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

Batman (vol. 1) #292

Title: “The Testimony of the Riddler!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1977

Publisher:
Written by: David Vern (as David V. Reed)
Art by: 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); atheist	Batman family; Quinntets...  Super Friends; The Justice League; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders (leader)		11,112
Poison Ivy (Pamela Lillian Isley)	fundamentalist Environmentalist	Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains...  The Injustice Gang; The Suicide Squad		414
The Riddler (Edward Nygma)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The Legion of Doom		302
Ra's al Ghul	fundamentalist Environmentalist; alchemist	Secret Society of Super Villains; The League of Assassins (leader)		151
Lex Luthor (6-panel cameo)	Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist	Injustice League; Secret Six...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang; The Legion of Doom		1,508
Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane) (6-panel cameo)	Freudian	Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  The Legion of Doom		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)		[1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #230 (Apr. 1956)]		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: Batman (vol. 1) #63 (Feb.-Mar. 1951)]		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; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City		2,797
The Joker (2-panel cameo)	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  The Joker League of Anarchy (leader)		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	[1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #81 (Nov. 1943)]		15
Two-Face (Harvey Dent) (someone disguised or dressed as)	obsessed with dualism and number 2; Taoist	Injustice League; The Injustice Gang		240
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (mentioned)	Catholic	Batman family; Injustice League...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Network		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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