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Zen super-heroes, villains, and other characters

Zen super-heroes and other comic book characters

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Number of characters in this sub-list: 23 (out of a total of 30,253 in the database).

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and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
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[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
American Samurai American Samurai hero
CBR Scale: D Bushido / Zen Buddhist
  Marvel 4
Dr. Rune Dr. Rune (Anthony Rune) villain
CBR Scale: S New Age; Zen
[Foe of: Maze Agency] Comico 2
The Question The Question (Vic Sage) hero
CBR Scale: M Objectivist; Zen
Justice League; L.A.W.
[Member of Justice League only in DCAW: animated series]
Charlton DC 162
Donatello Donatello hero
CBR Scale: U Zen
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage Studios 562
Michelangelo Michelangelo hero
CBR Scale: U Zen
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage Studios 672
Raphael Raphael hero
CBR Scale: U Zen
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mirage Studios 578
Bernard the Poet (Bernard) supporting character
CBR Scale: M Zen beatnik
[latent mutant, alters perceptions of others] Marvel 8
Blindshot Blindshot (Bob Booker) supporting character
CBR Scale: D Zen Buddhist
[Neopolis. blind] Americas Best 4
Captain Trips Captain Trips (Mark Meadows) hero
CBR Scale: M Zen Buddhist
[1st app: Wild Cards] Bantam Books Baen Books 10
Detective Charlie Crews Detective Charlie Crews hero
CBR Scale: M Zen Buddhist
LAPD NBC 32
Green Arrow Green Arrow (Connor Hawke) hero
CBR Scale: M Zen Buddhist
Justice League DC 104
Onyx Onyx (Onyx Adams) hero
CBR Scale: I Zen Buddhist
League of Assassins; Batman family DC 42
Sydney Taine Sydney Taine hero
CBR Scale: S Zen Buddhist
Nightside Detective Agency
[specializes in the supernatural]
Marvel Guardians of Order 5
Yeoman Yeoman (Daniel Brennan) hero
CBR Scale: S Zen Buddhist
[1st app: Wild Cards] Bantam Books Baen Books 6
Keepers of the Sacred Koan supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Zen Buddhist: Keepers of the
Sacred Koan
[Japan. resurrected, empowered American Samurai] Marvel 2
Shaolin Robot Shaolin Robot hero
CBR Scale: M Zen Buddhist; I Ching
Great Ten DC 13
Master Splinter Master Splinter (Hamato Yoshi) supporting character hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Zen master
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (sensei) Mirage Studios 359
Suzuki Shosan Suzuki Shosan supporting character clergy/religious leader based on a real person
CBR Scale: M Zen Samurai; Taoist
[1st app: Nightside #4] Marvel 1
Impulse Impulse (Bart Allen) hero
CBR Scale: S Zen Speed Force
Teen Titans; Young Justice DC 483
Max Mercury Max Mercury (Max Crandall) hero
CBR Scale: S Zen Speed Force
All-Star Squadron; Freedom Fighters Quality DC 162
Gamora Gamora hero
CBR Scale: M Zen Whoberi; raised by
nihilist
Infinity Watch; Graces 
Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel 171
Gomez Addams lead character comic strip character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: S Zen yogi
Addams Family (leader) Gold Key 167

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