Detective Comics (vol. 1) #197 (July 1953):
“The League Against Batman!”
by David Vern, Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), Charles Paris

Detective Comics (vol. 1) #197

Title: “The League Against Batman!”

Feature: Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Medium: comic

Cover date: July 1953

Publisher:
Written by: David Vern
Art by: Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), Charles Paris

4 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) (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
Robin (Dick Grayson)	Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma	Batman family; Super Friends...  The Network; The Outsiders; The Teen Titans		4,498
Commissioner Gordon	Protestant	GCPD; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City		2,797
The Wrecker (Dwight Forrow)		[1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #197 (July 1953)]		2

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