Cleveland's Favorite Sons

Okay, let me get on a soap box here. Cleveland wants to embrace winners, but too many times it fails to see the obvious. Why don’t we have a statue to Superman in this city! Sure, there are plenty of other ways to spend that money, and I don’t endorse the use of public funds. But keep this in mind: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created one of the five most recognized literary characters in history, alongside Robin Hood, Tarzan, Mickey Mouse and Sherlock Holmes. Pretty heady company, eh? The character was born from two Glenville High teenagers who never saw the true rewards from their creation. Michael Sangiacomo made that point several times in his columns in the Plain Dealer. Fortunately, someone has taken the challenge and we could see the problem rectified as early as this summer.
Positively Cleveland has assembled a group of civic boosters planning a yearly celebration of Krypton’s…make that Northeast Ohio’s…favorite son. More importantly, the campaign is planning a yearly celebration of Siegel and Shuster, who loved their home town dearly until their final days. The plans are still in the discussion stages, so I’m not going to tip any hands right now but trust me…..this campaign is in the right hands and will be something that will bring a lot of well deserved attention to Northeast Ohio, the Glenville neighborhood, and most importantly, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. And if you want to be a part of the effort, keep an eye out for the call for volunteers. We owe it to a couple of Glenville alumni.