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Superman Statue Unveiled Superman Plaza Ontario and St. Clair. Cleveland August 2, 2025
Many people don't know that Cleveland Ohio is the home town of Superman, the world's first super hero. He was created by two Cleveland teenagers, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, who lived in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood and attended Glenville High School.
They created the idea of Superman in 1933 but it took five years and lots of rejections before Superman appeared as the star of Action Comics No. 1 in June 1938.
There are a variety of locations with Superman history and memorabilia in Cleveland including the new Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster Superman Plaza located in downtown Cleveland. The Plaza was officially dedicated on August 2, 2025. Here is a look at the three main facets of the Superman Plaza – the Statue, the Phone Booth and the creators (and model for Lois Lane) pointing to the statue.
Superman flying in front of Terminal Tower
Siegel and Shuster statue in Superman Plaza
Superman's Telephone Booth
Superman Plaza info
Superman Statue in Cleveland's Superman Plaza
At the unveiling ceremony on August 2, 2025 one of the attendees was from the city of Metropolis Illinois - a nine hour drive away. Jim Hambrick was a longtime Superman enthusiast and collector beginning with a Superman lunchbox he got at age 5. Jim built one of the greatest Superman collections in the world and moved his family to Metropolis Illinois to create the Super Museum. It opened in 1993 and houses over 70,000 Superman items. His daughter Morgan is carrying on the legacy and running the Museum and she told us her story at the Cleveland event.
Morgan Hambrick
See more of Superman in Cleveland including Siegel's house in Glenville, the Historical marker and more.
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