Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
by Jeph Loeb, Stan Berkowitz, Sam Liu

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Medium: film

Publication date: 29 Sep. 2009

Publisher:
Written by: Jeph Loeb, Stan Berkowitz
Directed by: Sam Liu

56 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.
Superman (Clark Kent) (lead character)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Kryptonians; Super Friends...  The Justice League		13,409
Batman (Bruce Wayne) (lead character)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
Lex Luthor (lead character)	Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist	Injustice League; Secret Six...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang; The Legion of Doom		1,508
Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)	Northern Baptist (ABC/USA)	black; The Justice League...  The Network; The Outsiders		353
Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro)	Bushido / Buddhist	Asian; Birds of Prey...  The Outsiders		223
Hawkman (Carter Hall / Katar Hol)	Egyptian classical religion; Thanagarian religion	All-Star Squadron; Super Friends...  Thanagarian; The Justice League; The Justice Society of America		1,270
Power Girl (Kara Zor-L)	Kryptonian religion	Birds of Prey; Infinity, Inc....  Kryptonians; The Justice League; The Justice Society of America; The Sovereign Seven; The Suicide Squad		576
Captain Marvel (Billy Batson)	Greco-Roman classical religion / Protestant	Marvel Family; Shazam's Squadron of Justice...  The Justice League		756
Starfire (Koriand'r)	Tamaranian religion (X'Hal)	The Outsiders; The Teen Titans		841
Mr. Freeze (Victor Fries)	Catholic (lapsed)	Cold Warriors; Injustice League...  Secret Society of Super Villains		175
Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold)	atheist	Infinity, Inc. (founder); Injustice League...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang; The Injustice Society; The Legion of Doom; The Suicide Squad		102
Gorilla Grodd		Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  The Legion of Doom		199
Killer Frost (Dr. Louise Lincoln)		Cold Warriors; Injustice League...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Suicide Squad		110
Captain Atom (Nathaniel Christopher Adam)	Catholic	Extreme Justice; L.A.W....  The Justice League; U.S. Air Force [major in U.S. Air Force]		259
S.T.A.R. Labs		[science lab]		98
Captain Cold (Leonard Snart)		Cold Warriors; Flash's Rogues Gallery...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Legion of Doom; The Suicide Squad		188
Amanda Waller	Methodist	Checkmate; Shadow Fighters...  The Agency (founder); The Suicide Squad		211
Metallo (John Corben)	manifestly non-religious	Injustice League; The Legion of Doom...  Underground Society		125
Lady Shiva (Sandra Woosan)		Asian; Birds of Prey...  Brotherhood of the Fist; The League of Assassins		96
Major Force (Clifford Zmeck)		Freedom's Ring; Injustice League...  Quorum; S.H.A.D.E.		46
Nightshade (Eve Eden)	Catholic	CBI; InterC.E.P.T....  L.A.W.; Shadowpact; The Suicide Squad		156
Icicle (Cameron Mahkent)	manifestly non-religious	Injustice League; Injustice Unlimited...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Society		43
Mongul II	alien	[1st app: Showcase '95 #8 (Sep. 1995)]		28
Silver Banshee (Siobhan McDougal)	Celtic pagan	[underwent ritual her clan used for men]		38
Toyman (Hiro Okamura)		[1st app: Superman (vol. 2) #177 (Feb. 2002)]		9
unnamed general	indeterminate	U.S. Army [high-ranking general serving under Pres. Lex Luthor]		1
Lois Lane (cameo)	Catholic	Raleigh College [Superman's girlfriend, then wife]		3,859
Alfred Pennyworth (cameo)	Anglican	[butler]		3,048
Bane (cameo)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The Legion of Doom...  The Suicide Squad		148
Deadshot (Floyd Lawton) (cameo)		Checkmate; Killer Elite...  Secret Six; The Suicide Squad [was a freelance operative for Checkmate]		213
Parasite (Rudy Jones) (cameo)		[1st app: Firestorm (vol. 2) #58 (Apr. 1987)]		126
Eclipso (Bruce Gordon) (cameo)	Angel of Vengeance	Shadow Fighters [incarnation of the Wrath of God]		67
Captain Boomerang (Owen Mercer) (cameo)		Flash's Rogues Gallery; Secret Society of Super Villains...  The Outsiders; The Suicide Squad		79
Copperhead (cameo)	demonolatry (temporary)	Secret Society of Super Villains; The Suicide Squad [sold his soul to demon Neron]		52
Catman (Tom Blake) (cameo)		Misfits; Secret Six		50
Despero (cameo)	hatred of the Justice League; alien (Kalanor) with mystic powers	Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains...  Time Stealers		108
Cheetah (Dr. Barbara Minerva) (cameo)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The Legion of Doom		150
Black Manta (cameo)		Injustice League; O.G.R.E....  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Legion of Doom		95
Giganta (Dr. Doris Zuel) (cameo)		Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains...  The Legion of Doom; Villainy Inc.		83
Black Spider (Eric Needham) (cameo)	vengeance; resurrected	[as drug addict, accidentally killed his own father]		23
Brimstone (cameo)	religious	[artificial creation Darkseid sent to Earth as distraction]		14
Girder (Tony Woodward) (cameo)		[criminal; steelworker]		19
King Shark (Nanaue) (cameo)	Polynesian shark demigod	Secret Six; Secret Society of Super Villains [child of a shark god and a Hawaiian woman]		27
Jon Stewart (cameo)	Jewish	[host of popular "Daily Show" news satire program]	, etc.	2,227
Larry King (cameo)	Jewish agnostic	[long-time CNN TV news interviewer]	CNN , etc.	855
Kestrel (cameo)	agent of Chaos	Lords of Chaos; The Injustice Society [created by spell of M'Shulla and Gorrum (Lords of Chaos)]		35
Riot (Frederick von Frankenstein) (cameo)		[scientist]		17
unidentified villain (cameo)		[attacks with short spears; tried to collect Superman bounty]		1
God (mentioned)	God	[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)]	various	313
The Joker (mentioned)	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  The Joker League of Anarchy (leader)		1,679
Flash (Wally West) (mentioned)  Superman: "Where's the Flash when you need him?"	Protestant; Speed Force	Justice League Elite; The Justice League...  The Teen Titans		915
Richard Nixon (mentioned)  Captain Atom: "...but Nixon helped turn our worst enemy into our best trading partner..."	Quaker	X Presidents (ally)		504
King Solomon (mentioned)	Jewish prophet	[son of David]		17
Magpie (Margaret Pye) (mentioned)		[thief]		13
Lyndon B. Johnson (mentioned)  Captain Atom: "...and Johnson gave us the Voting Rights Act."	Disciples of Christ	[U.S. President]		211
William F. Buckley, Jr. (mentioned)  Batman: "And Grundy sounded like William F. Buckley."	Catholic	[intellectual Conservative leader]		51

This film is an adaptation of: Superman/Batman #1 (Oct. 2003): "World's Finest".

The animated film Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is based on the same-titled graphic novel written by Jeph Loeb, pencilled by Ed McGuinness and inked by Dexter Vines. The "graphic novel" is actually the trade paperback collection of issues 1 through 6 of the Superman/Batman monthly comic book series. The story arc was originally called "The World's Finest." The cover dates of the original comics were October 2003 through March 2004. The film adaptation is not simply an explicitly direct "filmed version" of the comics, but it stays fairly close to the source material.

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