Superman (vol. 1) #1 (Summer 1939):
untitled 2-page Superman origin story
by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster

Superman (vol. 1) #1

Title: untitled 2-page Superman origin story

Medium: comic

Cover date: Summer 1939

Publisher:
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 (Clark Kent)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Kryptonians; Super Friends...  The Justice League		13,409
Jonathan Kent (3-panel cameo)	Methodist	[Superman's adoptive father]		816
Mary Kent (Martha Kent) (3-panel cameo)	Methodist	[Superman's adoptive mother]		827
unnamed orphanage operator (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[relieved when Kents adopted super-strong baby (Superman)]		1
unnamed orphan babies (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[in orphanage at same time as infant Clark Kent]		1
unnamed doctor (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[unable to use needle on Clark Kent's invulnerable skin]		1
unnamed orphanage attendants (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[cared for Superman as infant in orphanage]		2
Jor-El (mentioned)	Kryptonian religion	Kryptonians [father of Kal-El (Superman)]		251

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