Fence at Ohio "Superman House" crashed into, damaged
(CBS/AP) CLEVELAND - The Cleveland home where two high school kids created the Superman comic strip character has been under assault lately.
Tuesday night, a car took out part of a fence paying tribute to the childhood home of Joe Shuster, which is decorated with large metal plates reprinting the first Superman story from a 1938 comic book. The Plain Dealer of Cleveland reports the crash damaged seven of the 15 color plates.
Neighborhood development director Tracey Kirksey tells the newspaper she believes a man who lives near the house hit the fence with his car. She says he wants to pay for the damage.
Last month, a historical marker honoring Shuster and his childhood classmate, Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, was stolen in the same Glenville area of Cleveland. It was returned undamaged weeks later.
What's next, kryptonite?
May 5, 2011 - Superman historical marker stolen, then returned in Cleveland