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Superman (vol. 1) #5 (Summer 1940):
“Campaign Against the Planet”
by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Paul Cassidy

Superman (vol. 1) #5

Title: “Campaign Against the Planet”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Summer 1940

Publisher: DC
Written by: Jerry Siegel
Art by: Joe Shuster, Paul Cassidy


12 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
Alex Evell villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[politician] DC 1
George Taylor George Taylor
(6-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S religious/ethical
[Clark Kent's first boss] DC 65
Burt Mason
(3-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S religious/ethical
[publisher] DC 2
Zachary Collum
(2-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S religious
[publisher] DC 1
Sarge
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: I Catholic
[police] DC 3
Representative Barnes
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S religious
[politician] DC 1
Police Chief Morgan
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [police] DC 1
Peter Fib
(name seen in illustration (or on screen))
supporting character
 indeterminate  [reporter] DC 1
I. M. Lyon
(name seen in illustration (or on screen))
supporting character
 indeterminate  [reporter] DC 1
Mike
(mentioned)
villain
 indeterminate  [bank robber] DC 1