![]() The personal nature of the Siegel and Shuster lawsuits was evident in an act that the courts so far have discussed merely for its legal implications: Joanne’s decision to revoke her acceptance of the 2001 settlement. Not even the famous 1975 non-settlement was enough to extinguish it–the annual stipend and bonuses were nice, but they never compensated for all that Siegel and Shuster had endured. The fire in Joanne’s eyes had been burning hot for decades. Her response should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the case. Personally, I am thinking of Joanne Siegel, who I once somehow had the younger guts to ask point-blank: “So how is the thing going?” and I saw fire in her eyes. On his must-read blog covering material connected to his forthcoming Siegel and Shuster biography, Ricca tells the following story as part of his reflections on the Siegel case: So why did they risk it all on an appeal? An encounter between Jerry Siegel’s widow, Joanne, and Super Boys author Brad Ricca provides a telling clue. In 2008, the Siegel family won a historic courtroom victory. ![]()
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