The Religious Affiliation of
The Wizard
William I. Zard

Religion: occult/magic; Tibetan Buddhism

Name: The Wizard

Alter Ego: William I. Zard

Other Names: William Asmodeus Zard; Legacy

Classification:  villain  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: All-Star Comics (vol. 1) #34 (Apr.-May 1947): "The Wiles of the Wizard!"

Creators: Gardner F. Fox, Irwin Hasen, Joe Kubert, Frank Harry, Lee Elias, Harry Lampert, Paul Reinman

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 61

Teams/Affiliations: Crime Champions; Secret Society of Super Villains

Enemy of: The Justice Society of America

Gender: male

This character is in the following 23 stories which have been indexed by this website:
All-Star Comics (vol. 1) #34 (Apr.-May 1947): "The Wiles of the Wizard!"
America vs. the Justice Society

America vs. the Justice Society #1 (Jan. 1985): "I Accuse"
America vs. the Justice Society #2 (Feb. 1985): "Trial by Congress"
America vs. the Justice Society #3 (Mar. 1985): "Hostile Witness"
America vs. the Justice Society #4 (Apr. 1985): "D-Day For Degation"

Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #2 (Fall 1978): "Murder Times Seven"
Justice League of America

Justice League of America (vol. 1) #21 (Aug. 1963): "Crisis on Earth-One!"
Justice League of America (vol. 1) #22 (Sep. 1963): "Crisis on Earth-Two!"

Justice Society of America (vol. 2) #4 (Nov. 1992): "Life on the Line" (cameo)
Secret Society of Super-Villains

Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 (May-June 1976): "Attend -- or Die!"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #3 (Sep.-Oct. 1976): "War for Earthdeath!"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #4 (Nov.-Dec. 1976): "When Thieves Fall Out..."
Secret Society of Super-Villains #5 (Jan.-Feb. 1977): "Endgame!"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #6 (Mar.-Apr. 1977): "Captains Cataclysmic!"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #7 (May-June 1977): "Luthor's League of Super-Villains"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #8 (July-Aug. 1977): "Let the Villain Fit the Crime"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #9 (Sep. 1977): "Turnabout Is Fair Play!"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #10 (Oct. 1977): "Triumph and Treachery"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #11 (Dec. 1977): "A Changing of the Guard"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #12 (Jan. 1978): "The Plunder Plan!"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #13 (Mar. 1978): "One Earth Too Many"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #14 (Apr.-May 1978): "Crisis on Earth-3 (Reprise)!"
Secret Society of Super-Villains #15 (June-July 1978): "The Wizard's War of the Worlds!"

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard_(DC_Comics)
  - http://www.comicvine.com/wizard/29-24415/
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=wizard
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=wizard
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=507
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=5750
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/5795/