The Religious Affiliation of
Orion
 

Religion: New Gods of New Genesis

Name: Orion

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The New Gods (vol. 1) #1 (Mar. 1971): "Orion Fights for Earth!"

Creators: Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta

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

Number of Appearances: 237

   Comic Book Appearances: 232

   TV, Film Appearances: 5

Teams/Affiliations: The Justice League; The New Gods

Enemy of: Pyron, Shaligo, The Flying Finback, Trok

Gender: male

This character is in the following 17 stories which have been indexed by this website:
1st Issue Special #13 (Apr. 1976): "Return of the New Gods"
Adventure Comics (vol. 1) #459 (Sep. 1978): "Climax of Chaos"
Armageddon 2001

Armageddon 2001 #1 (May 1991): "Darktime"
Armageddon 2001 #2 (Oct. 1991): "Conclusion"

Armageddon: Inferno #1 (Apr. 1992): "Seeds of Doom"
Genesis

Genesis #1 (Oct. 1997): "Resonance"
Genesis #2 (Oct. 1997): "Edge of Destruction"
Genesis #3 (Oct. 1997): "Event Horizon"
Genesis #4 (Oct. 1997): "Last God Standing"

JLA

JLA #13 (Dec. 1997): "Rock of Ages, Part Four: Wasteland" (alternative reality version)
JLA #14 (Jan. 1998): "Rock of Ages, Part Five: Twilight of the Gods" (alternative reality version)

The New Gods

The New Gods (vol. 1) #1 (Mar. 1971): "Orion Fights for Earth!" (lead character)
The New Gods (vol. 1) #3 (July 1971): "Death Is the Black Racer!" (lead character)
The New Gods (vol. 1) #17 (Apr. 1978): "The Memory Machine"

Outsiders (vol. 2) #22 (Sep. 1995): "The Armagetto Quest"
Showcase '94 #1 (Jan. 1994): "The Wall of Souls"
Thorion of the New Asgods #1 (June 1997): "Thorion the Hunter!" (character based on)

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=orion
  - http://www.dcuguide.com/chronology.php?name=orion
  - http://www.comicvine.com/orion/29-2363/
  - http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0049940/
  - http://www.herogames.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-8036.html