Joanne Siegel, the widow of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and inspiration for the superhero's love interest, died earlier this week at the age 93. Joanne was the original model for Lois Lane. In the 1930s, a teenage Joanne Carter she answered an ad for a model in the Cleveland and she was hired by Joe Shuster, the artist on and co-creator of Superman, and met Jerry Siegel. Of course, Superman would not come until until 1938 (after a string of rejections.) and Joanne would not marry Jerry Siegel until 1948 after they had both been through divorce.
She has also been heavily involved in litigation in an attempt to regain ownership of Superman. For more information on the lawsuits, you can see my article in Comics Now Issue 3 and my discussions on the Comic Geek Speak podcast in Episode . But for now, let's just take a moment to honor the inspiration for comic's first leading lady.
She has also been heavily involved in litigation in an attempt to regain ownership of Superman. For more information on the lawsuits, you can see my article in Comics Now Issue 3 and my discussions on the Comic Geek Speak podcast in Episode . But for now, let's just take a moment to honor the inspiration for comic's first leading lady.
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