclaim the rights to our signature character.
Finally in the 1970s Warner Communications, the eventual owner of the Superman franchise, gave us pensions of $20,000 per year, as well as health benefits but that was due to the studio couldn't afford the bad publicity with a Superman movie on the way.
Superman, meanwhile, kept well above the fray, continuing the very lucrative pursuit of truth, justice, and the American way, earning billions for his new owners, we died nearly broke while DC raked in billions from Superman alone. The Superdicks.