“DC Entertainment has reversed its earlier decision, and will now allow Superman’s shield to appear on a memorial statue of murdered 5-year-old Jeffrey Baldwin, the Toronto Star reports. The original story is below.
Superman’s “S” is one of the most valuable trademarks DC Comics owns, so the company certainly isn’t going to let it appear in a memorial for any old 5-year-old who was abused and starved to death by his grandparents. That’s just bad business.
Jeffrey Baldwin and his three siblings were sent to live with their grandparents in Toronto to give their “young and problematic” mom and dad a break, the Toronto Star reported. They were reportedly beaten, locked in cold rooms, and forced to drink out of a toilet. When Jeffrey died in 2002, at age 5, he weighed just 21 pounds.”
Read more from Gawker here: http://gawker.com/dc-comics-wont-let-a-murdered-5-year-old-be-superman-1602375930
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