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June 17, 2012: Wording Change Needed for Ohio Superman License Plates

Ohio License Plate Ohio residents will have to wait a little longer to get their Superman license plates, celebrating Cleveland as the place where Superman was created, as DC Comics aren't happy with the original wording declaring the state as the "Birthplace" of the Man of Steel. Michael Olszewski, president of the Siegel and Shuster Society explains...

    "DC and Warner Communications have been cooperative," he said. "When we talked to Warner Communications, there was some discomfort over saying 'birthplace,' so we said we could fix that easily."

    Olszewski sat down with Irving Fine, cousin to Jerry Siegel and a founder of the Siegel and Shuster Society, and they came up with 10 alternatives to the slogan.

    "We sent them off to DC and Warner and are just waiting for them to pick one," Olszewski said. "I have people coming up to me all the time asking when they can get the plate. There's a lot of excitement about it."

You can vote for your favorite alternative wording at the Cleveland.com website.



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