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Superman (vol. 1) #6 (Sep.-Oct. 1940):
“Racketeer Terror in Gateston”
by Jerry Siegel, Paul Cassidy

Superman (vol. 1) #6

Title: “Racketeer Terror in Gateston”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep.-Oct. 1940

Publisher: DC
Written by: Jerry Siegel
Art by: 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 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
"Brute" Bashby villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[racketeer] DC 1
Dick Daniels supporting character
 indeterminate  [reporter] DC 1
Morton Twist villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
[attorney] DC 1
Calvin Chalmers
(7-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S religious/ethical
[business owner] DC 1
George Tirrell
(4-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [brother of murdered newspaper publisher James Tirrell] DC 1
George Taylor George Taylor
(2-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S religious/ethical
[Clark Kent's first boss] DC 65
Burt Mason
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S religious/ethical
[publisher] DC 2
Jim Tirrell
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [news editor] DC 1