Religion and Characters in
Action Comics (vol. 1) #7 (Dec. 1938):
“Superman Joins the Circus”
by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster

13 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	Justice League; Super Friends  Daily Planet		12,271
Lois Lane	Catholic	[Superman's girlfriend, then wife]		3,859
Jordan	indeterminate	[business owner]		1
Derek Niles	indeterminate	[loan shark]		1
Trigger	indeterminate	[henchman]		1
Curly (6-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[Clark Kent's obnoxious co-worker]		1
Leo (4-panel cameo)	N.A.	[circus lion]		1
unnamed clown (3-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[clown]		1
unnamed strong-man (3-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[circus performer]		1
Crax (2-panel cameo)	N.A.	[circus watchdog-pet]		1
unnamed trapeze artist (2-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[fell from sabotaged trapeze; rescued by Superman]		1
George Taylor (1-panel cameo)	religious/ethical	[Clark Kent's first boss]		65
Samson (mentioned)	Jewish	[ 1st app: (Judges 13:24) [10927]; (mentioned in DC Comics) [7]; (DC Comics, full) [10920] ]		60

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