| Unofficial Superman Index |
SUPERMAN #57
Cover Date: March-April 1949
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1948-12-29
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye
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Credits:
| Story | Edmond Hamilton |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Action Comics #130; next in the second story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #130; next in the second story in this issue)
- Perry White (last in Action Comics #129; next in the third story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- Lex Luthor (in between Action Comics #125 and #131)
- Lex Luthor's gang (also piloting the Machine-Men)
Other Character(s):
- citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
- Earth
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- Northville
- United States of America
Comment(s):
- This story features characters from Earth-Two.
Credits:
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (in between the first and the third story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (in between the first and the third story in this issue)
Other Character(s):
- Betty (first appearance; a Daily Planet reporter; marries Jack)
- Jack (first appearance; a Daily Planet reporter; marries Betty)
- Professor Wilson (first appearance; a scientist)
- Lois 4XR (first appearance; a citizen of the year 2949 AD)
- a scientific council in 2949 AD (first appearance)
Location(s):
- Earth
- Metropolis
- Metropolis in 2949 (first appearance)
- deep space
- a comet (includes the ruins of Metropolis scraped from Earth)
Comment(s):
- Metropolis is said to have been destroyed in 1970 by a comet which had the additional effect of granting super powers to everyone.
- This story features characters from Earth-Two.
Credits:
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #39)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #39)
- Perry White (last in the first story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #39)
Villain(s):
- bank robbers (first appearance)
- fur thieves (first appearance; kidnap Tommy)
Other Character(s):
- Tommy (first appearance; a 12 year old boy temporarily adopted by Superman)
- Barstow (first appearance; a Daily Planet linotyper; adopts Tommy)
- Mary (first appearance; Barstow's wife; adopts Tommy)
- orphanage director (first appearance)
- orphans
Location(s):
- Earth
- United States of America
Comment(s):
- This story takes place on Earth-Two.