![](http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/bulletin/figf2.gif)
I just joined Supermanica a couple of weeks ago, and I've enjoyed updating it (well, I just went to Belize for a week, but I enjoyed it before that.) We've already flogged the Crisis horse to death, but I do have a couple of other questions about potential canonical sources, mostly pertaining to the Golden Age Superman.
I'm assuming that newspaper strips aren't canonical unless they are reprints of comic books, (plus they're not listed in the canonical sources) but in the case of the radio show, can the characters created in that show (Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Atom Man) be referenced to the radio show, or do we begin only with their first comic appearances? If we can reference radio origins, what would the abbreviations be?
Beyond that, I have a question about a couple of other books. I have come into possession of what I think is the first Superman graphic novel, Superman Smashes the Secret of the Mad Director (1966) by George S. Elrick. I think it deserves to be added to the canonical sources; plus, I would like to write the entry on it.
My last question pertains to novels. Maggin's novels are included in the canonical sources, but George Lowther's is not. I guess my question is the ever-annoying "Why?"
Thanks for your patience. Back to my writing...