Issue: #53
Last valuation update: 2025-11-21
This issue marked 10 years of Superman. AN OPEN LETTER TO SUPERMAN FANS (full-text story by "Lois Lane") "THE ORIGIN OF SUPERMAN" (Superman, Jor-El, Lara, Lex Luthor, John and Martha Kent / written by Bill Finger) baby Kal-El is rocketed to earth from the exploding planet Krypton. he is found and adopted by the elderly Kents and named Clark. when the Kents die, Clark sets out to become...
First appearances: Agamemnon, SuperBaby
Creators: Bill Finger, Whitney Ellsworth, Stan Kaye, Don Cameron, C. C. Beck, Wayne Boring, Joe Samachson, Phil Berube, Alvin Schwartz, Henry Boltinoff, Al Plastino, Mort Weisinger, Jack Schiff, Lit. Win
Characters: Superman, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Perry White, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Mr. Grumble, Daffy, Agamemnon, Doodle, Shorty, Jor-El, SuperBaby, Lara Lor-Van, Captain Tootsie