Superman historical marker stolen, then returned in Cleveland

(CBS/AP) CLEVELAND - A historical marker to honor the creators of the Superman comic strip character was stolen by thieves in Cleveland last month. Fortunately, truth, justice and the American way have prevailed, and the sign was returned, undamaged.

The marker honoring Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster had stood near a house where the two high school classmates created the comic hero in 1933. A saw was used to remove the aluminum plaque from a pole last month.

The executive director of the Glenville neighborhood's development corporation, Tracey Kirksey, tells The Plain Dealer newspaper the undamaged marker was left outside a fire station and found by police Monday morning.

Kirksey suspects thieves thought it was bronze (no, not kryptonite) and planned to sell it as scrap metal. She says it'll be stored until it can be remounted.

The city installed the plaque eight years ago, on the 65th anniversary of the 1938 release of "Action Comics" No. 1, in which Superman made his debut.