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SIEGEL v. NATIONAL PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS, INC.

No. 69 Civ. 1429.

364 F.Supp. 1032 (1973)

Jerome SIEGEL and Joseph Shuster, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

October 18, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coudert Brothers, New York City, for plaintiffs; Carleton G. Eldridge, Jr., Gordon T. King, New York City, of counsel.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, New York City, for defendants; Edward C. Wallace, Marshall C. Berger, New York City, of counsel.

LASKER, District Judge.

Although Clark Kent, generally known as Superman, is happily capable of solving all problems without going to court, his creators and exploiters, mere mortals like the rest of us, are not so fortunate. Jerome Siegel and Joseph Shuster are Superman's creators. They seek a declaration that they, and not the defendant National (the other defendants are National's officers) are entitled to the copyright renewal rights of the renowned comic strip...

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