This is a contract wherein the heirs of Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman, agree to re-grant DC Comics all rights to Superman in exchange for a yearly stipend.
This is a contract wherein the heirs of Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman, agree to re-grant DC Comics all rights to Superman in exchange for a yearly stipend.
This is a contract wherein the heirs of Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman, agree to re-grant DC Comics all rights to Superman in exchange for a yearly stipend.
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Patmos eit aoe Dated as of August 1, 1992
Mc. Frank Shuster Ms. Jean Shuster Peavy
987120 Queens Blvd., apt. 4K 316 Horton Lane, NW
Rego Park, NY 11974 Albuquerque, NM’ 87114
Dear Mr. Shuster and Ma. Peavy:
This is to confirm our agreenent to pay you, collectively, a total of
$25,000 a year, payabla to Jean Shuster Peavy, commencing aa of Auguat. s°
1992, for as long as either one of you is alive. Such amounts shell wo
Payable in accordance with Warner Communication ‘Inc. ’s customary payroll
practices and shall be subject to all applicable withholding taxes’ =2’Soan
Shuster Peavy shail predecease Frank shuster, then the foregoing paynente
Jong as‘he shall Live.
Wa ack you to confirm by your signatures below that this agreenent fully
gettles ali clains to any payments or other rights or renedies which You nay
have under any other agreement or othervise, whether now or hevestecy
existing regarding any copyrights, tradenarks, or other property signt in ary
and all work created in vhole or in part by your brother, Joseph Shuster, oy
any works based thereon. In any event, you now grant to us any such rights
and release us, our licensees and all others acting with our permission, ard
gOovenant not to assert any claim of right, by suit or otherwise, with respect
to the above, now and forever.
Tt, despite the terns of this agreement, either of you assert any such
claim of right, for any reason, you agree to refund to us, upon she making oe
aay such assertion, all amounts previously paid to you heseunder, and we Gill
have no obligation to make any further payments under this agreement, "We
also reserve all of our other rights, renedies and defenses in such an event
If after full consideration of the foregoing, you accept and agree to
all of the above, please so indicate by signing below where indicated,
Very truly yours,
ACCEPTED AND AGREED 7
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