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Jerry Siegel, the sixth son of a Jewish family. His father Mitchell Siegel (née Mikhel Segalovich) was a sign painter opened a haberdashery and in order to encourage his son's artistic inclinations. He became active in what would become known as fandom, corresponding with other science fiction fans, including the young future author Jack Williamson. In 1929, Siegel published what might have been the first SF fanzine, Cosmic Stories, which he produced with a manual typewriter and advertised in the classified section of Science Wonder Stories. He published several other booklets over the next few years. In January 1933, Jerry Siegel wrote a story entitled "The Reign of the Super-Man." Siegel and Joe Shuster then created a comic book entitled "The Superman" later in 1933. A Chicago publisher expressed interest, but did not follow through, and in frustration, Shuster tore up all the pages of this comic except for the cover. Later, in 1934, Siegel had t

There are several explanations of the name roller coaster. It is said to have originated from an early American design where slides or ramps were fitted with rollers over which a sled would coast. This design was abandoned in favor of fitting the wheels to the sled or other vehicles, but the name endured. Another explanation is that it originated from a ride located in a roller skating rink in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1887. A toboggan-like sled was raised to the top of a track which consisted of hundreds of rollers. This Roller Toboggan then took off down gently rolling hills to the floor. The inventors of this ride, Stephen E. Jackman and Byron B. Floyd, claim that they were the first to use the term "roller coaster". The term ‘Jet Coaster’ is used for roller coasters in Japan, where such amusement park rides are very popular. In many languages, the name refers to "Russian mountains". Contrastingly, in Russian, they are called "American mountains&qu