Religion and Characters in
Superman (vol. 1) #5 (Summer 1940):
“Campaign Against the Planet”
by Jerry Siegel, 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 (Clark Kent)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Justice League; Super Friends		12,271
Lois Lane	Catholic	[Superman's girlfriend, then wife]		3,859
Alex Evell	manifestly non-religious	[politician]		1
George Taylor (6-panel cameo)	religious/ethical	[Clark Kent's first boss]		65
Burt Mason (3-panel cameo)	religious/ethical	[publisher]		2
Zachary Collum (2-panel cameo)	religious	[publisher]		1
Sarge (1-panel cameo)	Catholic	[police]		3
Representative Barnes (1-panel cameo)	religious	[politician]		1
Police Chief Morgan (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[police]		1
Peter Fib (name seen in illustration (or on screen))	indeterminate	[reporter]		1
I. M. Lyon (name seen in illustration (or on screen))	indeterminate	[reporter]		1
Mike (mentioned)	indeterminate	[bank robber]		1

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