Detective Comics (vol. 1) #42 (Aug. 1940):
“The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!”
by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #42

Title: “The Case of the Prophetic Pictures!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Aug. 1940

Publisher:
Written by: Bill Finger
Art by: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson

16 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 (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
Robin (Dick Grayson)	Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma	Batman family; Super Friends...  The Network; The Outsiders; The Teen Titans		4,498
Mr. Wylie	Aestholatry	[art collector; millionaire]		1
Antal	indeterminate	[painter]		1
Commissioner Gordon (7-panel cameo)	Protestant	GCPD; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City		2,797
Mr. Warren (4-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[millionaire]		1
Mr. Travers (3-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[business owner; engineer]		2
Mikoff (3-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[artist]		1
Carmen Largo (3-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[opera star]		1
Jim (2-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[millionaire]		1
Mr. Bleek (2-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[agent; manager]		1
Vangild (2-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[millionaire]		1
Mr. Largo (2-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[husband of murdered opera star Carmen Largo]		1
Mr. Drake (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #42 (Aug. 1940)]		1
Casanova (mentioned)	Catholic	[famous womanizer]		54
Rodgers (mentioned)	indeterminate	[Travers hid on Rodgers' yacht to escape killer]		1

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