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Religion and Characters in
Batman (vol. 1) #2 (Summer 1940):
“Joker Meets Catwoman”
by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos

Batman (vol. 1) #2

Title: “Joker Meets Catwoman”

Medium: comic book

Publication date: Summer 1940

Publisher: DC

Written by: Bill Finger

Art by: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos


10 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.
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne) hero
CBR Scale: I Episcopalian / Catholic
(lapsed)
Justice League; Batman family  DC 10,183
Nightwing Robin (Dick Grayson) hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma
Teen Titans; Batman family  DC 4,498
The Joker The Joker villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being
Batman's arch-enemy
Injustice Gang; Injustice League DC 1,679
Catwoman Catwoman (Selina Kyle) villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic
Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains  DC 911
Weasel villain
  Crime Syndicate, Inc. (leader) DC 1
Circus Charlie (Charlie) villain
CBR Scale: I manifestly non-religious
Crime Syndicate, Inc.
[masqueraded as Batman]
DC 1
Commissioner Gordon Commissioner Gordon
(5-panel cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Protestant
GCPD; Mystery Analysts of Gotham City DC 2,681
Mugface
(2-panel cameo)
villain
  Crime Syndicate, Inc. DC 1
E. S. Arthur
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [jeweler] DC 1
Johnny
(mentioned)
supporting character
 indeterminate  [Joker's henchmen asked him to send newspaper to room] DC 1