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

Batman (vol. 1) #293

Title: “The Testimony of Luthor!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Nov. 1977

Publisher:
Written by: David Vern (as David V. Reed)
Art by: 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	Kryptonians; Super Friends...  The Justice League		13,409
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
Lex Luthor	Episcopalian (lapsed); Nietzschean atheist	Injustice League; Secret Six...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang; The Legion of Doom		1,508
Ra's al Ghul	fundamentalist Environmentalist; alchemist	Secret Society of Super Villains; The League of Assassins (leader)		151
Sparky Grimes		[witness at trial to determine if Luthor killed Superman]		1
Mad Hatter (imposter) (9-panel cameo)		[1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #230 (Apr. 1956)]		9
Poison Ivy (Pamela Lillian Isley) (8-panel cameo)	fundamentalist Environmentalist	Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains...  The Injustice Gang; The Suicide Squad		414
Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane) (7-panel cameo)	Freudian	Secret Society of Super Villains; The Injustice Gang...  The Legion of Doom		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)	Cold Warriors; Injustice League...  Secret Society of Super Villains		175
Signalman (Phil Cobb) (6-panel cameo)		Secret Society of Super Villains		35
The Cavalier (Mortimer Drake) (4-panel cameo)	LGBT	[1st app: Detective Comics (vol. 1) #81 (Nov. 1943)]		15
Sam Hoxie (3-panel cameo)		[console engineer for Lex Luthor apparatus]		1
Killer Moth (Cameron van Cleer) (2-panel cameo)		[1st app: Batman (vol. 1) #63 (Feb.-Mar. 1951)]		54
Lois Lane (1-panel cameo)	Catholic	Raleigh College [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 or dressed as)	obsessed with dualism and number 2; Taoist	Injustice League; The Injustice Gang		240
The Joker (voice only)	anarchist; obsessed with being Batman's arch-enemy	Injustice League; The Injustice Gang...  The Joker League of Anarchy (leader)		1,679
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) (mentioned)	Catholic	Batman family; Injustice League...  Secret Society of Super Villains; The Network		911
The Riddler (Edward Nygma) (mentioned)		Secret Society of Super Villains; The Legion of Doom		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	[king of the Franks; father of Europe]		26

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