Religion and Characters in
Batman (vol. 1) #292 (Oct. 1977):
“The Testimony of the Riddler!”
by David Vern (as David V. Reed), John Calnan, Tex Blaisdell

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.
Batman (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed)	Justice League; Batman family  Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; Super Friends; Outsiders; Quinntets		10,183
Poison Ivy (Pamela Lillian Isley)	fundamentalist Environmentalist	Injustice League; Injustice Gang  Secret Society of Super Villains; Suicide Squad		414
The Riddler (Edward Nygma)		Legion of Doom; Secret Society of Super Villains		302
Ra's al Ghul	fundamentalist Environmentalist; alchemist	League of Assassins (leader); Secret Society of Super Villains		151
Lex Luthor (6-panel cameo)	Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist	Legion of Doom; LexCorp  Injustice Gang; Secret Society of Super Villains; Injustice League; Secret Six [Foe of: Superman (arch-enemy)]		1,508
Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane) (6-panel cameo)	Freudian	Legion of Doom; Injustice Gang  Secret Society of Super Villains		267
Mr. Freeze (Victor Fries) (4-panel cameo)	Catholic (lapsed)	Cold Warriors; Injustice League  Secret Society of Super Villains		175
Mad Hatter (imposter) (4-panel cameo)				9
Stefan Niros (4-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[robbed by Riddler at birthday party for his wife]		1
Killer Moth (Cameron van Cleer) (3-panel cameo)		[ 1st app: (as Charaxes) Underworld Unleashed #1 (Nov. 1995) ]		54
John Sholes (3-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[murdered by Riddler as part of clue to Batman]		1
The Spook (Val Kaliban) (3-panel cameo)		[one of world's greatest escape-artists]		20
Commissioner Gordon (2-panel cameo)	Protestant	GCPD; Mystery Analysts of Gotham City		2,681
The Joker (2-panel cameo)	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice Gang; Injustice League		1,679
Signalman (Phil Cobb) (2-panel cameo)		Secret Society of Super Villains		35
Captain Stingaree (Karl Courtney) (1-panel cameo)	LGBT	Secret Society of Super Villains		8
Elena Niros (1-panel cameo)	indeterminate	[writer]		1
The Cavalier (Mortimer Drake) (1-panel cameo)	LGBT			15
Two-Face (Harvey Dent) (someone disguised as)	obsessed with dualism and number 2; Taoist	Injustice League; Injustice Gang		240
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (mentioned)	Catholic	Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains  Batman family		911
Martha Wayne (mentioned)	Catholic	[mother of Batman]		59
Dr. Thomas Wayne (mentioned)	Episcopalian	[Batman's father]		75
Christopher Sholes (mentioned)	Episcopalian	[invented typewriter]		1
The Claw (Colonel Jake van Cleeve) (mentioned)		["trial" to determine who killed Batman was at his estate]		1

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