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Justice League of America (vol. 2) #36 (Oct. 2009):
“Royal Pain! Chapter Two: Shuffle Up and Die!”
by Len Wein, Tom Derenick, Marlo Alquiza, Dan Green, etc.

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #36

Title: “Royal Pain! Chapter Two: Shuffle Up and Die!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 2009

Publisher: DC
Written by: Len Wein
Art by: Tom Derenick, Marlo Alquiza, Dan Green, Walden Wong


39 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.
Amos Fortune Amos Fortune
(lead character)
villain
CBR Scale: D obsessed with luck
Luck League; Secret Society of Super Villains...  DC 15
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman (Diana) hero
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman classical religion
Amazon; Super Friends...  DC 4,659
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe) hero
CBR Scale: M Anglican (raised); African primal-indigenous religion
Birds of Prey; black...  DC 254
Red Tornado Red Tornado (John Smith) hero
CBR Scale: S religious android
The Justice League; The Justice Society of America...  DC 367
Firestorm Firestorm (Jason Rusch) hero
  black DC 40
Plastic Man Plastic Man (Eel O'Brian) hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
All-Star Squadron; Freedom Fighters...  Quality 636
Doctor Light Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) hero scientist
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
Asian; The Doom Patrol...  DC 134
Ten Ten (Thomas Dillon) villain
  The Royal Flush Gang DC 7
Queen Queen villain
  The Royal Flush Gang DC 7
King King (Kerry) villain
  The Royal Flush Gang DC 8
Jack of Clubs Jack of Clubs villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Royal Flush Gang DC 7
Deuce (Eddie Markham) villain
  The Royal Flush Gang DC 1
Eight of Hearts villain
  The Royal Flush Gang DC 1
Three of Spades villain
  The Royal Flush Gang DC 1
Five of Diamonds villain
  The Royal Flush Gang DC 1
Four of Diamonds villain
  The Royal Flush Gang DC 1
Four of Spades villain
  The Royal Flush Gang DC 1
Superman Superman (Clark Kent)
(cover & 2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Roulette Roulette (Veronica Sinclair)
(9-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: M Fair Play
[1st app: JSA Secret Files & Origins #2 (Sep. 2001)] DC 19
unnamed high roller gambler
(6-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [lost card gang to Amos Fortune; tried to kill him] DC 1
Jimmy the Gent
(5-panel cameo)
villain
  [early mentor of Amos Fortune, Royal Flush Gang] DC 1
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps; Super Friends...  DC 2,529
The Flash The Flash (Barry Allen)
(1-panel cameo)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Super Friends; The Justice League DC 1,826
Black Canary Black Canary (Dinah Lance)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Birds of Prey; The Justice League...  DC 1,406
Black Lightning Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)
black; The Justice League...  DC 353
Hawkman Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: M Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion
All-Star Squadron; Super Friends...  DC 1,270
Flash The Flash (Wally West)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant; Speed Force
Justice League Elite; The Justice League...  DC 915
Hawkgirl Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Egyptian classical religion
The Justice League; The Justice Society of America
[film school student]
DC 345
Zatanna Zatanna (Zatanna Zatara)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S eclectic Pentecostal Dianic
Wiccan
Homo magi; Sentinels of Magic...  DC 435
Green Lantern Green Lantern (John Stewart)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: I Protestant
black; Green Lantern Corps...  DC 560
Starfire Starfire (Koriand'r)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Tamaranian religion (X'Hal)
The Outsiders; The Teen Titans DC 841
Firestorm Firestorm (Gehenna)
(1-panel cameo)
hero
  [merges w/Jason Rusch to become Firestorm] DC 31
Mrs. Fortune
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [Amos Fortune's mother] DC 1
Ronco
(business/store name)
supporting character
  [store robbed by fledgeling Royal Flush Gang] DC 1
Ultra, the Multi-Alien Ultra, the Multi-Alien (Ace Arn)
(mentioned)
hero
  [spaceship pilot] DC 10
Roulette
(mentioned)
villain
  [1st Roulette; grandmother of modern Roulette] DC 1
Mr. Fortune
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D compulsive gambler
[Amos Fortune's father] DC 1
Intergang Intergang
(mentioned)
villain group
  [gang] DC 47