2008 Merchandise & Miscellaneous News Archives

George Perez

September 11, 2008: Over $34,000 Already Raised For Siegel House

The Plain Dealer reports that over $34,000 has already been raised from online auctions in an effort to raise money to restore the house in which Jerry Siegel lived when he came up with the idea for Superman.

    The online auctions to save the house where Jerry Siegel created Superman took off faster than a speeding bullet.

    Nearly three-fourths of the $50,000 goal had been raised when the first of the four auctions of original art from artists Jim Lee, Travis Charest, George Perez and others ended last week. The auction raised $34,459, with more than a third of that amount coming from the sale of an original drawing by comic artist Jim Lee that will depict Superman with the top bidder.

    Auction organizers want to replace the roof and siding on the former Siegel house at 10622 Kimberly Ave. in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood.

    The money from the other auctions that exceeds the $50,000 goal will be used to fix up the home's interior. That would include plastering the damaged walls, fixing the windows and repairing problems caused by a leaky roof, said Richard Pace, chairman of the Siegel and Shuster Society.

Read the complete article at The Plain Dealer website.

Go to OrdinaryPeopleChangeTheWorld.com to bid online for other one-of-a-kind art and memorabilia items donated by some of the industry's most notable writers and artists, with all proceeds going to the restoration of the Siegel house and helping to turn it into a historic landmark. Watch the video trailer via YouTube.



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