Save the Superman House (The Book of Lies)

[snakes3425]

Someone needs to do a biography of Jerry and Joe, they're minds were what created Superman, but no one knows their story. Superman is simply their legacy, but not the only part of their story, Jerry and Joe's story is one of showing just how far your imagination can take you if you're willing to work hard and never give up, and also just how easily a dream can turn into a nightmare when greed takes over. They were great men and became heroes themselves for their service in the war

[snakes3425]

Ohio did put a Historic Marker in Cleveland acknowleding that Superman was created in Ohio, it should be moved to the house right now it's sitting in the town center

[snakes3425]

The saddest part of the Superman story is how DC treated Jerry and Joe, DC's policy when Superman came out was to have the creators sign away the rights to their creations to the company and while DC made a fortune off Superman Jerry and Joe got very little in the way of money or recognition and it got to the point where DC even removed their names from the comics and published their Superboy comic while Jerry and Joe were fighting in World War II without negotiating a deal with them

[spmandmtgr]

question did the hose ever get fix?? i know this is a old video but i just stuble on to it please le me knwo..bye

[ExpandedBooks]

yes, the house was fixed - the money was raised through donations

[corsair95]

@spmandmtgr Yes, over $100,000 was raised, enough to fix all of the structural problems and do more cosmetic upgrades than originally expected. There's a more recent video from about a year later with more details.

[corsair95]

@spmandmtgr Yes, over $100,000 was raised, enough to fix all of the structural problems and do more cosmetic upgrades than originally expected. There's a more recent video from about a year later with more details. Youtube won't let me post the link in this comment, but search for "superman house thank you".

[Migivesproduction]

Superman my favorite but , jerry siegel and joe shuster are MY HEROES. thanks guys you gave people something to believe in.

[Vampires4Life]

...I am Superman, and even if you like him or not, he is a legend. I mean without the creation/ideas of Superman, we wouldn't have the majority of the greatest heroes we have now today.

[smeade3760]

What really bothers me is the fact that DC comics has more then enough to restore this house and make it a historical site.

[reedster9898]

Honestly, this video choked me up.

[zednachos]

That house is the origin of a legend, so wonderful to see the place I'd heard about. How a young Jerry Seigel lay away at night and conceived of a 'super man'... and that was the place it happened! Wow! At one time only one person knew of Superman... and that he was really Clark Kent. Now everyone knows... : ) What an achievement! What a legacy for a country let alone one man! Save the house!

[thedarkestbloodka]

rotothirteen: one day you will grow old enough to appreciate relics of the past.

i'm glad enough people are left in the world who care about mankind's achievements to save a memory such as this house.

it should be converted into a superman museum.

i'm buying a shirt for both my wife and i.

thanks to brad for taking up this cause.

[rotothirteen]

I can't think of a less important issue than this.

[picceelo13]

Lame. Instead of donating money to a crappy house, donate it to starving kids or something, morans.

[corsair95]

...or public schools, so people can learn to spell "morons".

[dtgoldie]

To everyone that has helped by donating money or bidding on an auction item: Thank you! We are starting work on the house tomorrow. This has been fantastic. Thank to everyone involved for all they have done!

[gammastation]

As soon as I can financially, I'm contributing to this. It's deplorable what condition it's in. It should be protected because it's part of history.

[paulmarado]

Why does this lazy guy need help to fix his own house. He owns it and lives in it.

Another brother looking for the hand out.

I dont think I am Clark Kent either...and I am not superman.

More liberal BS.

Tear it down...clean up Cleveland.

[dajzilla]

And another thing, WHY isn't ANYONE helping Bruce Wayne with WAYNE MANOR?! I mean, at the end of Batman Begins, Ra's Al Guhl destroyed it so that is why he is slumming it in that swank penthouse in downtown Gotham for TDK. So, is anyone donating money to help rebuild Wayne Manor? I THINK NOT!

: )

[dajzilla]

When it shows all the people saying "I am Superman" I thought I was going to puke.That was so gay. How many times have we seen that same thing applied to something else? Oh brother. I see multimillionaire Jerry Seinfeld made a comment about Superman. We all know what a huge Superman fan he is so where is he on this? How much has he contributed? Hell, he has enough money in his sofa to pay for ALL OF IT! This, my friends, is LAME! Don't send these jerks money.I want it preserved but not this way.

[comicfanartist1]

this vid brought me to tears especially cause my first comics were superman and my dad would explain to how siegel and schuster created him and that really is what made want to draw comics since i was like five!!

btw wats the song it really hits me!

[ultrarussman]

Who owns the house why don't they do something with it, why blame the city of Cleveland unless they own it?

[dajzilla]

This is ridiculous! Where the hell is Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's families on this "save the Superman house" crap?! Or what about the multi billion dollar Warner Brothers? Let those jerks "SAVE" the Superman house! This is pathetic. There are FAR too many REAL causes to contribute to other than saving this house. Don't get me wrong, I think it SHOULD be preserved but not at OUR expense! Not when WB has made MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of dollars of the Superman character over the years. Pathetic!

[ecar86]

While I agree that Warner Bros. should feel compelled to contribute, because you're right, they have made millions off this single character (at the expense of Siegel and Shuster, and at the expense of the principles for which the character stands for), but why begrudge people who want to see the house treated as it should be? Nobody is forced to contribute; what do you mean "our expense? This is not taxpayer money; it's whoever wants to contribute. You're the one who is pathetic!

[morrisondance]

good! cleveland is a joke soemtimes.

[agentsonar]

WOW. That's DAMN noble of everyone involved, from actavist, to artist to fan. Although I have been a resident of Australia all my life and have never left this land, I was "born" in that first "Fortress Of Solitude", as were George Reeve, Christopher Reeve and all of you.

"For all those who said I couldn't do it. For all those who said I shouldn't do it. For all those who said, 'It's Impossible.' See you at the finish line." - Christopher Reeve

[hsnare0218]

yeah for PAI!!!! lol

[kevinmule]

Cool video. I hope this all works out. That house deserves to be a museum in its own right. Cleveland should put some funding into the house as well!! Is that the guy Muley and I met at Superman Celebration?

[CinemaniaxNet]

Je suis Superman

- Denis Lalumière from cinemaniax net

[mrpogo72]

great vid man. |I dont know if you'll knowwho this is, but we go way back. ;)

[paulyhart]

boo hoo. cry me a river.

[SubeTheWench]

Grow up, asshole.

[gideon666]

I kept waiting for it to end like Blair Witch Project

[CarMoves]

Any friends of Howard Stern should tell him.

He's a huge comic book fan and could talk about it on his show.

[legendsofbatman]

ROFLOL; the way I read that was, "Any friends of Howard Stern should tell him" (as in he should know he has any friends).

Sorry, but couldnt pass that one up.

But, a good idea.

[wsuperman619]

good video we should save this house

[EvilDOOER]

If the family of Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster haven't done this yet then why bother? The house is falling apart anyway.

[projectjko]

Because these guys give a crap?

I dunno, just a thought.

[KalEL224]

believe it or not there are non selfish people in the world

[ClaudeParish]

Simple. It's not about money. It's about what was created on this spot. And that is bigger than any amount of money Warner's or the Siegel/Shuster families could come up with. If you're not down with charity or THIS charity, that's cool. Some of us want to help, though. The idea born in this house sent many of us flying. I am Superman!

[legendsofbatman]

Great video.

The greatest point here, imo, is not necessarily the preserving of the house; but, rather that other houses (ie, HP) were saved. That makes this all that more important to me, because if we can preserve a house because HP was invented, then shouldnt the house where Superman was created, an American Icon, be preserved also?

One more thing: Thanks for not auctioning items on ebay.

Tim

[hitlerwascute]

This is cheesy.

[chax8246]

Superman never was my favorite comic character but seeing that house gave me chills and made me cry and pissed me off all at the same time. I'm gonna do every thing within my power to help this cause.

[fannieka]

The music and stuff is really corny, but I think this is important! Save the house.

[gaiaeagle]

I think the music is approprate because that song is about Superman, looking from his point of view about what he does and who is he is.

It's one of my favorite songs.

[comicfanartist1]

whats the name i remember this from when i wa like 4 or 5 reading superman with my dad..

[gaiaeagle]

The song is: It's not easy to be me, by Five For Fighting.

You can find the video of it here on Youtube

[gaiaeagle]

Oops, correction, its: Superman (It's not easy), by Five For Fighting.

I have it saved wrong in my music collection.

[Gmanofsteel]

I am Superman

[Clydene]

Hey Brad, Great Video...you are such a gifted writer and a Great person. You are a credit to wonderful your mother, Teri. She gave you the power for you to do what you do and be a be that super man...have a great launch on your book tour today!

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