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Superman (vol. 1) #3 (Winter 1939):
“Superman and the Runaway”
by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster

Superman (vol. 1) #3

Title: “Superman and the Runaway”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Winter 1939

Publisher: DC
Written by: Jerry Siegel
Art by: Joe Shuster


6 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
 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
Frankie Dennis supporting character
  indeterminate  [orphan who ran away from despotic orphanage] DC 1
Superintendent Lyman villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
 [orphanage operator] DC 1
George Taylor George Taylor
(3-panel cameo)		 supporting character
CBR Scale: S religious/ethical
 [Clark Kent's first boss] DC 65
Jimmy Olsen Jimmy Olsen
(1-panel cameo)		 supporting character hero
CBR Scale: I Lutheran
 The Legion of Super-Heroes
[Superman's pal]		 DC 1,896

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