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The Fifteenth Pelican (1965)
by Tere Rios, Arthur King

The Fifteenth Pelican

Medium: novel

Publication date: 1965

Publisher: Doubleday
Written by: Tere Rios
Art by: Arthur King


6 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.
The Flying Nun (Sister Bertrille)
(lead character)		 hero clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Catholic nun
 [1st app: The Fifteenth Pelican (1965)] Doubleday ABC 83
Reverend Mother Superior Placido supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Catholic nun
 [sober but gentle] ABC 74
Sister Ana supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Catholic nun
 [1st app: The Fifteenth Pelican (1965)] ABC 45
Sister Jacqueline supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Catholic nun
 [jolly] ABC 79
Sister Sixto supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Catholic nun
 Hispanic
[native Spanish-speaker; mangles English idioms]		 ABC 63
Sister Teresa supporting character clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Catholic nun
 Hispanic ABC 14

Adaptations of this novel:
The Flying Nun - Season 1, Episode 1 (7 Sep. 1967): "The Flying Nun"

This novel was the basis for the TV sitcom "The Flying Nun."

The process of listing characters who appeared in this source is not yet complete. This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for The Fifteenth Pelican (1965) created 29 October 2012. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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