According to Publishers Weekly's The Beat, Joanne Siegel, widow of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and and the woman who inspired the Lois Lane character, passed away yesterday. Siegel was 93, and spent the past several years involved in a long-running legal battle over the rights to Superman. Joanne and her husband (who died in 1992) are survived by their daughter, Laura Siegel Larson.

Labels: Comic news, Obituaries