Religion and Characters in
Birds of Prey
Season 1, Episode 1 (9 Oct. 2002): “Pilot”
by Laeta Kalogridis, Brian Robbins

23 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 (Dinah Lance)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Justice League; Birds of Prey		1,406
Alfred Pennyworth	Anglican	[butler]		1,949
Huntress (Helena Wayne)		Batman family; Infinity Inc.  Justice Society of America		122
Oracle (Barbara Gordon)		Batman family; Seven Soldiers of Victory  Justice League; The Suicide Squad; Birds of Prey		921
Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Quinzel)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Six; Justice League of Anarchy  Secret Society of Super Villains		206
Jesse Reese	religious/ethical	GCPD		14
Wade Brixton		[high school guidance counselor; dated Oracle]		8
Larry Ketterlly	manifestly non-religious	[telepathic version of the Scarecrow]		2
Detective McNally	skeptical	GCPD [skeptical of all things strange and unexplainable]		5
Crowley	indeterminate	[afraid of mice]		2
Jerry	manifestly non-religious	[befriended, then tried to assault young Dinah Lance]		2
Batman (Bruce Wayne) (cameo)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed)	Batman family; Super Friends  Quinntets; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders; The Justice League		10,183
The Joker (cameo)	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice Gang; Injustice League		1,679
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (cameo)  identified in credits as "Mother"	Catholic	Injustice League; Batman family  Secret Society of Super Villains		911
Black Canary (Dinah Drake Lance) (cameo)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Justice Society of America ["Earth-2 Black Canary"; mother of modern Black Canary]		80
unnamed newscaster (cameo)	indeterminate	[TV reporter]		2
unnamed student (cameo)	indeterminate	[student]		1
William Shakespeare (photo/picture/video)	Catholic/Anglican	[England]		83
John Steinbeck (name seen in illustration (or on screen))	Episcopalian	[Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist]		4
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (mentioned)  Helena Wayne (to Oracle): "Is your spider-sense tingling?"	Protestant	Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends; Secret Defenders  Weapon X (Exiles); The Avengers		9,358
Hamlet (mentioned)	Lutheran	[Denmark]		188
Romeo (mentioned)	Protestant	[Italy. Juliet's beloved]		105
Juliet (mentioned)	Catholic	[Italy. famed star-crossed lover]		86

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