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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."