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JLA #10 (Late Sep. 1997):
“Rock of Ages, Prologue: Genesis and Revelations”
by Grant Morrison, Howard Porter, John Dell

JLA #10

Title: “Rock of Ages, Prologue: Genesis and Revelations”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Late Sep. 1997

Publisher: DC
Written by: Grant Morrison
Art by: Howard Porter, John Dell


24 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.
Superman Superman Blue (Clark Kent) hero
CBR Scale: S Methodist / Kryptonian religion
Kryptonians; Super Friends...  DC 13,409
Batman Batman (Bruce Wayne) hero
CBR Scale: ICBR Scale: S Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed); atheist
Batman family; Quinntets...  DC 11,112
Aquaman Aquaman (Arthur Curry) hero
CBR Scale: S Atlantean Greco-Roman
classical religion
Atlantean; human...  DC 2,384
Martian Manhunter Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz) hero
CBR Scale: M Martian religion
Justice Experience; Martian...  DC 2,228
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Green Lantern Corps; Sinestro Corps...  DC 629
Green Arrow Green Arrow (Connor Hawke) hero
CBR Scale: M Zen Buddhist
The Justice League DC 104
Aztek Aztek (Curt Falconer) hero
CBR Scale: D Aztec
Q Society; The Justice League
[Champion of the Quetzalcoatl-Society]
DC 32
Batman villain
CBR Scale: M anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy
Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  DC 1,679
Lex Luthor Superman (Lex Luthor) villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist
Injustice League; Secret Six...  DC 1,508
Green Lantern (Arthur Light) villain
  Fearsome Five (founder); Injustice League...  DC 127
S.T.A.R. Labs S.T.A.R. Labs supporting character group scientist
  [science lab] DC 98
The Flash (Evan McCulloch) villain
  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  DC 119
Circe Wonder Woman (Circe) villain
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman classical religion; sorceress
The Injustice Gang DC 148
Aquaman (Orm Marius) villain
CBR Scale: S occult; half-Atlantean
Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang DC 69
Jemm, Son of Saturn Martian Manhunter (Jemm) hero
CBR Scale: S Saturnian religion; pacifist
Red Saturnian; The Injustice Gang DC 35
The Justice League The Justice League hero group
  [] DC 217
Revenge Squad villain group
  [] DC 25
unnamed astronaut supporting character
  [astronaut] DC 1
Wonder Woman Wonder Woman (Diana)
(someone disguised or dressed as) 
hero
CBR Scale: M Greco-Roman classical religion
Amazon; Super Friends...  DC 4,659
Green Lantern Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
(someone disguised or dressed as) 
hero
CBR Scale: U Jewish Catholic / Green Lantern
Green Lantern Corps; Super Friends...  DC 2,529
The Flash The Flash (Barry Allen)
(someone disguised or dressed as) 
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Christian (denomination
unknown)
Super Friends; The Justice League DC 1,826
God God
(mentioned) 
deity real/historical person
CBR Scale: D God
[1st app: Old Testament (1402 B.C.)] various 313
Neron
(mentioned) 
villain
CBR Scale: D Devil
[1st app: Underworld Unleashed #1 (Nov. 1995)] DC 67
White Martians White Martians
(mentioned) 
villain group
CBR Scale: R White Martian religion
Martian DC 13

In this issue the members of the Injustice Gang use hard light holograms to masquerade ad the original members of the Justice League, calling themselves (as a group) the "Revenge Squad."

The impersonations are:
Lex Luthor impersonates Superman
The Joker impersonates Batman
Circe impersonates Wonder Woman
Dr. Light impersonates Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Mirror Master impersonates the Flash (Barry Allen)
Ocean Master impersonates Aquaman
Jemm, Son of Saturn impersonates the Martian Manhunter

Note that of the original seven members of the Justice League, only four (Superman, Batman, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter) are current members of the team at the time this story takes place. Wonder Woman was a member of this team until just a few weeks before this story takes place, but she was killed by Neron. Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) is dead at the time this story takes place. A different Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) is a member of the team. Likewise, Barry Allen (the Flash) is dead a the this story takes place. A different Flash (Wally West) is a member of the team.

(Eventually, in the years that follow, Wonder Woman, Barry Allen and Hal Jordan will all be alive again and will all be members of the Justice League again.)