67 – The Kents

A panel from the first Superman story in Superman #1, May 1939
A panel from the first Superman story in Superman #1, May 1939

In May 1939, DC decided to publish a comic book dedicated entirely to a single character, Superman #1. It reprinted the Superman stories from Action Comics #1-4, but added 6 pages to the first story that told a 2-page Superman origin story, introducing the Kents. Not Martha, but apparently Mary here.