Literary Influences of Superman
Clark Kent
3 Cultural influences, according to Jerry Siegel, creator of Superman's character.
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Beowulf
However, in terms of influences, Siegel was very upfront about them:"I'm lying in bed counting sheep when all of a sudden it hits me. I conceive a character like Samson, Hercules and all the strong men I heard tell of rolled into one. Only more so."-- Jerry SiegelSiegel would have read stories about Hercules and Samson, and even Gawain, Beowulf, and Paul Bunyan, if only by virtue of his secondary school education.
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The Book of Judges - Samson
"I'm lying in bed counting sheep when all of a sudden it hits me. I conceive a character like Samson, Hercules and all the strong men I heard tell of rolled into one. Only more so."-- Jerry Siegel
The Twelve Labours of Hercules, Son of Jupiter & Alcmena
"I'm lying in bed counting sheep when all of a sudden it hits me. I conceive a character like Samson, Hercules and all the strong men I heard tell of rolled into one. Only more so."-- Jerry Siegel
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