Superman (vol. 1) #5 (Summer 1940):
“The Wonder Drug”
by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Paul Cassidy

Superman (vol. 1) #5

Title: “The Wonder Drug”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Summer 1940

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

10 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
Butch	manifestly non-religious	[thug; bouncer]		2
Carlin	manifestly non-religious	[gangster]		1
Professor Carl Grinstead		[chemist]		1
Jimmy	manifestly non-religious	[thug]		1
Dr. Bren (9-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[doctor]		1
Nick Blake (8-panel cameo)	manifestly non-religious	[gangster]		1
Morton Craig (6-panel cameo)	religious	[1st app: Superman (vol. 1) #5 (Summer 1940)]		1
Lois Lane (2-panel cameo)	Catholic	Raleigh College [Superman's girlfriend, then wife]		3,859
George Taylor (1-panel cameo)	religious/ethical	[Clark Kent's first boss]		65

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