Religion: Catholic; LGBT
Name: The Question
Alter Ego: Renee Montoya
Other Names: Question II; Renée Montoya; Rene Montoya
First Appearance: Batman (vol. 1) #475 (Mar. 1992): "Mustache Pete is Dead!"
NOTE: This is our current best assessment of the first appearance of this character, but this has been flagged in our database as uncertain.
Creators: Alan Grant, Norm Breyfogle
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 265
Comic Book Appearances: 251
TV, Film Appearances: 14
Teams/Affiliations: Gotham Major Crimes Unit
Enemy of: Sweet 16, Whisper A'Daire, Religion of Crime
Race: Hispanic
Gender: female
The character was initially created for Batman: The Animated Series, and was preemptively introduced into mainstream comics before the airing of her animated debut in 1992.
Batman (vol. 1) #475 (Mar. 1992): "Mustache Pete is Dead!"
Batman and the Outsiders (vol. 2) #13 (Jan. 2009): "The Network" (photo/picture/video)
Batman Confidential #29 (July 2009): "Good Cop..."
Batman: Orpheus Rising #1 (Oct. 2001)
Batman: Turning Points #5 (Jan. 2001): "Old as the Stars"
Batman: Vengeance of Bane Special #1 (Jan. 1993): "Vengence of Bane"
Catwoman / Vampirella: The Furies (Feb. 1997): "The Furies"
Detective Comics
Joker: Last Laugh
Nightwing (vol. 2) #52 (Feb. 2001): "Modern Romance" (1-panel cameo)
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/Question_Renee_Montoya.html
- http://www.comicvine.com/renee-montoya/29-3716/
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0091782/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=19455
- http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=question2
- http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=question2
- https://www.comics.org/issue/50979/