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Religion and Characters in
Action Comics (vol. 1) #19 (Dec. 1939):
“Superman and the Purple Plague”
by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster

Action Comics (vol. 1) #19

Title: “Superman and the Purple Plague”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Dec 1939

Publisher: DC

Written by: Jerry Siegel

Art by: Joe Shuster


8 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) hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian
religion
 Justice League; Super Friends  DC 12,271
The Ultra-Humanite The Ultra-Humanite villain
CBR Scale: S Nazi; classical music
 Secret Society of Super Villains; Time Stealers
[Superman's 1st super-villain foe]		 DC 59
Professor Henry Travers supporting character scientist
  indeterminate  [developed cure for deadly Purple Plague] DC 1
Dr. Greenley
(3-panel cameo)		 supporting character scientist
  indeterminate  [scientist] DC 1
unnamed librarian
(2-panel cameo)		 supporting character
  indeterminate  [librarian] DC 1
unnamed nurse
(2-panel cameo)		 villain
CBR Scale: M idiosyncratic
 [nurse] DC 1
De Fauvier
(mentioned)		 supporting character scientist
CBR Scale: U Catholic
 [France. wrote key study on Purple Plague] DC 1
Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur
(mentioned)		 scientist real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic
 [France] DC 24

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