Editing Jeph Loeb (section)

==Personal life==
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Loeb's son, Sam, died on June 17, 2005, at the age of 17, after a three-year battle with [[bone cancer]]. In June 2006, Sam had a story published in ''Superman/Batman'' #26, which was nearly completed before his death. His father finished the work with the help of 25 other writers and artists, all of whom were friends of Sam, including [[Geoff Johns]], [[John Cassaday]], [[Ed McGuinness]], [[Joe Madureira]], [[Rob Liefeld]], and [[Joss Whedon]]. The issue also featured a tale titled "Sam's Story", dedicated to Sam, in which a boy named Sam serves as the inspiration for Clark Kent to later become Superman.<ref name=EncyclopediaComics>Booker, M. Keith. [https://books.google.com/books?id=YbkJ0QJrEZ8C&q=Sam+Loeb&pg=PA367 ''Encyclopedia of Comic Book and Graphic Novels''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230412100224/https://books.google.com/books?id=YbkJ0QJrEZ8C&q=Sam+Loeb&pg=PA367 |date=April 12, 2023 }}. 2010. Greenwood. p. 367; {{ISBN|0-313-35746-3}}/{{ISBN|978-0-313-35746-6}}</ref>