Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster
This goo was worth a point in September 2025.
publication date: Monday, September 8, 2025 (part of September 2025)
category: 
Comics
clue: When their most famous character made his 1938 debut lifting a car over his head, it was clear that this writer-artist duo had created a super-popular new kind of Strongman.
explanation: Siegel wrote and Shuster illustrated Action Comics #1, the first appearance of their character Superman. more…
intended difficulty: easy
multiple: This goo was of multiple famous people. Players were required to guess all names for their answers to be correct.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and LaVonne Lemler
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