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

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