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Justice League: Cry for Justice #2 (Oct. 2009):
“The Gathering”
by James Robinson, Mauro Cascioli

Justice League: Cry for Justice #2

Title: “The Gathering”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 2009

Publisher: DC
Written by: James Robinson
Art by: Mauro Cascioli


54 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps; Super Friends...  DC 2,529
Green Arrow Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) hero
CBR Scale: M agnostic; Liberal Marxist
Green Arrows of the World; Justice League Elite...  DC 2,507
The Atom The Atom (Ray Palmer) hero scientist
CBR Scale: U Jewish (lapsed)
Super Friends; The Justice League DC 1,086
The Flash The Flash (Jay Garrick) hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
The Justice Society of America DC 687
Congo Bill Congorilla hero
  Forgotten Heroes; The Justice League DC Vertigo 269
Starman Starman (Mikaal Tomas) hero
CBR Scale: R Talokian ancestor worship; LGBT
Talokian DC 48
Captain Marvel Jr. Captain Marvel (Freddy Freeman) hero
CBR Scale: S religious
Marvel Family; The Outsiders...  Fawcett 265
Jason Bard Jason Bard supporting character
  United States Marine Corps
[Gotham private detective, GCPD, dated Barbara Gordon]
DC 59
The Javelin
(7-panel cameo)
villain
  The Suicide Squad DC 12
Supergirl Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
(4-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; The Legion of Super-Heroes...  DC 1,041
Prometheus
(2-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S Shamballa Buddhist (convert)
Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains DC 24
Doctor Polaris Doctor Polaris (John Nichol)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
  [] DC 10
Houngan Houngan (Jean-Louis Droo)
(2-panel cameo)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: D Vodoun
black; Brotherhood of Evil...  DC 27
Nightwing Batman (Dick Grayson)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma
Batman family; Super Friends...  DC 4,498
Scarecrow Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: S Freudian
Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  DC 267
Bolt Bolt (Larry Bolatinsky)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  The Suicide Squad DC 63
Black Manta Black Manta
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  Injustice League; O.G.R.E....  DC 95
Hellgrammite Hellgrammite (Roderick Rose)
(1-panel cameo)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S demonolatry
Intergang DC 22
Winky Moylan Winky Moylan
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character based on a real person
CBR Scale: A Jewish
Three Dimwits
[based on Three Stooges]
DC 21
Blinky Boylan Blinky Boylan
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character based on a real person
CBR Scale: A Jewish
Three Dimwits
[based on Three Stooges]
DC 21
Noddy Toylan Noddy Toylan
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character based on a real person
CBR Scale: A Jewish
Three Dimwits
[based on Three Stooges]
DC 21
Crazy Quilt Crazy Quilt
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 7
The Flash The Flash (Barry Allen)
(mentioned in text & seen in picture (2 panels))
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Super Friends; The Justice League DC 1,826
Superman Superman (Clark Kent)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Martian Manhunter Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: M Martian religion
Justice Experience; Martian...  DC 2,228
Black Canary Black Canary (Dinah Lance)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Birds of Prey; The Justice League...  DC 1,406
Metamorpho Metamorpho (Rex Mason)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: U secular
Seven Soldiers of Victory; The Doom Patrol...  DC 392
Hawkman Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: M Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion
All-Star Squadron; Super Friends...  DC 1,270
The Joker The Joker
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy
Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  DC 1,679
Lex Luthor Lex Luthor
(mentioned)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist
Injustice League; Secret Six...  DC 1,508
Huntress Huntress (Helena Rosa Bertinelli)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: M Catholic
Batman family; Birds of Prey... 
[Position in Checkmate: Queen]
DC 520
Flash Flash (Wally West)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant; Speed Force
Justice League Elite; The Justice League...  DC 915
Nazis Nazis
(mentioned)
villain group real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Nazi
[generic WWII Nazis] Timely Marvel, etc. 4,222
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
All-Star Squadron; Checkmate... 
[Position in Checkmate: White King]
DC 768
Atom Atom (Al Pratt)
(mentioned)
hero
  The Justice Society of America DC 203
Poison Ivy Poison Ivy (Pamela Lillian Isley)
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: M fundamentalist
Environmentalist
Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains...  DC 414
Elongated Man Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: S ghost
Croatoans; The Doom Patrol...  DC 522
Two-Face Two-Face (Harvey Dent)
(mentioned)
villain
CBR Scale: M obsessed with dualism and
number 2; Taoist
Injustice League; The Injustice Gang DC 240
Man-Bat Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom)
(mentioned)
villain scientist
  Secret Society of Super Villains DC 134
Jean Loring Jean Loring
(mentioned)
supporting character villain
  [ex-wife of Atom (Ray Palmer)] DC 127
Blackhawk Blackhawk (Janos Prohaska)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Blackhawks Quality 328
Clayface Clayface (Basil Karlo)
(mentioned)
villain based on a real person
  Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains
[based loosely on Boris Karloff]
DC 60
Tweedledee and Tweedledum Tweedledee and Tweedledum (Deever and Dumson Tweed)
(mentioned)
villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Wonderland Gang DC 25
Sue Dibny Sue Dibny
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S ghost
Super Buddies; The Justice League (administrator)
[wife of Elongated Man]
DC 124
Lady Blackhawk Lady Blackhawk (Zinda Blake)
(mentioned)
hero
  Birds of Prey; Blackhawks DC 116
The Shade The Shade (Richard Swift)
(mentioned)
supporting character villain
  The Injustice Society
[originally villain, later mentor for Starman]
DC 104
Charles Bukowski Charles Bukowski
(mentioned)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Catholic; atheist
[poet; writer]   16
Princess Laethwen Princess Laethwen
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: R Katarthan (leader)
Katarthan DC 13
Claude Rains Claude Rains
(mentioned)
real/historical person
  [actor] DC 18
Mike Dante Mike Dante
(mentioned)
supporting character scientist
 indeterminate  [research assistant] DC 1
Tony Tony
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S LGBT
[boyfriend of Starman (Mikaal Tomas); killed by villains] DC 2
Bobo Benetti Bobo Benetti
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: S repentant
[reformed criminal] DC 5
Congorilla's gorilla troop Congorilla's gorilla troop
(mentioned)
supporting character group
CBR Scale: I N.A.
gorilla
[Congo Bill lived with them until they were all slaughtered]
DC 1