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Superman (vol. 1) #48 (Sep.-Oct. 1947):
“Autograph, Please!”
by Jerry Siegel, John Sikela

Superman (vol. 1) #48

Title: “Autograph, Please!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep.-Oct. 1947

Publisher: DC
Written by: Jerry Siegel
Art by: John Sikela


14 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)		 Religious
Affiliation		 Team(s)
[Notes]		 Pub. #
app.
Superman Superman (Clark Kent)
(lead character)		 hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
 Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Lois Lane Lois Lane supporting character
CBR Scale: I Catholic
 Raleigh College
[Superman's girlfriend, then wife]		 DC 3,859
Jimmy Olsen Jimmy Olsen supporting character hero
CBR Scale: I Lutheran
 The Legion of Super-Heroes
[Superman's pal]		 DC 1,896
Perry White Perry White supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Baptist; Elvis worship (ordained)
 [Superman's (Clark Kent's) boss; Daily Planet editor] DC 1,574
George Washington George Washington real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Anglican / Episcopalian
 [farmer; general...] DC Marvel 204
Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Baptist (raised)
 [U.S. President] DC 355
Isaac Newton Isaac Newton scientist real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Anglican (non-Trinitarian)
 [scientist] Marvel 99
Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell supporting character scientist real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Unitarian
 [inventor of telephone] DC 18
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci scientist real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic
 [scientist; artist...] DC Marvel 78
Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic (excommunicated)
 [general; ruler] DC 553
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin supporting character scientist real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Presbyterian; Deist; grandmaster of a society of philosopher/mystics
 [Founding Father; romanced Clea] DC Marvel 235
Harry S Truman Harry S Truman supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: M Baptist
 U.S. Army DC 174
Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower supporting character real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jehovah's Witnesses; Presbyterian (convert)
 [general; U.S. President] Marvel 262
Julius Caesar Julius Caesar clergy/religious leader real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Greco-Roman classical religion
(chief priest)
 [general; ruler] Vitagraph Company of America 250

The process of listing characters who appeared in this source is not yet complete. This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Superman #48 (Sep.-Oct. 1947) created 9 September 2012. Last modified 5 June 2014.

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