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How much did Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster receive for the rights to Superman?

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Christopher Reeve as Superman in a blue suit with red cape and yellow belt, flying with one arm forward against a dark background in a publicity still from Superman: The Movie. — Superman Christopher Reeve in *Superman* (1978), directed by Richard Donner.

For the exclusive rights to Superman, creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster received $130 from DC Comics.1

Following this initial sale, the pair and their estates spent many years engaged in legal battles attempting to secure a share of the royalties generated by their creation.1