Religion and Characters in
Birds of Prey
Season 1, Episode 2 (16 Oct. 2002): “Slick”
by Laeta Kalogridis, Melissa Rosenberg, Michael Katleman

25 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  Suicide Squad; Justice League; Birds of Prey		921
Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Quinzel)	Jewish Catholic	Secret Society of Super Villains; Secret Six  Justice League of Anarchy		206
Jesse Reese	religious/ethical	GCPD		14
Wade Brixton		[high school guidance counselor; dated Oracle]		8
Detective McNally	skeptical	GCPD [skeptical of all things strange and unexplainable]		5
Slick (Syrus Waters)	manifestly non-religious	[evil metahuman; can turn self to liquid]		1
Detective Kelly	manifestly non-religious	GCPD [crooked cop]		1
Detective Grace Tanner	religious/ethical	GCPD [Menaced by: Slick (Cyrus Waters)]		1
unnamed coroner	indeterminate	GCPD		1
Jack Barnstone (cameo)	religious/ethical	GCPD [Menaced by: Slick (Cyrus Waters)]		1
unnamed high school student (cameo)	indeterminate	[high school student]		1
unnamed high school student (cameo)	indeterminate	[high school student]		2
Larry Ketterlly (seen in standard series opening credits)	manifestly non-religious	[telepathic version of the Scarecrow]		2
Batman (Bruce Wayne) (mentioned and in standard introductory segment)  cameo in series standard intro; also mentioned in main story dialogue	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed)	Justice League; Batman family  Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; Super Friends; Outsiders; Quinntets		10,183
The Joker (mentioned and in standard introductory segment)  cameo in series standard intro; also mentioned in main story dialogue	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice Gang; Injustice League		1,679
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (mentioned and in standard introductory segment)  cameo in series standard intro; also mentioned in main story dialogue	Catholic	Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains  Batman family		911
William Shakespeare (photo/picture/video)	Catholic/Anglican	[England]		83
George (photo/picture/video)	indeterminate	[driven to murder by therapist (Harley Quinn)]		1
Dick Grayson (mentioned)  Oracle: "Helena, think about how we looked. How we all looked. Dick Grayson. Tim Drake. Jason Todd. Even you. It's more than a tradition..."	Christian (denomination unknown); raised Gypsy/Roma	Teen Titans; Batman family  Super Friends; Outsiders		4,498
Jason Todd (mentioned)  Oracle: "Helena, think about how we looked. How we all looked. Dick Grayson. Tim Drake. Jason Todd. Even you. It's more than a tradition..."	Christian (denomination unknown)	Batman family; Teen Titans		276
Tim Drake (mentioned)  Oracle: "Helena, think about how we looked. How we all looked. Dick Grayson. Tim Drake. Jason Todd. Even you. It's more than a tradition..."	Jewish Catholic?	Batman family; Young Justice  Teen Titans		695
Eris (mentioned)	Greco-Roman deity	[Foe of: Kyllian. goddess of discord]		6

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