Religion: Dutch Reformed 
Name: Rip Van Winkle
Other Names: Rip Winkle
Classification:
non-feature lead character
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (23 June 1819): "Rip Van Winkle"
Creators: Washington Irving
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 27
Comic Book Appearances: 3
TV, Film Appearances: 23
Prose/Text Book/Story Appearances: 1
Nation: USA
Gender: male
In panel 5 on page 6 of the "Trail of the Talking Mask!" in Detective Comics #335 (Jan. 1965), the story's featured villain -- the Make-Up Man -- contemplates his own amazing skill at acting and make-up. He thinks to himself, "I can make myself up to look like Rip Van Winkle or Hamlet or Cyrano de Bergerac! Any identity can be pierced -- but if no one knows what I really look like -- no eyewitneses can ever accuse me of a crime!"
Detective Comics (vol. 1) #335 (Jan. 1965): "Trail of the Talking Mask!" (mentioned)Journey Into Mystery (vol. 1) #85 (Oct. 1962): "Off-Limits!" (lead character)Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show - Season 4, Episode 43 (1987): "Mother Goose"The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. (23 June 1819): "Rip Van Winkle" (lead character)Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (vol. 1) #5 (July 1962): "Hip Man Wrinkle" (character based on)The Ultimates: Against All Enemies (2007) (mentioned)
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_Van_Winkle
- http://www.comicvine.com/rip-van-winkle/29-65457/
- http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=33275
- http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0037217/
- https://www.comics.org/issue/18913/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=92095
- http://suite101.com/article/the-origin-of-rip-van-winkle-a165227