PHILADELPHIA - The cheque sent to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster for their creation of Superman which paved the way for not just comic books, but TV, radio and films, is up for auction more than seven decades after it was cut by DC Comics.
Written for $412 and made out to the duo, the check includes a line item for $130 showing that DC paid for full ownership and rights to the man from Krypton, but a legal dispute over creator's rights to the character is still far from settled.
Stephen Fishler, co-owner of ComicConnect.com, says the check went up for auction Monday for three weeks.
He said the check is a touchstone for the comic book industry because it represents the launching of the Golden Age of superheroes.
