Religion and Characters in
Batman (vol. 1) #293 (Nov. 1977):
“The Testimony of Luthor!”
by David Vern (as David V. Reed), John Calnan, Tex Blaisdell

26 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 (Clark Kent)	Methodist / Kryptonian religion	Justice League; Super Friends		12,271
Batman (Bruce Wayne)	Episcopalian / Catholic (lapsed)	Batman family; Super Friends  Quinntets; The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City; The Outsiders; The Justice League		10,183
Lex Luthor	Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist	Legion of Doom; LexCorp  Injustice Gang; Injustice League; Secret Six; Secret Society of Super Villains [Foe of: Superman (arch-enemy)]		1,508
Ra's al Ghul	fundamentalist Environmentalist; alchemist	League of Assassins (leader); Secret Society of Super Villains		151
Sparky Grimes		[witness at trial to determine if Luthor killed Superman]		1
Mad Hatter (imposter) (9-panel cameo)				9
Poison Ivy (Pamela Lillian Isley) (8-panel cameo)	fundamentalist Environmentalist	Injustice League; Injustice Gang  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Suicide Squad		414
Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane) (7-panel cameo)	Freudian	Legion of Doom; Injustice Gang  Secret Society of Super Villains		267
The Spook (Val Kaliban) (7-panel cameo)		[one of world's greatest escape-artists]		20
Mr. Freeze (Victor Fries) (6-panel cameo)	Catholic (lapsed)	Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains  Cold Warriors		175
Signalman (Phil Cobb) (6-panel cameo)		Secret Society of Super Villains		35
The Cavalier (Mortimer Drake) (4-panel cameo)	LGBT			15
Sam Hoxie (3-panel cameo)		[console engineer for Lex Luthor apparatus]		1
Killer Moth (Cameron van Cleer) (2-panel cameo)		[ 1st app: (as Charaxes) Underworld Unleashed #1 (Nov. 1995) ]		54
Lois Lane (1-panel cameo)	Catholic	[Superman's girlfriend, then wife]		3,859
Captain Stingaree (Karl Courtney) (1-panel cameo)	LGBT	Secret Society of Super Villains		8
Cluemaster (Arthur Brown) (1-panel cameo)		Injustice League; The Suicide Squad [former game show host; father of Stephanie Brown (Batgirl)]		33
Two-Face (Harvey Dent) (someone disguised as)	obsessed with dualism and number 2; Taoist	Injustice League; Injustice Gang		240
The Joker (voice only)	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice Gang; Injustice League		1,679
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (mentioned)	Catholic	Injustice League; Batman family  Secret Society of Super Villains		911
The Riddler (Edward Nygma) (mentioned)		Legion of Doom; Secret Society of Super Villains		302
Martha Wayne (mentioned)	Catholic	[mother of Batman]		59
Dr. Thomas Wayne (mentioned)	Episcopalian	[Batman's father]		75
Sledge (mentioned)	indeterminate	[Lex Luthor's "favorite legal eagle"]		1
Jason Willock (mentioned)	indeterminate	[Lex Luthor's "favorite legal eagle"]		1
Charlemagne (mentioned)	Catholic	[Germany; France. king of the Franks; father of Europe]		26

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