Superman (vol. 1) #9 (Mar.-Apr. 1941):
“Jackson’s Murder Ring”
by Jerry Siegel, Paul Cassidy

Superman (vol. 1) #9

Title: “Jackson’s Murder Ring”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Mar.-Apr. 1941

Publisher:
Written by: Jerry Siegel
Art by: 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 (Clark Kent)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Kryptonians; Super Friends...  The Justice League		13,409
Lois Lane	Catholic	Raleigh College [Superman's girlfriend, then wife]		3,859
Perry White	Baptist; Elvis worship (ordained)	[Superman's (Clark Kent's) boss; Daily Planet editor]		1,574
Sergeant Casey	indeterminate	[police]		37
George Steele	manifestly non-religious	[1st app: Superman (vol. 1) #9 (Mar.-Apr. 1941)]		1
Mr. Nelson	indeterminate	[his law partner tried to frame him for murder]		1
Mr. Jackson	manifestly non-religious	[used Jewelry company as front for murder syndicate]		1
two unnamed thugs	manifestly non-religious	[thug]		1
Mr. Lassiter (8-panel cameo)	manifestly non-religious	[attorney]		1
Morton Carling (2-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[Clark Kent, Lois Lane investigated his murder]		1
Bert Runyan (1-panel cameo)	religious/ethical	[urged by Clark Kent to run for office of prosecutor]		3
Marjorie Farnsworth (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[secretary]		1

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