Gary Kaplan, a founding member of the Siegel and Shuster Society and a relative of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, is leading the charge to cement Cleveland’s superhero roots with a monument ...

The Captain Cook Monument is a 27-foot obelisk that was erected in 1874 to memorialize where Cook died. He was killed in 1779 after a fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Westerners.