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JSA #2 (Sep. 1999):
“The Wheel of Life”
by James Robinson, David Goyer, Stephen Sadowski, Michael Bair

JSA #2

Title: “The Wheel of Life”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 1999

Publisher: DC
Written by: James Robinson, David Goyer
Art by: Stephen Sadowski, Michael Bair


21 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.
Black Canary Black Canary (Dinah Lance) hero
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Birds of Prey; The Justice League...  DC 1,406
The Flash The Flash (Jay Garrick) hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
The Justice Society of America DC 687
Hawkgirl Hawkgirl (Kendra Shiera Saunders) hero
CBR Scale: U Egyptian classical religion
The Justice League; The Justice Society of America
[film school student]
DC 345
Atom Smasher Atom Smasher (Albert Rothstein) hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Conglomerate; Infinity, Inc....  DC 223
Sentinel (Alan Scott) hero
CBR Scale: S Christian (denomination
unknown)
All-Star Squadron; Checkmate... 
[Position in Checkmate: White King]
DC 768
Wildcat Wildcat (Ted Grant) hero
  All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America DC 423
Hourman Hourman (Matthew Tyler) hero
  The Justice League; The Justice Society of America...  DC 43
Star-Spangled Kid (Courtney Whitmore) hero
  The Justice Society of America; The Suicide Squad...  DC 272
Sandman Sand (Sandy Hawkins) hero
  All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America...  DC 258
Doctor Fate Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) hero
CBR Scale: M occult
All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America DC 114
Starman Starman (Jack Knight) hero
  The Justice Society of America DC 89
Wonder Woman (WWII-era) Wonder Woman (WWII-era) (Queen Hippolyta) hero deity
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman classical religion
deity
All-Star Squadron; The Justice League...  DC 362
The Scarab (Louis Sendak) hero
  Seven Shadows DC 12
Mordru the Merciless Mordru the Merciless (Wrynn) villain
CBR Scale: D sorcerer
Lords of Chaos DC 77
Sons of Anubis villain group
CBR Scale: D Egyptian classical religion
[Egyptian zombies] DC 2
Superman Superman (Clark Kent)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne)
(cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
The Sandman The Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
(mentioned)
hero
CBR Scale: I Jewish Catholic
All-Star Squadron; The Justice Society of America DC 255
Moses Moses
(mentioned)
clergy/religious leader real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Jewish prophet
Super Best Friends DC Marvel, etc. 56
Dian Belmont Dian Belmont
(mentioned)
supporting character
  [long-time girlfriend of Wesley Dodds (Sandman)] DC 87
Charlton Heston
(mentioned)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Protestant
[actor]   294